Today, April 1, is the 91st day of the year (92nd day in leap year) on the Gregorian Calendar. The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aries.
Today is April Fools Day
AP Today in History
2010
The 2000s
- 2003: Iraq War: Jessica Lynch is rescued from a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq.
- 2001: Former Yugoslavia president Slobodan Milosevic is arrested on corruption charges.
April 1 2008
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2008: The Pentagon made public a legal memo dated March 14, 2003, that approved the use of torture, saying that George W. Bush's wartime authority trumped any international ban on torture.
The 1980s
- 1987: President Ronald Reagan gives the first major speech addressing AIDS while in Philadelphia.
The 1970s
- 1970: President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV.
April 1 1957
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1957: BBC broadcasts the April Fools Day joke documentary about the spaghetti crops, successfully fooling the nation.
The 1920s
- 1924: Adolf Hitler is sent to jail after unsuccessfully trying to overtake the German government in the "Beer Hall Putsch."
The 1600s
- 1621: The Plymouth Colony make the first treaty with the natives as they make peace with the Wampanoag Tribe.
Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1985: Josh Zuckerman - House M.D.
- 1973: Rachel Maddow - The Rachel Maddow Show
- 1815: Otto von Bismarck - Chancellor of Germany
Famous Deaths
- 1984: Marvin Gaye - Musician
Music Chart Toppers
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What are some April Fool's Day recipe that I can prepare for dinner?(1 Answer)
A:
make a berry fool, like a cobbler, for dessert
Whatever happened to the lesser known April Boys (Vingo and Jimmy)?(1 Answer)
A:
The only information I could find on the April Boys (in English) was on Wikipedia and it's very limited. -quote- "April Boys" is a duet composed of ...
what day(1 Answer)
A:
Take Your Child to Work Day is normally the fourth Thursday in April. This year the date is April 22, 2010.
