Culture & History

Did you know that on this day, April 13, 1796, The United States received its first elephant?

Did you know that on this day, April 12, 1961, the first human visited space?

Did you know that on this day, April 11, 1900, the US Navy bought their first ever submarine?

Did you know that on this day, April 10, 1912, the Titanic departed from Southampton?

Did you know that on this day, April 9, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was laid to rest?

Did you know that on this day, April 8, 1879, New York City started selling milk in glass bottles?

Did you know that on this day, April 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was formed?

Did you know that on this day, April 6, 1909, Americans reached the North Pole?

Did you know that on this day, April 5, 1722, Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island?

Did you know that on this day, April 4, 1973, New York City's Twin Tower World Trade Center was officially opened?

Did you know that on this day, April 3, 1776, President George Washington received an honorary law degree from Harvard College?

Did you know that on this day, April 2, 1921, Albert Einstein visited New York City?