On April 6.1926 ; Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines). source
On April 6.1926 ; Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
On April 7.1827 ; John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first friction match that he had invented the previous year. source
On April 7.1827 ; John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first friction match that he had invented the previous year.
On April 7.1890 ; Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal. source
On April 7.1890 ; Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
On April 8.1886 ; William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. source
On April 8.1886 ; William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
On April 8.1904 ; British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law. source
On April 8.1904 ; British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.
On April 8.1964 ; The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted. source
On April 8.1964 ; The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.
On April 9.1937 ; The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. source
On April 9.1937 ; The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
On April 9.1967 ; The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. source
On April 9.1967 ; The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.
On April 11.1921 ; Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan. source
On April 11.1921 ; Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
On April 11.1989 ; Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs. source
On April 11.1989 ; Ron Hextall becomes the first goaltender in NHL history to score a goal in the playoffs.
On April 12.1935 ; First flight of the Bristol Blenheim. source
On April 12.1935 ; First flight of the Bristol Blenheim.
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. 1960 ; The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system. source
On April 13. 1960 ; The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
On April 14.1828 ; Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary. source
On April 14.1828 ; Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
On April 14.1927 ;The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden. source
On April 14.1927 ;The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
On April 14.1981 ; STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia completes its first test flight. source
On April 14.1981 ; STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia completes its first test flight.
On April 14. 2016 ; First foreshock of the earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan occur. source
On April 14. 2016 ; First foreshock of the earthquakes in Kumamoto, Japan occur.
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 15.1952 ; The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress source
On April 15.1952 ; The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress
On April 15.1964 ; The first Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, two days before it is set to go on sale nationwide. source
On April 15.1964 ; The first Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, two days before it is set to go on sale nationwide.
On April 16.1912 ; Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel. source
On April 16.1912 ; Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
On April 17.2014 ; NASA's Kepler confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star. source
On April 17.2014 ; NASA's Kepler confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
On April 18.1936 ; The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan. source
On April 18.1936 ; The first Champions Day is celebrated in Detroit, Michigan.
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 19.2011 ; Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961. source
On April 19.2011 ; Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961.
On April 21.1962 ;The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II. source
On April 21.1962 ;The Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World's Fair in the United States since World War II.
On April 21.1982 ; Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. source
On April 21.1982 ; Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
On April 21.1992 ; The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12. source
On April 21.1992 ; The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
On April 22.1809 ; The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg. source
On April 22.1809 ; The second day of the Battle of Eckmühl: The Austrian army is defeated by the First French Empire army led by Napoleon and driven over the Danube in Regensburg.
On April 22.1876 ; The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of the MLB. source
On April 22.1876 ; The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of the MLB.
