On This Day In History

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 19th 1934, Shirley Temple appears in her first movie.

 

[Who Me]

April 19th 1775 The American Revolution begins as fighting breaks out at Lexington, Massachusetts.

 

[Indger]

April 19th 1775 The American Revolution begins as fighting breaks out at Lexington, Massachusetts.

I mentioned this event,i think!

 

[Who Me]

April 20th 1862 First pasteurization test completed by Frenchmen Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 20th 1769, Ottawa Chief Pontiac is murdered by an Indian in Cahokia.

 

[Who Me]

April 20th 1770, Captain Cook discovers Australia.

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 21 2016, Prince dies at the age of 57.

 

[Who Me]

April 21 1918. The Red Baron is killed.

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 22 1970, The first Earth Day occurs 

 

[Who Me]

April 22 1952, The U.S. explodes a bomb in Nevada, allowing the image to transmitted coast to coast.

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 23 1348, The first English order of knighthood is founded.

 

[Kebs]

23rd April 1838

“Great Western” a steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel crosses the Atlantic and docks in New York City.

 

[Who Me]

April 23rd 1984,  AIDS-virus identified as HTLV-III (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 24 858, St. Nicholas 1 begins his reign as Catholic Pope.

 

[Who Me]

April 24 1805, U.S. Marines attack and capture the town of Derna in Tripoli from the Barbary pirates.

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 25 1590, The Sultan of Morocco launches a successful attack to capture Timbuktu.

 

[Who Me]

April 25th 1859, Construction of the Suez Canal begins.

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 27 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicates the Italian state of Venice. I guess Venice was just the old John Wick.

 

[Who Me]

April 27 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicates the Italian state of Venice. I guess Venice was just the old John Wick.

More like the Church was corrupt as hell.

April 17 1805, US Marines attack shores of Tripoli.

 

[Johannes Reifsteck]

April 28 357, Constantius II visits Rome for the first time.