Historical Events in April, Month of April Events
Here is a list of some historical events in April. You can learn What major event happened in April?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 7, 1972 | Vietnam War: Communist forces overrun the South Vietnamese town of Loc Ninh. |
| April 25, 1953 | Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA. |
| April 3, 1946 | Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. |
| April 15, 1642 | Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army. |
| April 16, 2018 | The New York Times and the New Yorker win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking news of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal. |
| April 8, 1959 | The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. |
| April 25, 1901 | New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. |
| April 12, 627 | King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to Christianity by Paulinus, bishop of York. |
| April 7, 1948 | The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. |
| April 1, 1867 | Singapore becomes a British crown colony. |
| April 22, 1836 | Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna among the captives of the battle when some of his fellow soldiers mistakenly give away his identity. |
| April 14, 1967 | Gnassingbé Eyadéma overthrows Nicolas Grunitzky and installs himself as the new President of Togo, a title he will hold for the next 38 years. |
| April 21, 1952 | Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. |
| April 13, 1777 | American Revolutionary War: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey. |
| April 21, 1989 | Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. |
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