This Day in History: April 27
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 27. In 1865, the worst maritime disaster in U.S. history occurs in the Mississippi River with the explosion of […]
This Day in History: April 26
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 26. In 1986, the Chornobyl (or Chernobyl as derived in Russian) nuclear disaster occurs, spreading a trace amount of […]
This Day in History: April 25
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 25. In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is deployed in Earth’s low-orbit. Named after famed astronomer Edwin Hubble, the […]
This Day in History: April 24
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 24. In 1800, the Library of Congress is established. 2nd U.S. President John Adams sought to build a collection […]
This Day in History: April 23
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 23. In 1972, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan is sentenced to death. The former U.S. attorney general was […]
This Day in History: April 22
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 22. In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush begins at noon. Around 50,000 people lined up to claim their stake […]
This Day in History: April 21
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 21. In 1895, the Eidoloscope is introduced to the public, creating one of the first mass media inventions. This […]
This Day in History: April 20
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 20. In 1914, soldiers from the Colorado National Guard and private security officers gunned down and killed 21 people […]
This Day in History: April 19
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 19. In 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord spark the American Revolution. The Patriots had been organizing militias […]
This Day in History: April 18
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 18. In 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes San Francisco, CA, destroying 80% of the city and leaving around […]