April in American history is marked by several significant events, including the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the first Webster dictionary’s copyright, and the tragic assassination of President Lincoln. [1, 2, 3]
Here’s a look at some fun and interesting facts about April in American history: [1, 4]
- April 1, 1789: The first U.S. House of Representatives elects its speaker, Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg. [1, 4]
- April 9, 1959: NASA announces America’s first astronauts, the Mercury Seven. [1, 5]
- April 14, 1828: Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of “An American Dictionary of the English Language”. [1, 3]
- April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford’s Theater. [1, 2, 3]
- April 15, 1912: The Titanic sinks. [1]
- April 19, 1775: The Revolutionary War in America begins. [1]
- April 24, 1800: The United States Library of Congress is established. [1]
- April 30, 1789: George Washington is inaugurated as the first President of the United States. [1, 3]
- April 3, 1944: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that African Americans cannot be barred from voting in the Texas Democratic primaries. [2]
- April 4, 1949: Twelve nations sign the treaty creating NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. [2]
- April 4, 1968: Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. [6]
- April 8, 1964: The first flight of an unmanned Gemini spacecraft takes place. [5]
- April 22, 1876: The first official National League baseball game is played. [7]
- April 22, 1957: John Irvin Kennedy becomes the first African American player on the Philadelphia Phillies. [7]
- April 24, 1990: Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope. [5]
[1] https://www.americantraininginc.com/aprilfacts/
[2] https://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/april.htm
[3] https://learnbright.org/fun-facts-about-april-history-this-month/
[4] https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-1