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April, Brevarium Grimani, fol. 5v (Flemish) The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis [1] but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (ánixi) (opening) for spring.
Add these holidays to your calendar for a fun, fabulous April. Daily holidays and observances in April 2024 April 1. April Fools’ Day. International Pillow Fight Day. National Fun Day.
April 19–23, 2021 Great Backyard Bird Count: 2025 date, February 14–17 Invasive Species Awareness Week [183] Last Week of February Green Office Week: 2016 date, April 18–22 Keep Australia Beautiful Week [184] Last Full Week of August National Green Week: First week in February every year in the United States National Wildlife Week [185]
Turns out I learned a lot of good stuff in April, from Ben and Jerry's almost being a bagel delivery company to Charles Manson being BFFs with one of the Beach Boys.View Entire Post ›
April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 248 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 247 – ...
Image credits: tyrion2024 Many of us can't imagine flying without Ziploc bags filled with our little toiletry bottles. But that was the reality once, and it wasn't 9/11 that forced airlines to ban ...
April 14 – Fredric Jameson, American literary critic and political theorist (d. 2024) April 18. James Drury, American actor (d. 2020) Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio, Northern Mariana Islander politician (d. 2018) April 20 – Robert G. Wilmers, American billionaire banker (d. 2017) April 24 – Shirley MacLaine (Beaty), American actress and ...
BSc meteorologist Janice Davila tells Bored Panda that one of the most unknown facts from her field of expertise is that weather radars are slightly tilted upward in a half-degree (1/2°) angle.