On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln. While attending the comedy Our American Cousin, with his wife,...

On April 11, 1921, the first ever live sporting event was broadcasted over the radio. It was a boxing match between Johnny Ray and Johnny...

On April 10, 1866, Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in New York City. For 159...

On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in...

On April 7, 1977, the Toronto Blue Jays played their first official Major League Baseball game. It was a snowy afternoon in Exhibition...

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. King faced a fatal gun shot while standing on the balcony of his...

On April 3, 1860, the first Pony Express mail debuted. Tying the East to the West, riders on horses could deliver mail faster than ever...

On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a Declaration of War. Wilson asked Congress to send U.S. troops to battle...

On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Inc. The pair dropped out of college with the hopes to create a...

On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower’s construction was completed in Paris, France. The tower’s designer, Gustave Eiffel, Pierre Tirard,...

On March 28, 1960, the first star was laid on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Created by E.M. Stuart, construction began a month prior. The...

On March 27, 1939, the University of Oregon (UO) won the first-ever NCAA men’s basketball tournament. UO defeated the Ohio State...

On March 26, 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk, an American medical researcher announced on national radio that he successfully tested a vaccine...

On March 25, 1634, the first colonists arrived at St. Clement’s Island in Maryland. The English settlers left aboard the Ark and the Dove...

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez  oil tanker spilled an estimated 11 million gallons of oil after striking the Bligh Reef in Prince...