A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 16th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 16, 1457 BC, a battle was fought between the forces of the Egyptian Pharaoh and Canaanite states that chafed under Egyptian rule. On April 16, 1881, Legend of the Old West and buddy of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, fought his last gun fight in Dodge City, Kansas. On April 16, 1910, Boston Arena opened for the first time, an indoor…
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A Brief History Today, I wish a Happy Birthday to any of my friends, students, and subscribers who were born on April 15th. Digging Deeper Some notable historical figures who were born on April 15th include Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Empress Catherine I of Russia (1684–1727), the American-British author of the ghost story titled The Turn of the Screw Henry James (1843–1916), French sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), American actress and star of Bewitched Elizabeth Montgomery (1933–1995), the English actress best known for portraying Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series Emma Watson (born 1990), and the English…
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, 1923, the hormone insulin became widely available for the treatment of diabetes. On April 15, 1952, a milestone in aviation history was crossed when the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress made its first flight, a…
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…