This Day in History: April 13
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 13. NOTE: Content in this article discusses mass lynchings. Reader discretion is advised. In 1873, around 150 black freedmen […]
This Day in History: April 12
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 12. In 1861, Confederate forces bomb Fort Sumter in South Carolina over the next day and a half, forcing […]
This Day in History: April 11
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 11. In 1814, the famed French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte (also known simply as Napoleon) is exiled onto the […]
This Day in History: April 10
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 10. In 1815, the most powerful volcanic eruption in human history (so far) occurs in Indonesia, killing approximately 100,000 […]
This Day in History: April 9
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 9. In 1865, Confederate General in Chief Robert E. Lee surrenders to the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox […]
This Day in History: April 8
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 8. In 2009, four Somalian pirates hijack the MV Maersk Alabama, a cargo ship bound for Kenya. This was […]
This Day in History: April 7
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 7. Note: some content in this article discusses the topic of mass genocide. Reader discretion is advised. In 1862, […]
This Day in History: April 6
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 6. In 1896, the Olympic Games are revived after a near 1,500-year absence with an opening ceremony in Athens. […]
This Day in History: April 5
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 5. In 1974, Stephen King’s first novel titled Carrie is unleashed onto the world. It tells the story of […]
This Day in History: April 4
Here’s a brief look back in time for this day, April 4. In 1841, 1st Governor of the Indiana territory turned 9th U.S. President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia […]