22nd April 1915: Poison gas used effectively in the First World War at the Second Battle of Ypres
Over five thousand French Algerian, Moroccan and territorial troops died within ten minutes of the chlorine gas being ...
22 Apr 0s
21st April 1526: First Battle of Panipat marks the beginning of Mughal rule in India and the end of the Lodi dynasty
Babur, a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, had established a power base in Kabul but the victory at Panipat gave him control of Delhi and Agra, allowing him to establish the foundations of what would become the Mughal Empire in ...
21 Apr 0s
20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun
Painting the windows of the Astrodome significantly improved the situation for the players, but in turn led to the grass inside dying from a lack of light. It was replaced with an artificial alternative, which became known as ...
20 Apr 0s
19th April 1775: The Battles of Lexington and Concord mark the beginning of the American Revolutionary War
As the British troops arrived in Lexington, they encountered a small group and, although the exact events that unfolded are unclear, a shot was fired that initiated the first skirmish of the American Revolutionary ...
19 Apr 0s
18th April 1942: The Doolittle Raid marks the first American air operation to strike the Japanese mainland
The Doolittle Raid saw sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers demonstrate Japan’s vulnerability to air raids, and forced the Japanese military to divert resources to homeland ...
18 Apr 0s
17th April 1961: The Bay of Pigs invasion launched by Brigade 2506
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade ...
17 Apr 0s
16th April 1746: The Battle of Culloden takes place near Inverness, Scotland, ending the Jacobite Rising of 1745
Culloden was the last pitched battle fought on British soil and the defeat ended Jacobite hopes of restoring the Stuart monarchy to the ...
16 Apr 0s
15th April 1861: President Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer soldiers to suppress the growing insurrection in the southern states
Lincoln’s call for volunteers was part of his effort to maintain the authority of the federal government after several southern states seceded from the ...
15 Apr 0s
