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History of April 1

Nothing really historical about the day, but a few facts I found to be interesting!
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April 1, 374 Comet 1P/374 E1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0884 AUs of Earth

April 1, 1578 William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation

April 1, 1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$"

April 1, 1792 Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce

April 1, 1793 Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000

April 1, 1866 U.S. Congress rejects presidential veto gives all equal rights

April 1, 1867 Blacks vote in municipal election in Tuscumbia, Alabama

April 1, 1872 1st edition of The Standard

April 1, 1889 1st dishwashing machine marketed in Chicago

April 1, 1891 London-Paris telephone connection opens

April 1, 1900 1st edition of Dutch newspaper "The People"

April 1, 1924 Imperial Airways forms in Britain

April 1, 1924 Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor but Gen Ludendorff acquitted

April 1, 1927 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice (HMV)

April 1, 1929 Louie Marx introduces Yo-Yo Game

April 1, 1931 Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000

April 1, 1936 Orissa constituted a province of British India

April 1, 1942 Mexico changes from 3 time zones to 2

April 1, 1944 Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India

April 1, 1946 400,000 U.S. mine workers strike

April 1, 1946 Tsunamis generated by a quake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo, Hawaii

April 1, 1948 Big Bang theory proposed

April 1, 1952 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

April 1, 1954 Earthquake and tsunami ravage Aleutians, 200 killed

April 1, 1954 U.S. Air Force Academy forms

April 1, 1957 World's biggest glass oven used

April 1, 1963 New York City's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike

April 1, 1964 10 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April

April 1, 1970 President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements

April 1, 1971 United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership

April 1, 1973 Japan allows its citizens to own gold

April 1, 1973 John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence

April 1, 1976 Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs founded Apple Computer

April 1, 1980 France performs nuclear test

April 1, 1986 Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 to win Ranji Trophy

April 1, 1986 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel

April 1, 1990 It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers ;) :D

April 1, 1991 U.S. minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour

Courtesy: BrainyHistory


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