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April is Keep America Beautiful Month, Mathematics Education Month, National Poetry Month, National Humor Month, National Kite Flying Month, National Zoo and Aquarium Month.
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April 15-21
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- National Library Week |
April 16-22
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- Young People's Poetry Week
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April 21-28
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- National Astronomy Week |
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April 1
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April 2
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- International Children's Book Day
- Hans Christian Andersen's Birthday (1805-1875)
- Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513.
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April 3
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- Washington Irving's birthday (1783)
- The first circus in America opened in Philadelphia in 1793.
- In 1860 the first Pony Express service began. |

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April 4
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- In 1818 the Congress of the US limited the number of stripes on the American Flag to 13 and declared that a star be added for each new state.
- Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968
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April 5
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- Booker T. Washington's birthday (1856)
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April 6
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- Harry Houdini's birthday (1874)
- The first Modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece in 1896.
- Graeme Base's birthday
- In 1909, Admiral Robert Peary and Matthew Hensen became the first to reach the North Pole.
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April 7
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- World Health Day |

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April 10
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- Nebraska celebrated the first Arbor Day in 1872 by planting 10 million trees. |

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April 11
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- Jackie Robinson broke the major league baseball "color barrier" when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
- In 1928, the cartoon character Popeye appeared for the first time in a newspaper. Popeye was created by Elzie Crisler Segar. |

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April 12
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- Easter
- Beverly Cleary's birthday (1916)
- The Civil War begins with the attack on Fort Sumter 1861
- In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk announced the development of the polo vaccine.
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April 13
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- Thomas Jefferson's birthday (1743) Jefferson was the 3rd President of the USA and the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
- The first elephant arrived in America in 1796. |

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April 14
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- The British steamer Titanic, on its maiden voyage from England to New York City struck an iceberg and sank.
- In 1828, Noah Webster published the first Dictionary. |

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April 15
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- Leonardo daVinci's birthday (1452)
- Ray Kroc started the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois.
- Tax Day
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April 16
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- Wilbur Wright's birthday (1867)
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April 18
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- Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride in 1775 from Boston to Lexington, Massachusetts. Visit Paul Revere's Virtual Museum. |

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April 19
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- The Revolutionary War began in Lexington, Massachusetts in 1775.
- The first Boston Marathon was run in 1897. |
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April 20
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- Astronomy day
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April 21
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- The zipper was patented in 1917 by Gideon Sundback.
Check out the History of the Zipper
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April 22
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- Earth Day, established in 1970
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April 23
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- William Shakespeare's birthday (1564)
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April 24
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- In 1833, Jacob Ebert and George Dulty were awarded a patent for the soda fountain.
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April 25
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- In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was placed into orbit by the shuttle Discovery. |

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April 26
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- Take Your Child to Work Day
- National Pretzel Day
- John James Audubon's birthday (1785)
- Patricia Reilly Giff's birthday (1935)
- Lee Bennett Hopkins' birthday (1938) |

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April 27
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- Samuel Morse's birthday (1791) inventor of the International Morse Code and the telegraph. |
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April 28
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- Great Poetry Reading Day -
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April 29
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- In 1813 rubber was patented by J.F. Hummel of Philadelphia.
- National Arbor Day |

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April 30
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-In 1952, the first toy was advertised on television... it was Mr. Potato Head.
-Louisiana Purchase 1803 |
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Fact Monster Daily Feature gives loads of information about each day. |
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Today in History
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On This Day from the New York Times Learning Network will give you facts about what happened each day in history. |
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