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April 20 is the 110th day of the year ... 2020 – For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero, an effect of the 2020 Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war.
April 20: First day of Ridván ( Baháʼí Faith, 2024); 420 ( cannabis culture ) Vädersolstavlan. 1535 – Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring the painting Vädersolstavlan (depicted), the oldest coloured depiction of the city.
1861 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. 1871 - Civil Rights Act of 1871. 1912 - Opening day for baseball stadiums Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, and Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. 1914 - Forty-five men, women, and children die ...
April 1, 1954 (Thursday) The U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. South Point School was founded in Kolkata, India. It would become the largest school in the world by 1988. [ 1]
April 10, 1920 (Saturday) Sonora. The legislature of the Mexican state of Sonora voted to disassociate from the United Mexican States. In a closed door session at Hermosillo, the Sonoran state legislature voted to take up arms to resist President Carranza's attempt to send federal troops into the state.
April 7, 1945 (Saturday) Operation Ten-Go: The Japanese battleship Yamato and nine other warships launched a suicide attack on Allied forces engaged in the Battle of Okinawa. Yamato was bombed, torpedoed and sunk by U.S. Navy aircraft south of Kyushu with the loss of 2,055 of 2,332 crew. Five other Japanese warships were sunk by American aircraft.
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) [ 1] including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. [ 2][ 1][ 3] In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San ...
1657 – Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).; 1836 – U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.; 1912 – Opening day for baseball stadiums Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, and Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.