Oliver Haugh executed by electric chair / Pratt Street Riot - April 19
Oliver Haugh, who had been convicted of killing his family, was executed by electric chair on this day in 1907. / On this day in 1861, a riot broke out in Baltimore, Maryland, between Confederate symp...
19 Apr 202111min
Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery / Zimbabwe gained independence - April 18
On this day in 1688, four Quakers in Germantown, Pennsylvania, authored a petition against slavery. / On this day in 1980, the colony of Southern Rhodesia gained independence from Britain and became Z...
18 Apr 202111min
Constantin von Economo announced the spread of encephalitis lethargica / Peak District became UK's first national park - April 17
On this day in 1917, neurologist Constantin von Economo announced the probable spread of a viral disease, encephalitis lethargica, at a spread of a viral disease at a meeting of the Vienna Society for...
17 Apr 202112min
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun born / First passenger rail service in India opened - April 16
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, a famous 18th-century artist who would go on to paint 30 portraits of Queen Marie Antoinette, was born in Paris on this day in 1755. / On this day in 1853, the Great In...
16 Apr 202110min
Tiananmen Square protests began / Apollo 13 reached farthest distance from Earth - April 15
On this day in 1989, the death of reformer Hu Yaobang sparked pro-democracy protests in China. / On this day in 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 set a world record when they reached the farthest distance h...
15 Apr 202111min
Violet Jessop survived sinking Titanic / Bussa's Rebellion - April 14
On this day in 1912, stewardess Violet Jessop escaped the sinking Titanic on a lifeboat. / On this day in 1816, the largest slave uprising in Barbados began. Learn more about your ad-choices at https...
14 Apr 202110min
Colfax massacre / CIA authorizes MK-Ultra - April 13
One of the deadliest racial incidents during the Reconstruction Era happened on this day in 1873, when a massacre broke out in the aftermath of a controversial election. / On this day in 1953, the CIA...
13 Apr 202111min
Yuri Gagarin became first person in space / First animal patented in the U.S. - April 12
On this day in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth once, earning him the title of the first person to travel in space. / On this day in 1988, the OncoMouse was patented in the U.S. Lear...
12 Apr 202111min
