17th April 1492: Christopher Columbus given funding by Spain to explore across the Atlantic
On the 17th April 1492, the Catholic Monarchs of Spain – Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand – signed an agreement to support Christopher Columbus’ voyage in which he crossed the Atlantic and discovered the ...
17 Apr 20220s
16th April 1922: Former WW1 enemies Germany and Russia sign the Treaty of Rapallo
The Treaty of Rapallo meant the two countries ended all territorial and financial arguments stemming from the previous Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and agreed to ‘co-operate in a spirit of mutual goodwill in meeting the economic needs of both ...
16 Apr 20220s
15th April 1755: Dr Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary published
On 15th April 1755, Samuel Johnson published "A Dictionary of the English Language" in ...
15 Apr 20220s
14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem
The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and ...
14 Apr 20220s
13th April 1970: Apollo 13 spacecraft rocked by an explosion from one of its oxygen tanks
The resulting emergency led to the calm announcement by the crew of, ‘Houston we’ve had a ...
13 Apr 20220s
12th April 1917: The Canadian Corps successfully capture Vimy Ridge
The Canadian Corps successfully captured Vimy Ridge in the First World ...
12 Apr 20220s
11th April 1961: The trial of Nazi SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann begins in Israel
Eichmann was known as the architect of the Final Solution, the man who coordinated the transportation of Jews from across Europe to Death Camps in the ...
11 Apr 20220s
10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy
The United States table tennis team heralded the era of ‘ping pong diplomacy’ by becoming the first official American delegation to visit China in 20 ...
10 Apr 20220s
