Monday, 15 April 2013

First black Mayor of Chicago

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Harold Lee Washington was born on April 15, 1922, he   was an American lawyer and politician who became the first African-American M...

Johannes Stark - Stark effect

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Johannes Stark was born on April 15, 1874 , he was a German physicist, and Physics Nobel Prize laureate who was closely involved with the...

1st Olympic games close at Athens

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The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-spot event  held in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to...

Titanic Sank

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RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 ( Hit an iceberg 11:40 pm (ship's t...
Sunday, 14 April 2013

Vishu - Equal

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"Vishu" in Sanskrit means "equal" .  Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala and i...

Christiaan Huygens

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Christiaan Huygens was born on April 14, 1629 , he was a prominent Dutch mathematician, astronomer, physicist and horologist. His work inc...
Saturday, 13 April 2013

Donald James Leslie

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Donald James Leslie was born on April 13, 1911 . He created and manufactured the Leslie speaker that refined the sound of the Hammond org...
Friday, 12 April 2013

First human spaceflight launched

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The first human spaceflight was launched by the Soviet Union on April 12,1961 as a part of the Vostok program , with Cosmonaut Yuri Gagari...
Thursday, 11 April 2013

International Labour Organization established

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) was created by the 1919 Peace Conference that followed World War I. Its original constitution, ...
Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Arnold Orville Beckman

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  Arnold Orville Beckman was born on April 10, 1900 . He was an American chemist who invented a pH meter (1934) for measuring acidity an...

Constitution of Pakistan created

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The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the supreme law of the State of Pakistan. Drafted by the government of Zulfikar Al...
Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Facebook purchases Instagram

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Facebook purchases Instagram, a photo sharing application, for $1 billion April 9,2012 .

Boeing 737 - First flight

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The Boeing 737 made its first flight on April 9, 1967 . It is a short- to medium-range twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally de...
Monday, 8 April 2013

First female Prime Minister of Britain passed away

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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher , the first woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87 on April 8,2013 ....

Discovery Island opened & closed

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Discovery Island is an 11.5 acres island  in Bay Lake at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida . The island opened as Treasure Island o...
Sunday, 7 April 2013

World Health Organization established

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World Health Organization ( WHO ) is a specialized agency of the UN that is concerned with international public health . It was established...

World Health Day

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World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World ...
Saturday, 6 April 2013

A solo voyage round the world.

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Indian Navy officer Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy , The first Indian who embarked on a non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe on a sai...

1st Modern Olympic games officially opens in Athens

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The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-spot event  held in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to ...
Friday, 5 April 2013

National Maritime Day of India

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National Maritime Day of India falls on April 5 . First celebrated on 5th April, 1964, the day marks the journey of SS Loyalty, the firs...