A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 8th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 8, 1935, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 went into effect, and as a byproduct created the Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Work Projects Administration). On April 8, 1945, in the waning weeks of World War II, a German train transporting about 4,000 concentration camp inmates, including Ukrainians, Poles, Russians, Dutch, and French nationals, was accidentally bombed by an Allied air…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 7th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 7, 30 AD, Jesus Christ of Nazareth was crucified in Jerusalem and died on that same day. Or did He? On April 7, 1141, the daughter of King Henry I of England, Matilda, became the first female to rule England when she had already been known as “Empress Matilda.” On April 7, 1827, John Walker of Stockton-on-Tees, England (Dunham County), first…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on April 6th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On April 6, 1888, Thomas Green Clemson died, leaving his fortune for the establishment of The Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, the college that became Clemson University. On April 6, 1941, German forces commenced the invasions of Greece and Yugoslavia. On April 6, 1970, a California Highway Patrol (CHP) traffic stop turned deadly when two CHP officers stopped a car containing…
A Brief History We recently asked the question: “Has any U.S. President ever been arrested?” As an update to our recent article about that topic, we can now report that on April 4, 2023, former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, was arraigned in New York City on charges of falsifying records. Facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, Trump as expected entered pleas of “Not Guilty” to each charge. Digging Deeper Protestors for and against the former president were outside the courtroom, but no major riot or violence took place as police security had been planned…
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…