Histories

April
06 Apr, 1896
1896 The first modern Olympic Games are opened in Athens241 athletes from 14 countries took part in the First Olympiad. The event took place over 1500 years after the last ancient Olympic Games, which originated in Olympia in south-western Greece.
April
07 Apr, 1990
1990 An arson attack on the passenger ferry, Scandinavian Star, kills 159Insurance fraud is today considered the most likely motive for the attack. According to a 2013 report, 9 crew members started the fire and sabotaged the fire crew's attempts...
April
07 Apr, 1969
1969 The internet is bornThe Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) awarded a contract to build a precursor of today's world wide web to BBN Technologies. The date is widely considered as the internet's symbolic birthday.
April
07 Apr, 1948
1948 The World Health Organization is establishedThe WHO is a United Nations agency concerned with fighting disease and epidemics worldwide, building up national health services, and improving health education in its 194 member states.
April
07 Apr, 1827
1827 The first friction match is soldEnglish chemist John Walker produced and sold the first operable matches. They were soon banned in France and Germany because burning fragments would sometimes fall to the floor and start fires.
April
07 Apr, 1724
1724 Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion is premieredThe sacred oratorio is the oldest extant Passion by the German composer. The highly popular work is a dramatization of the final days of Jesus Christ, according to the Gospel of John.
April
08 Apr, 2005
2005 Over 4 million people pay their last respects to Pope John Paul IIKarol Józef Wojtyła from Poland was an immensely popular Pope. He was succeeded by German Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger.
April
08 Apr, 1977
1977 The Clash release their debut album of the same nameThe British combo around lead vocalist Joe Strummer is considered one of the most influential early punk rock bands.
April
08 Apr, 1959
1959 One of the first modern programming languages is createdThe Common Business-Oriented Language or COBOL was primarily designed by a woman, Grace Hopper. Also known as Amazing Grace, she is regarded as one of the pioneers in the field.
April
08 Apr, 1953
1953 Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced to 7 years hard laborKenyatta led the Mau Mau movement against the British colonialists. He is considered to be Kenya's founding father and became the country's first President in 1964.
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