On April 13.1902 ; James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. source
On April 13.1902 ; James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
On April 13. 1976 ; The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. source
On April 13. 1976 ; The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
On April 13.1992 ; The Great Chicago flood devastates much of central Chicago. source
On April 13.1992 ; The Great Chicago flood devastates much of central Chicago.
On April 14.1865 ; U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell. source
On April 14.1865 ; U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
On April 15. 1817 ; Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut. source
On April 15. 1817 ; Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
On April 18.1847 ; American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico. source
On April 18.1847 ; American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
On April 19.1892 ; Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts. source
On April 19.1892 ; Charles Duryea claims to have driven the first automobile in the United States, in Springfield, Massachusetts.
On April 20.1836 ; U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory. source
On April 20.1836 ; U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.
On April 20.1871 ; The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law. source
On April 20.1871 ; The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law.
On April 22.1864 ; The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency. source
On April 22.1864 ; The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
On April 24.1704 ; The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published. source
On April 24.1704 ; The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
On April 24.1885 ;American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. source
On April 24.1885 ;American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
On April 24.1895 ; Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray". source
On April 24.1895 ; Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
On April 24.1913 ; The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened. source
On April 24.1913 ; The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.
On April 24.2004 ; The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction. source
On April 24.2004 ; The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
On April 25.1846 ; Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War. source
On April 25.1846 ; Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
On April 27.1936 ; The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. source
On April 27.1936 ; The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
On April 28.1881 ; Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. source
On April 28.1881 ; Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
On April 28.1948 ; Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus, in New York City at New York City Center. source
On April 28.1948 ; Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus, in New York City at New York City Center.
On April 29.1945 ; World War II: The Captain-class frigate HMS Goodall (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the Kola Inlet becoming the last ship of the Royal Navy sunk in the European theatre of World War II. source
On April 29.1945 ; World War II: The Captain-class frigate HMS Goodall (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the Kola Inlet becoming the last ship of the Royal Navy sunk in the European theatre of World War II.
On April 30.1871 ; The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory. source
On April 30.1871 ; The Camp Grant massacre takes place in Arizona Territory.
On April 30.1907 ; Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city. source
On April 30.1907 ; Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city.
On May 1.1884 ; Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States. source
On May 1.1884 ; Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States.
On May 1.1885 ; The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. source
On May 1.1885 ; The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
On May 1.1900 ; The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. source
On May 1.1900 ; The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history.
On May 1.1927 ; The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor. source
On May 1.1927 ; The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
On May 2.1920 ; The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis. source
On May 2.1920 ; The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
On May 3.1802 ; Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city. source
On May 3.1802 ; Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.
On May 3.1855 ; American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua. source
On May 3.1855 ; American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
On May 3.1901 ; The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida. source
On May 3.1901 ; The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.