Sultana explosion / Jessie Redmon Fauset born - April 27
On this day in 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded, killing an estimate of nearly 2,000 people. / On this day in 1882, writer and literary editor Jessie Redmon Fauset was born. Learn more about your...
27 Apr 20219min
Chernobyl disaster / Shapley-Curtis debate - April 26
On this day in 1986, a chemical explosion in a nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine triggered one of the worst nuclear disasters ever. / On this day in 1920, astronom...
26 Apr 202111min
Watson and Crick's article on discovery of DNA's structure published / Ella Fitzgerald born - April 25
On this day in 1953, Watson and Crick's article on their discovery of the structure of DNA was published in the journal Nature. / On this day in 1917, American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born. L...
25 Apr 202110min
Kinder Scout mass trespass / Armenian Genocide began - April 24
On this day in 1932, hundreds of ramblers protested being denied access to open country by trespassing at Kinder Scout, a moorland plateau in England. / This day in 1914 is widely considered the begin...
24 Apr 202111min
New Coke introduced / Bavarian beer purity law issued - April 23
On this day in 1985, Coca-Cola launched New Coke, the reformulated version of its flagship drink. Coke drinkers did not respond well to the new taste, to say the least. / On this day in 1516, the Rein...
23 Apr 20219min
TV coverage of McCarthy hearings began / Chlorine gas released at Second Battle of Ypres - April 22
On this day in 1954, the Army-McCarthy Senate hearings began which resulted in the end of the McCarthy era. / On this day in 1915, Germany released chlorine gas during the Second Battle of Ypres, mark...
22 Apr 202110min
Mattachine Society "sip-in" / Daily Mail published 'surgeon's photograph' - April 21
On this day in 1966, members of the gay rights organization the Mattachine Society staged a "sip-in" to protest gay people being refused service at bars. / On this day in 1934, the Daily Mail publishe...
21 Apr 20219min
Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" anti-immigration speech / League of Nations dissolved - April 20
On this day in 1968, Conservative MP gave an anti-immigration speech that became known as the "Rivers of Blood" speech. / On this day in 1946, the League of Nations was dissolved. Learn more about yo...
20 Apr 202111min
