A bit of April 10th history…

1790 - US Patent system forms

1815 - Mt Tambora in the Dutch East Indies has a cataclysmic eruption - one of the most powerful in history. 71,000 people die and it causes a global volcanic winter.

1866 - American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) forms

1912 - Titanic sets sail on her maiden and last voyage.

1947 - Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black player to sign an MLB contract.

1972 - US, USSR, and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons

2019 - 1st photo of a black hole (pictured) 

On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, hastening the conclusion of the Civil War. Continue reading.

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A bit of April 9th history

1483 - Edward V (12 yrs old) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and is locked in the Tower of London with his brother Richard. They disappear - presumed murdered. Known as “The Princes in the Tower” (pictured)

1768 - John Hancock refuses to allow British customs agents to go below the deck of his ship. Considered 1st act of resistance to British authority in the colonies.

1784 - Great Britain ratifies the Treaty of Paris, signed Sept 3rd 1783, ending the Revolutionary War

1865 - General Robert E Lee & troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to Lt General Ulysses S Grant.

1912 - 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park

2003 - Bagdad falls to US forces, ending the invasion of Iraq 

On April 8, 1935, Congress approved the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, the work relief bill that funded the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Continue reading.

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A bit of  April 8th history…

1766 - 1st fire escape patented - a wicker basket on a pulley and chain.

1820 - Famous Greek statue, Venus de Milo, is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos (pictured)

1869 - American Museum of Natural History opens in NYC 

1913 - Opening of China’s 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing)

1960 - US Senate passes Civil Rights Bill

2019 - 600 million birds die each year in the US after striking tall buildings, according to Cornell Lab of Ornithology 

Jazz singer Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915, in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading.

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A bit of April 7th history…
30 - Scholars’ estimate for Jesus’ crucifixion.
1805 - Lewis and Clark begin their journey to the Pacific Ocean.
1906 - First animated cartoon is released 1948 - World Health Organization formed.
1969 - The internet’s symbolic birthdate (pictured)
1983 - Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years old discovered in Egypt.
2019 - Rwanda marks 25 years and the beginning of 100 days of mourning since the genocide that killed 800,000 people

On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. Continue reading.

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A bit of April 6th history…

1652 - Cape Colony, 1st European settlement in South Africa, established by Dutch East India Company

1722 - Tsar Peter the Great ended the tax on men with beards.

1808 - John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company

1896 - 1st modern Summer Olympic Games opens in Athens, Greece (pictured)

1924 - 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful flight around the world.

1930 - Hostess Twinkies invented

1994 - Plane carrying Rwandan president and Burundian President is shot down by surface to air missiles, abruptly ending peace negotiations and sparking the Rwandan Genocide 

Conservationists, civic leaders, and government officials submitted testimony before Congress in favor of the establishment of the National Park Service on April 5 and April 6, 1916. Continue reading.

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