Browsing: April

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 30th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 30, 1517, oddly enough the day before May Day, riots in London, England broke out known as Evil May Day (alternatively, Ill May Day). On April 30, 1961, the Soviet Union was proud to commission their ill-fated nuclear powered submarine, the K-19. On April 30, 1961, the Soviet Navy commissioned their first nuclear armed submarine, the K-19, later made famous…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 29th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc, The Maid of Orleans, arrived at Orleans wearing the armor of a knight to lead the battle to lift the Siege of Orleans. On April 29, 1483, the Kingdom of Castile captured the main island of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria, leading to Spanish ownership of the islands to this day. On April 29, 1945,…

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A Brief History Today, we look at the five most notable declared candidates for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries as of April 28, 2023. Digging Deeper Joe Biden (age 80), a career politician, has been serving as the 46th President of the United States since 2021. Joe Exotic (age 60), also known as the “Tiger King,” is a businessman, convicted felon, and media personality. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (age 69), the son of 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, is an anti-vaccine activist, author, and environmental lawyer. Jerome Segal (age 79) is a philosopher and research scholar, who…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 28th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 28, 1192, the Hashshashin (Assassins) assassinated Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, just two days after his title to the throne was confirmed by election. On April 28, 1192, the Christian King of Jerusalem, Conrad of Montferrat, perhaps better known as Conrad I, was murdered by an Islamic organization called the Order of Assassins, or the…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 27th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 27, 33 BC, Roman politician Lucius Marcius Philippus, a step-brother to the future emperor Augustus (r. 27 BC–AD 14), celebrated a triumph for his victories while serving as governor in one of the provinces of Hispania. On April 27, 1805, the United States Marine Corps conducted one of their first famous missions, one immortalized in the Marines’ Hymn, by taking…

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