April
1
1931- Jackie Mitchell is the first female in professional baseball.
2001- Netherlands becomes the first country to make same-sex marriage legal.
April Fools Day
2
1870- Victoria Woodhull became the first female to be nominated for president.
1966- The first spacecraft to orbit Moon is Soviet Union's Luna 10.
3
1860- The Pony Express began, going from St Joseph MO to Sacramento CA.
2004- 14-year-old soccer player Freddy Adu became the youngest player in an American professional sport in over a century.
4
1949- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established.
1968- Martin Luther King was assassinated.
5
1951- Segregation in restaurants is outlawed by Washington, D.C. Municipal Court of Appeals.
1792- President George Washington casted the first veto.
6
1896- First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1917- The United States entered WWI by declaring war on Germany.
7
1913- 5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, DC, seeking the vote for women.
1983- In Egypt the oldest human skeleton (80,000 years old) was discovered.
8
1973- Artist Pablo Picasso died.
1974- Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record.
9
1968- Martin Luther King, Jr. was buried in Atlanta.
1970- The official split of the Beatles is announced.
10
1912- Titanic sets sail on her maiden voyage to New York, NY.
1945- F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes “The Great Gatsby”.
1945- Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball when he is signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
11
1856- Battle of Rivas Day: An anniversary of Costa Rica’s victory over Confederate invaders.
2013- In China, embryos in fossilized dinosaur eggs are found.
12
1844- Texas becomes U.S. territory.
1945- Harry S. Truman, the U.S. Vice President is sworn into office after President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
13
1976- The $2 bill is re-introduced as U.S. currency.
1983 Harold Washington is the first African American elected as Chicago’s mayor.
14
1775- In Philadelphia the first abolitionist society in U.S. is founded.
1885- President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth.
15
1912- The Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg.
1986- After Berlin Bombing, US air raids Libya in response.
16
1912- Harriet Quimby is the first woman pilot to cross the English Channel.
2007- Virginia Tech massacre. It is the deadliest mass shooting in America.
17
1817- The first school for the deaf in the U.S. is opened in Hartford, Connecticut.
1907- Is the busiest day in Ellis Island when 11,747 individuals arrived in America.
18
1906- Great San Francisco Earthquake.
1980- Zimbabwe declares its independence from UK.
19
1947- Jackie Robinson is the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues.
1995- Oklahoma City bombing, one of the most destructive acts of terrorism in the United States.
20
1836- Territory of Wisconsin was created.
1971- U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation.
21
1789- John Adams is sworn in before George Washington as the first U.S. Vice President.
1898- The Spanish-American War begins.
22
1889- Oklahoma land rush beings.
1970- The first Earth Day is celebrated.
23
1968- Students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University cause the admissions building to shut down the university.
2003- SARS virus causes Beijing to close all schools for two weeks.
24
1865- Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation.
1926- Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Treaty of Berlin.
25
1962- US Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the moon.
1990- The Hubble Telescope is put into orbit.
26
1865- John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln is killed.
1986- The world's worst nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine from a nuclear reactor accident.
27
1961- Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain.
1972- Apollo 16 returns back to Earth.
28
1932- A vaccine for Yellow Fever is found.
1952- World War II Pacific Peace Treaty takes effect.
29
1882- New Orleans fell to Union forces during the Civil War.
2011- Prince William and Kate Middleton get married in London.
30
Día de los Niños- a latino/a holiday that honors and celebrates children.
1798- The Department of the Navy is established by Congress
1803- After the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. doubles in size.
1
1931- Jackie Mitchell is the first female in professional baseball.
2001- Netherlands becomes the first country to make same-sex marriage legal.
April Fools Day
2
1870- Victoria Woodhull became the first female to be nominated for president.
1966- The first spacecraft to orbit Moon is Soviet Union's Luna 10.
3
1860- The Pony Express began, going from St Joseph MO to Sacramento CA.
2004- 14-year-old soccer player Freddy Adu became the youngest player in an American professional sport in over a century.
4
1949- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established.
1968- Martin Luther King was assassinated.
5
1951- Segregation in restaurants is outlawed by Washington, D.C. Municipal Court of Appeals.
1792- President George Washington casted the first veto.
6
1896- First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.
1917- The United States entered WWI by declaring war on Germany.
7
1913- 5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, DC, seeking the vote for women.
1983- In Egypt the oldest human skeleton (80,000 years old) was discovered.
8
1973- Artist Pablo Picasso died.
1974- Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record.
9
1968- Martin Luther King, Jr. was buried in Atlanta.
1970- The official split of the Beatles is announced.
10
1912- Titanic sets sail on her maiden voyage to New York, NY.
1945- F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes “The Great Gatsby”.
1945- Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in baseball when he is signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
11
1856- Battle of Rivas Day: An anniversary of Costa Rica’s victory over Confederate invaders.
2013- In China, embryos in fossilized dinosaur eggs are found.
12
1844- Texas becomes U.S. territory.
1945- Harry S. Truman, the U.S. Vice President is sworn into office after President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
13
1976- The $2 bill is re-introduced as U.S. currency.
1983 Harold Washington is the first African American elected as Chicago’s mayor.
14
1775- In Philadelphia the first abolitionist society in U.S. is founded.
1885- President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth.
15
1912- The Titanic sinks after hitting an iceberg.
1986- After Berlin Bombing, US air raids Libya in response.
16
1912- Harriet Quimby is the first woman pilot to cross the English Channel.
2007- Virginia Tech massacre. It is the deadliest mass shooting in America.
17
1817- The first school for the deaf in the U.S. is opened in Hartford, Connecticut.
1907- Is the busiest day in Ellis Island when 11,747 individuals arrived in America.
18
1906- Great San Francisco Earthquake.
1980- Zimbabwe declares its independence from UK.
19
1947- Jackie Robinson is the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues.
1995- Oklahoma City bombing, one of the most destructive acts of terrorism in the United States.
20
1836- Territory of Wisconsin was created.
1971- U.S. Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation.
21
1789- John Adams is sworn in before George Washington as the first U.S. Vice President.
1898- The Spanish-American War begins.
22
1889- Oklahoma land rush beings.
1970- The first Earth Day is celebrated.
23
1968- Students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University cause the admissions building to shut down the university.
2003- SARS virus causes Beijing to close all schools for two weeks.
24
1865- Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation.
1926- Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Treaty of Berlin.
25
1962- US Ranger spacecraft crash lands on the moon.
1990- The Hubble Telescope is put into orbit.
26
1865- John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln is killed.
1986- The world's worst nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine from a nuclear reactor accident.
27
1961- Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain.
1972- Apollo 16 returns back to Earth.
28
1932- A vaccine for Yellow Fever is found.
1952- World War II Pacific Peace Treaty takes effect.
29
1882- New Orleans fell to Union forces during the Civil War.
2011- Prince William and Kate Middleton get married in London.
30
Día de los Niños- a latino/a holiday that honors and celebrates children.
1798- The Department of the Navy is established by Congress
1803- After the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. doubles in size.