A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 20, 1657, a fleet of 23 British Royal Navy warships sailed boldly into the defended harbor at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, to attack a Spanish treasure fleet anchored there. On April 20, 1657, the Dutch masters of the colony of New Amsterdam, later to become New York City, made the historic move of granting religious freedom to two…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 19th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 19, 1861, an angry mob with pro-secessionist intentions attacked US Army troops on the streets of Baltimore, an event known as The Baltimore Riot of 1861, or alternately as The Pratt Street Riot or even the more dramatic Pratt Street Massacre. On April 19, 1927, vaudevillian and stage actress Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail for “corrupting…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 18th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 18, 1518, Bona Sforza d’Aragona, Duchess of Bari and Rossano, became Queen consort of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania when she became the second wife of Sigismund the Old, the reigning King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. On April 18, 1521, religious reformer Martin Luther refused to recant during his trial for heresy, but what might you not know…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 17th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 17, 1897, a UFO hit a windmill and crashed, killing its pilot! On April 17, 1905, the US Supreme Court dealt a blow to Progressives that were mobilizing across the United States to reform business practices, government, and a myriad of social and cultural institutions. On April 17, 1912, Russian Imperial soldiers fired on a crowd of protesting goldfield workers in Siberia…

A Brief History On April 3, 2023, I noticed a cat walking along a tree line in Ashland, Ohio near U.S. Route 250 east of Interstate 71. Digging Deeper I am sharing this footage that I took for the benefit of any students or subscribers who live nearby that may be looking for their cat as well as for my farther away subscribers who are perhaps just interested in what Ohio looks like during the present season. Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Do you own or have you ever owned a cat? If you liked this article and…