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History of 17 April
History of 17 April
1916 - The American Academy of Arts and Letters obtained a charter from the U.S. Congress.
1917 - A bill in Congress...
History of 16 April
History of 16 April
1900 - The first book of postage stamps was issued. The two-cent stamps were available in books of 12, 24 and...
History of 15 April
History of 15 April
1994 - The World Trade Organization was established.
1997 - Christopher Reeve received a star on the Hollywood Walk of...
History of 14 April
History of 14 April
1828 - The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary was published under the name "American Dictionary of the English Language."
1860 -...
History of 13 April
History of 13 April
1916 - The first hybrid, seed corn was purchased for 15-cents a bushel by Samuel Ramsay.
1933 - The first flight over...
History Of 12 April
History Of 12 April
1905 - The Hippodrome opened in New York City.
1911 - Pierre Prier completed the first non-stop London-Paris flight in three hours...
History of 11 April
History of 11 April
1991 - U.N. Security Council issued a formal cease-fire with Iraq.
1996 - Forty-three African nations signed the African Nuclear...
History of 10 April
History of 10 April
1902 - South African Boers accepted British terms of surrender.
1912 - The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England.
1916 - The Professional...
History of 9 April
History of 9 April
1900 - British forces routed the Boers at Kroonstadt, South Africa.
1905 - The first aerial ferry bridge went into operation in...
History of 8 April
History of 8 April
1911 - The first squash tournament was played at the Harvard Club in New York City.
1913 - The Seventeenth Amendment was...
History of 7 April
History of 7 April
1922 - U.S. Secretary of Interior leased Teapot Dome naval oil reserves in Wyoming.
1927 - The first long-distance TV transmission was...
History of 6 April
History of 6 April
1903 - French Army Nationalists were revealed for forging documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dreyfus.
1909 - Americans Robert Peary...