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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 5th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On Easter Sunday, possibly April 5, 33 AD, the Christian Bible reports the resurrection of Jesus Christ. On April 5, 1614, a milestone in European and Native American relations was reached when John Rolfe, English colonist, married Pocahontas, Native American princess! On April 5, 1943, B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the American 8th Air Force proved once again that “Friendly fire is…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 4th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 4, 1768, the origin of the modern circus occurred when a cavalry officer named Philip Astley (born 1742 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England) set up the first modern amphitheatre for the display of horse riding tricks in Lambeth, London. On April 4, 1841, a stunned nation learned that for the first time in American history a serving president, William Henry Harrison, died…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On Good Friday, possibly April 3, 33 AD, Jesus of Nazareth, prophet to Islam and Judaism, the Christ and Savior to Christians, was crucified by the Romans in Jerusalem. On April 3, 1882, notorious Wild West train and bank robber Jesse James was gunned down in his own house by a new member of his reconstituted gang, Bob Ford. On April 3,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 2, 1863, Southern women in Richmond, Virginia were at their wits end and had had enough, or more accurately had NOT had enough, because they and their families were starving for lack of food (aka, bread). On April 2, 1911, the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted their first ever national census. On April 2, 1917, just a few months after…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 1st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper In Italy, France, Belgium, and French-speaking areas of Switzerland and Canada, a 1st April tradition dating back to at least 1508 is often known as “April fish” (poissons d’avril in French or pesce d’aprile in Italian). On April 1, 1861, the municipality called East St. Louis was established. On April 1, 1906, the Chicago Tribune, a major American newspaper, reported that prehistoric…