On This Day In History
#OTD in 1926, Irish noblewoman Violet Gibson attempted to kill Mussolini, in Rome; the bullet grazed his nose. Gibson was caught by the crowd, tried and released. She was deported to England, where she remained in an asylum until her death 30 years later. https://t.co/c9PneoebYt pic.twitter.com/M2Is2Htsgo
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) April 7, 2022
On this day in 1927, the Ku Klux Klan held a revival at a white Presbyterian church in Evergreen, Alabama, urging community members to join their efforts to uphold white supremacy. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/MtXOiLag4z
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) April 7, 2022
#OnThisDay in 1803 Toussaint Louverture, anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator, died in France. Born into slavery, he broke free from his bondage to lead an army of freed slaves to victory against the French, Spanish & British armies in the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. pic.twitter.com/CCSfsYgMH1
— Pluto Press (@PlutoPress) April 7, 2021
7th April 2022 - Forrest is allowed to stay up way past his normal bedtime, so may be able to post again later on 🤗
Sounds like someone's luck is in. 😘
April 8th
1767 Ayutthaya kingdom falls to Burmese invaders
1886 William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
1898 Battle of Atbara River, Anglo-Egyptian forces crush 6,000 Sudanese
1913 Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing)
2004 Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups
Did You Know?
Egyptian archaeologists announce their most important find since Tutankhamun's tomb - discovery of a lost 'golden city' the 3,000-years-old ancient city of Aten near Luxor
Today in History in 2021
Would You Believe?
1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley & chain
Today in History in 1766
This day 134 years ago - 8 April 1886 - William Ewart Gladstone introduced the first Home Rule Bill.
Though Charles Stewart Parnell said it had, “undoubtedly, great faults and blots,” he also said it could be “a solution of the long-standing dispute between the two countries.” pic.twitter.com/WkTn3LNNx5
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) April 8, 2020
Engineer, test pilot & flight captain Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg was shot down #OTD in 1945 while on her way to find her imprisoned husband. She had flown over 2,500 test flights in dive bombers. https://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/Melitta_Schenk_Gr%C3%A4fin_von_Stauffenberg pic.twitter.com/eOtS7nKlpM
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) April 8, 2022
On this day in 1911, a mine explosion near Birmingham, Alabama, killed 128 miners—nearly all were Black men forced to work as leased convicts. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/xqZtXykDnp
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) April 8, 2022
April 9th
1483 Edward V (aged 12) succeeds his father Edward IV as king of England. He is never crowned, and disappears presumed murdered, after incarceration in the Tower of London with his younger brother Richard (the "Princes in the Tower")
1731 British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear cut off by Spanish Guarde Costa in the Caribbean, later catalyst for war between Britain & Spain
1768 John Hancock refuses to allow two British customs agents to go below deck of his ship, considered by some to be the first act of physical resistance to British authority in the colonies
1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops surrender at Appomattox Court House to US Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War in North Virginia
1869 Hudson Bay Company cedes its territory to Canada
1992 John Major elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after his Conservative Party wins the most votes in British electoral history
2003 Baghdad falls to U.S. forces, ending the Invasion of Iraq, but resulting in widespread looting
Did You Know?
1st public art exhibition at the Palais-Royale in Paris
Today in History in 1667
Would You Believe?
San Diego Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies & gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life"
Today in History in 1974
This day 109 years ago – 9 April 1912 – an anti-Home Rule rally was held in Belfast.
Addressing the Liberal government, Edward Carson said:
“Your bill has no moral force. We will not accept it, and as you have treated us with force, if necessary we will treat you with force.” pic.twitter.com/gAKDanxBn5
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) April 9, 2021
Olena Stepaniv dressed as a man to get into the Ukrainian army, then became a poster girl of their riflewomen in World War I. She later became a university lecturer; she was incarcerated in a labour camp in Mordovia (1949–56) for being a Ukrainian patriot. https://t.co/U1BpJm5zeu pic.twitter.com/OtxE7E5pYU
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) April 9, 2022
On this day in 1939, world-renowned Black opera singer Marian Anderson was denied the use of indoor halls due to her race, and performed outside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/GvNHaENdBO
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) April 9, 2022
"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." Renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright died #onthisday in 1959. pic.twitter.com/Kwr3FbsVcn
— Aesthetica Magazine (@AestheticaMag) April 9, 2019
April 10th
1407 Lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma
1516 1st Jewish ghetto established: Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area
1858 “Big Ben”, a 13.76 tonne bell, is recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry
1972 US, USSR & 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons
1998 The Good Friday Agreement [Belfast Agreement] for Northern Ireland is signed by the British and Irish governments
This day 24 years ago – 10 April 1998 – the Good Friday Agreement was signed by the British and Irish governments.
This “truly historic” accord recognised the “birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both.” pic.twitter.com/NWu8hxx5Hk
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) April 9, 2022
#OTD in 2021, Rachael Blackmore became the first woman to win the Grand National, riding Minella Times. Finishing with 6 winners across the 4 days, she also became the first woman to win the Ruby Walsh Trophy for leading Cheltenham jockey. @rachaelblackmor https://t.co/tWCDEp9Dfz pic.twitter.com/zvcHVPw2xF
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) April 10, 2022