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1916 – Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance. 1918 – World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux.
April 24: Easter (Eastern Christianity, 2022); Divine Mercy Sunday (Catholicism, 2022); Night of Decree (Shia Islam, 2022); Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
The Armenian genocide destroyed more than two millennia of Armenian civilization in eastern Anatolia. (Full article...)
Apr 25, 2024 · From ancient battles and royal ascensions to significant technological advancements and tragedies, April 24th marks dates of profound importance that have shaped the course of history in diverse and lasting ways.
Hubble Space Telescope. 1837 – A fire broke out in Surat, India, which went on to destroy about three-fourths of the city. 1916 – Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Irish Republic an independent state.
1862 - American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by Union Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans. 1863 - The Keyesville Massacre: a massacre of 53 Native American men from the Tehachapi tribe in Keyesville, California.
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its length is 30 days. April is commonly associated with the season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
