25th April 404 BCE: Sparta defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian ...
25 Apr 20220s
24th April 1916: Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions set off in James Caird, a recovered lifeboat, to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean
Despite all the odds stacked against them, the crew of the tiny boat reached South Georgia in 16 days and then crossed to the whaling station at ...
24 Apr 20220s
23rd April 1985: Coca Cola replace formula with ‘New Coke’
On the 23rd April 1985 the Coca-Cola Company introduced "the new taste of Coca-Cola", when they replaced the original Coca-Cola formula with a new ...
23 Apr 20220s
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 20220s
21st April 1918: Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shot down and killed
The German fighter pilot Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was shot down and ...
21 Apr 20220s
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 20220s
19th April 1839: The Treaty of London establishes an independent Belgium
The Treaty of London was signed, which recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of ...
19 Apr 20220s
18th April 1775: Paul Revere rode from Charleston to Lexington with his message that “the Regulars are coming out!”
Whether Revere referred to the approaching army as ‘regulars’ or ‘Redcoats’ is unclear, but his cry had the intended consequence of signalling the march of troops towards the Massachusetts village of ...
18 Apr 20220s
