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April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) ... 1947 – The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins. [26] 1948 – Cold War: ...
April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day [1] is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!" Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fools!"
actual date not specified in article ("on or around 1 April") 1572 – Dutch Revolt: The Geuzen captured the undefended town of Brielle from Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, providing the first foothold on land for the rebels. refimprove section (CN tags) 1789 – Frederick Muhlenberg became the first Speaker of the United States House of ...
The origin of April Fools’ Day is debated, but its history covers centuries of April Fools’ pranks, from family high jinks (like pranks to play on your parents or your kids) to office pranks ...
April 1: April Fools' Day; Iranian Islamic Republic Day Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 1871 – The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway , a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
1789 - In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker. 1826 - Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. 1857 - Herman Melville publishes The Confidence-Man.
April marks Arab American Heritage Month. Here's what a few Americans of Arab heritage are saying about the significance of the month. ... “There’s so much history on the Arab American side ...
The first of the incidents at the Freeman Army Airfield near Seymour, Indiana known as the Freeman Field Mutiny took place. The Soviet Union renounced the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of April 1941, explaining that the "prolongation of that pact has become impossible." [4] Kuniaki Koiso resigned as Prime Minister of Japan. [5]