What Happened on Apr 1

Alessandro Mediici (Leo XI) elected Pope

Pope Leo XI (2 June 1535 – 27 April 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was Pope from 1 April 1605 to 27 April of the same year. He was... Read more

Charles Dickens publishes Hard Times: For These Times

Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book is a... Read more

Battle of Five Forks

The Battle of Five Forks was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County, during the Appomattox Campaign of the... Read more

Sinking of the RMS Atlantic

On 20 March 1873 the Atlantic departed on her 19th voyage from Liverpool with 952 people onboard, of whom 835 were passengers. En route, the crew... Read more

"A Jitney Elopement" (film) is Released

A Jitney Elopement was Charlie Chaplin's fifth film for Essanay Films. It starred Charlie Chaplin and Edna Purviance as lovers, with Edna wanting... Read more

1919 Stanley Cup Finals Canceled

The 1919 Stanley Cup Final ice hockey play-off series to determine the 1919 Stanley Cup champion ended with no champion decided, being suspended... Read more

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

The 1920 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Ottawa Senators and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association... Read more

Charles Lindbergh Arrives at Nebraska Aircraft Corporation

Lindbergh dropped out of the engineering program in February 1922, and a month later headed to Lincoln, Nebraska, to enroll as a student at the... Read more

Adolf Hitler is Sentenced to Five Years' Imprisonment at Landsberg Prison for Treason

Hitler fled to the home of Ernst Hanfstaengl and contemplated suicide. He was soon arrested for high treason. Alfred Rosenberg became temporary... Read more

Byron Smith wins the 4th Masters Tournament

Byron Nelson made up six strokes on Ralph Guldahl over two holes the final day to win by two strokes. Compared to Guldahl's 5-6, Nelson played Nos.... Read more

Henry Picard wins the 5th Masters Tournament

Henry Picard fired a final round 70 to defeat Harry Cooper and Ralph Guldahl by two strokes.The only scheduled Friday start. Play began, then was... Read more

End of the Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict that devastated Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939. It began after an attempted coup d'état against... Read more

'The Hamlet' Is Published

The Hamlet is the first of the "Snopes" trilogy, completed by The Town (1957), and The Mansion (1959). The novel follows the exploits of the... Read more

Japanese Forces Gain Control of Island of Borneo

The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly with the... Read more

Apple Computer Founded

The Forgotten Founder The bigger story here is that the two Steves weren't alone in forming Apple. Just as Soviet propagandists doctored photos... Read more

Rush release 2112

2112 (pronounced "twenty-one twelve") is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The Toronto dates of the 2112 tour... Read more

Grateful Dead Releases Reckoning

Reckoning is a 1981 live double album by the Grateful Dead. It consists of acoustic material recorded live in September and October 1980. Some... Read more

Marvin Gaye is murdered by his father

On March 31, 1984, Marvin's parents had a domestic argument over misplaced business documents while Marvin, ill from drug use, lay in bed. Upon... Read more

Venom release Possessed

Possessed is the fourth album by heavy metal band Venom and the last before the departure of guitarist Jeffrey Dunn. At the time of its release, it... Read more

Villanova Beats Georgetown in Final Four

The 1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

WrestleMania VI

WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) sixth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event and the first to be held... Read more

Duke Beats Kansas in Final Four

The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

Kentucky Beats Syracuse in Final Four

The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of... Read more

Coretta Scott King Calls On Civil Rights Community to Join In Struggle Against Homophobia

"I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who... Read more

South Park Episode 201 - "Terrance and Phillip in Not Without My Anus"

The show starts off with the build up from last season's cliffhanger revolving around Cartman's paternal origins. However, just as it seems they... Read more