Historical Events on April 7

U.S. captured Baghdad

Here are some historical events that took place on April 7:

1922 - The Teapot Dome scandal began in the United States when Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leased government-owned oil reserves to private oil companies without competitive bidding.

1933 - Prohibition in the United States was repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

1948 - The World Health Organization (WHO) was established by the United Nations.

1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his "domino theory" speech, explaining the United States' stance on containing communism in Southeast Asia.

1969 - The Internet's symbolic birth date: RFC 1 was published, the first in a series of Request for Comments documents that eventually led to the development of the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.

1994 - The Rwandan Genocide began. Over the course of about 100 days, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans, mostly Tutsi, were killed by Hutu extremists.

2001 - Mars Odyssey was launched by NASA. It was the longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in Mars orbit until it was surpassed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2010.

2003 - U.S. troops captured Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, during the Iraq War.

2009 - The US Navy rescued Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates, ending a five-day standoff between pirates and the American crew of the Maersk Alabama.

2017 - A suicide bomb attack on the St. Petersburg metro in Russia killed 15 people and injured around 45 others.

These are just a few notable events that occurred on April 7 throughout history.

Historical Events on April 6

Joseph Smith

Here are some historical events that happened on April 6:

1320 - The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath, a declaration of Scottish independence.

1830 - Joseph Smith and five others organize the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

1862 - American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins in Tennessee. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the war up to that point.

1896 - The first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece. These games marked the revival of the ancient Olympic Games.

1909 - American explorer Robert Peary and his team reach the North Pole.

1917 - The United States enters World War I as Congress declares war on Germany.

1930 - Mahatma Gandhi led a 240-mile march known as the Dandi March, or Salt March, to protest the British salt monopoly in India.

1941 - World War II: Nazi Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia.

1965 - The first commercial communications satellite, Intelsat I (nicknamed "Early Bird"), is launched into orbit.

1994 - The Rwandan Genocide begins with the assassination of Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana.

2008 - The construction of the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, is completed.

2018 - The longest teacher strike in West Virginia history ends as teachers and other staff return to their classrooms after a nine-day walkout.

These are just a few events that have taken place on April 6 throughout history.
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Historical Events on April 5

Civilian Conservation Corps

Here are some historical events that have happened on April 5th:

1614 - Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.

1621 - The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts, on a return trip to England.

1792 - U.S. President George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a bill that would have apportioned representatives among the states based on population.

1856 - Educator Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in Franklin County, Virginia.

1895 - Oscar Wilde was arrested in London for "gross indecency" after being accused of homosexual behavior.

1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company began the first regular production of balloon tires.

1933 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.

1976 - Billionaire Howard Hughes died in Houston, Texas, at age 70.

1992 - The Siege of Sarajevo began during the Bosnian War.

2010 - An explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia killed 29 coal miners.

2014 - The United Nations' International Court of Justice ruled that Japan's Antarctic whaling program was not for scientific purposes, ordering Japan to stop issuing whaling permits in the region.

These are just a few events from history that took place on April 5th.

Historical Events on April 4

Martin Luther King Jr. Killed

Here are some historical events that happened on April 4:

1968 - The civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His death sparked nationwide riots in major cities across the United States.

1949 - NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was created when twelve countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.

1850 - Los Angeles was incorporated as a city in California.

1818 - The U.S. Congress adopted the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (20 at the time).

1975 - Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

1960 - The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched by NASA.

1581 - Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.

1968 - Apollo 6, NASA's second and last uncrewed test flight of the Saturn V launch vehicle, was launched.

These are just a few examples of the historical events that have taken place on April 4th.