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1 April 2009: Announcement that the long running soap opera Guiding Light was being cancelled. The date was so heavily associated with jokes and pranks that even some of the cast and crew members did not believe the news when it was announced by CBS, the TV network that aired the show. [63] 1 April 2011: Isaiah Thomas declared for the NBA draft.
Google also announced Gmail on April 1, with an unprecedented and unbelievable free 1 GB space, compared to e.g. Hotmail's 2 MB. The announcement of Gmail was written in an unserious jokey language normally seen in April Fools' jokes, tricking many into thinking that it was an April Fools' joke.
April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 274 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 527 – ...
The comic strip switcheroo (also known as the Great Comics Switcheroonie or the Great April Fools' Day Comics Switcheroonie) was held on April 1, 1997, during which several cartoonists, without the foreknowledge of their editors, traded comic strips for that date, in commemoration of April Fools' Day.
9 April: German invasion of Denmark: Danmarks besættelse: Historic date. This was the day when Germany invaded Denmark in World War II. Flags on flagpoles must be at half mast until 12:00, to indicate the mourning, after that it goes to full mast to indicate that Denmark is a free country today. [citation needed] 16 April: Birthday of Queen ...
On 1 April 1936 the parish of Thelwall was abolished and merged with Grappenhall, [5] on 1 April 1974 the merged parish was renamed "Grappenhall and Thelwall". [6] In 1931 the parish of Grappenhall (prior to the merge) had a population of 2449. [7]
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 ...
Robert Baan (born 1 April 1943) is a Dutch football coach, appointed to the role of Technical Director for the India national team by the AIFF. [1] He was the Technical Director of All India Football Federation .