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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 15th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to join the US Army to put down the rebellion known later as the American Civil War. On April 15, 1952, a milestone in aviation history was crossed when the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress made its first flight, a flight directly headed to First Place in the pantheon of bomber aircraft. On…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 14th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 14, 1561, numerous Germans witnessed what they described as an aerial battle over Nuremberg, Germany. On April 14, 1772, the building tension toward open rebellion of Americans against the British erupted in New Hampshire in an incident known as The Pine Tree Riot. On April 14, 1775, Benjamin Franklin along with Benjamin Rush founded the first abolitionist society in the…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 13th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 13, 1861, the US Army installation known as Fort Sumter located at Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, surrendered to the rebellious forces of the fledgling Confederate States of America after a bombardment. On April 13, 1873, on Easter Sunday, the holiest day on the Christian calendar, between 60 and 150 African-Americans were slaughtered by irate Louisiana White Democrats angry about having…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 12th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 12, 1012, Jaromir, Duke of Bohemia, was deposed by the Duke Oldřich of Bohemia. On April 12, 1807, the so called Froberg Mutiny came to a spectacular end on the island of Malta when the mutineers blew up the powder magazine. On April 12, 1831, 74 British soldiers got the surprise of their lives when the “new fangled” suspension bridge…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 11th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 11, 1079, Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków, Poland, later Saint Stanislaus, was executed either by the order of or perhaps by the direct hand of King Bolesław II of Poland. On April 11, 1689, King James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland was deposed by his son-in-law and daughter, William III and Mary II who became joint sovereigns on this date.…