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By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in April 2008. If you prefer, you can explore April's special days by date.
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April 1st
In 1877.
In 1949.
In 1898.
Born in 1460. He discovered Florida and searched for the Fountain of Youth.
In 1833, in Peterborough, NH.
On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson became the 1st african-american in modern major-league baseball.
In 1900. It was a 53-foot craft designed by Irish immigrant John P. Holland.
Crewed by John Young and Robert Crippen - 1981
Born in 1743.
Shortly before midnight on April 14, the ship collided with an iceberg causing the ship to sink at 2:20 AM on April 15.
By Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, IL, 1955.
Born in 1452.
By Lincoln in 1862.
He debuted in a Warner Brothers cartoon in 1937.
Sesame Street character.
In Fort Worth Texas - 1934.
In 1906.
Paul Revere rides to alert patriots that "The British are coming..." -
in 1775.
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The first kindergarten was founded by Friedrich Froebel in Germany in 1837.
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The fourth Wednesday of April.
Hank Aaron hits his first home run in 1954.
Born in 1564.
The fourth Thursday of April.
Australia, New Zealand
Usually the last Friday of April. Celebration dates may vary from state to state.
The creator of Woody Woodpecker.
Modern zipper invented by Gideon Sindback in 1917.
George Washington inaugurated as first US president in 1789.
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This information is correct to the best of my knowledge. These dates are collected from many online and offline resources. Please do not email me asking me for more info about a date - All the information I have is posted here.
