This week in history
April 15, 2021
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Only 23 years after the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War, on April 13, 1360, a hail storm devastated English
Only 23 years after the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War, on April 13, 1360, a hail storm devastated English
On April 5, 1614, Matoaka married John Rolfe. Also known as Pocahontas, she was Chief Powhatan’s 13-year-old daughter. This name
April Fools’ Day is speculated to have begun as early as ancient Rome with a festival called Hillaria, where people
On Mar. 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on the Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska. The
The Tri-State Tornado brought destruction to eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana on Mar. 18, 1925. Known as the
On Mar. 3, 1863, Congress passed the Civil War Conscription Cct, also known as The Enrollment Act and the Civil
On Feb. 24, 1886, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson due to his removal of the
On Feb. 20, 1792, George Washington signed the Postal Service Act to regulate the United States Post Office Department. This
On Feb. 10, 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first of six chess games with Deep Blue. Kasparov
The first Groundhog Day took place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 1887. Thought up by a newspaper editor, Clymer
On Jan. 25, 1906, a superintendent discovered what remains the world’s largest diamond while doing a routine inspection at the
On Jan. 9, 1493, Columbus mistook manatees for mermaids. Columbus claimed they were “not half as beautiful as they are
Only 23 years after the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War, on April 13, 1360, a hail storm devastated English
On April 5, 1614, Matoaka married John Rolfe. Also known as Pocahontas, she was Chief Powhatan’s 13-year-old daughter. This name
April Fools’ Day is speculated to have begun as early as ancient Rome with a festival called Hillaria, where people
On Mar. 24, 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on the Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska. The
The Tri-State Tornado brought destruction to eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southern Indiana on Mar. 18, 1925. Known as the
On Mar. 3, 1863, Congress passed the Civil War Conscription Cct, also known as The Enrollment Act and the Civil
On Feb. 24, 1886, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson due to his removal of the
On Feb. 20, 1792, George Washington signed the Postal Service Act to regulate the United States Post Office Department. This
On Feb. 10, 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first of six chess games with Deep Blue. Kasparov
The first Groundhog Day took place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 1887. Thought up by a newspaper editor, Clymer
On Jan. 25, 1906, a superintendent discovered what remains the world’s largest diamond while doing a routine inspection at the
On Jan. 9, 1493, Columbus mistook manatees for mermaids. Columbus claimed they were “not half as beautiful as they are
