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April This Day In History

Videos from This Day In History with a brief description together with this day in history date in April where the video can be found.

1st April : April Fools Joke about growing spaghetti crops in Switzerland 1957

2nd April : Argentina invades Falklands 1982

3rd April : Museum featuring information about the Pony Express beginnings in 1860

3rd April : Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "mountaintop" speech 1968

4th April : News announcement on the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. 1968

4th April : Glen Miller Records "Moonlight Serenade." 1939

4th April : Aldermaston Peace March 1958

5th April : 1st Simpsons Episode from Tracey Ullman Show 1987

6th April : Rwanda massacres 1994

7th April : There Is Nothing Like A Dame From South Pacific Movie

7th April : Olympic Torch Relay Protests 2008

8th April : The Clash Live Concert 1977

8th April : Twin Peaks 1990

9th April : How Nuclear Power Works

9th April : Mae West 1933

10th April : Clip from Forrest Gump Movie about China & Ping Pong Diplomacy 1971

11th April : Korea War Footage 1951

12th April : Bill Haley and The Comets "Rock Around the Clock" 1954 / 1956

12th April : Yuri gagarin 1st human flight into space 1961

12th April : First Space Shuttle Columbia Launched 1981

13th April : Jack Kervorkian 1999

13th April : Apollo 13 Trailer

13th April : Tornado Iowa City 2006

14th April : Titanic

14th April : Dust Bowl Storms 1935

15th April : Information Piece on Malta Given The George Cross in 1942

16th April : Virginia Tech Shooting 2007

16th April : Rolling Stones 1964

17th April : Ford Mustang Commercial from 1968

18th April : Gene Autry 1939

18th April : Grace Kelly Marries Prince Rainier 1956

19th April : Documentary For Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943

19th April : Waco Cult Assault 1993

19th April : Oklahoma Bombing 1995

20th April : Columbine High School Shooting 1999

22nd April : The New York Worlds Fair Transport exhibits 1964

22nd April : Elian Gonzalez seize by Federal authorities 2000

22nd April : Oklahoma Land Rush 1889

23rd April : New Coke 1985

23rd April : UK Decimalisation Coins Introduced 1968

24th April : Iranian Hostage Crisis and the release of hostages in 1980

24th April : Hubble 1990

25th April : DNA The "Secret Of Life"

25th April : Elvis Presley "Heartbreak Hotel" 1956

26th April : Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 20 years later 1986

27th April : A school project showing photos from the Great Depression 1938

27th April : White Christmas 1954

28th April : Thor Heyerdahl video from the Kon-Tiki Expedition in 1947

28th April : Colossal Squid 2008

28th April : Pennsylvania 6-5000

29th April : Video and music from the Los Angeles Riots 1992

30th April : Video about the Diary Of Anne Frank Published in 1952

We have tried to include one video on each this day in history for April , we try to relate the videos to the specific news item in some way , I hope you enjoy the addition of related videos to this day in history.



1 The Worst disaster in Shipping History happened when the Titanic sailed from Southampton on a voyage to New York and was sunk when it hit an Iceberg in the Atlantic

2 After many years of fighting in Northern Ireland the historic Peace Accord was signed which bought peace to the country after many years of violence

3 Argentina invaded the Falklands Isles and a short but deadly war followed before England recaptured the Islands

4 During the great depression of the 30's many US States run out of money to provide relief to the thousands of people who were thrown out of work , and it was some time before the federal government provided the funding for people to eat and survive

5 The Watergate Scandal was gathering pace as many realized it went to the very seat of government and the United States President Nixon

Major Holidays In April

April Fool's Day April 1st

Earth Day April 22nd

Easter A Sunday between April 4th and May 8th