Human civilization has been around for over 8,000 years! Within that time, a lot of things have happened. There is not a single day that goes by that is not the anniversary of some event throughout human history. Maybe it’s the end of a war or the publishing of an important book or even the birth of a celebrity. No matter the day, there is always something, so without further ado, here is …
This Week in History
April 12
● 1861: The Civil War begins with the Confederate’s attack on Fort Sumter
● 1954: Bill Haley and His Comets record their hit song “Rock Around The Clock”
● Birthdays: Brendon Urie, Saoirse Ronan, Tiny Tim
April 13
● 1870: The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City
● 1928: First nonstop flight from Europe to North America
● Birthdays: Thomas Jefferson, Ty Dolla Sign, Ron Perlman
April 14
● 1865: President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
● 1910: President William Howard Taft becomes the first president to throw a first pitch at an MLB game
● Birthdays: Robert Carlyle, Brad Garrett, Abigail Breslin
April 15
● 1912: The “unsinkable” Titanic sinks
● 1947: Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American player in MLB history
● Birthdays: Emma Watson, Leonardo Da Vinci, Seth Rogen
April 16
● 1929: Cleveland becomes the first MLB team to display numbers on the back of jerseys
● 2018: Kendrick Lamar becomes the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize
● Birthdays: Sadie Sink, Chance the Rapper, Anya Taylor-Joy
April 17
● 1970: Apollo 13 returns to Earth
● 2002: General Hospital airs its 10,000th episode
● Birthdays: Jennifer Garner, Victoria Beckham, Phoebe Dynevor
April 18
● 1983: Joan Benoit wins her second Boston Marathon with a time of 2:22:43
● 2014: Mt. Everest sees its deadliest day ever due to a large avalanche
● Birthdays: Kourtney Kardashian, America Ferrera, David Tennant
—Payton Rhyner