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Pohela Boishakh: Bengali New Year
Mesha Sankranti,is celebrated as Naba Barsha or Pohela Boishakh in West Bengal.Pohela Boishakh is the first day of the Bengali Calendar, hence it is...
History of April 14
43 BC Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Mutina, defeats the forces of the consul Pansa,who is killed.
1434 The foundation...
History of April 12
1606 England adopts the Union Flag
1833 – Charles Gaylor patented the fireproof safe.
1905 French Dufaux brothers test helicopter
1905 - The Hippodrome opened in...
History of April 11
1901 - Construction on the Empire State Building was completed.
1912 RMS Titanic leaves Queenstown Ireland for NY
1919 The International Labor Organization is founded.
1986-...
History of April 9
0193 - In the Balkans, the distinguished soldier Septimius Seversus was proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum.
1667 1st public art exhibition at the...
History of April 7
30 Scholars' estimate of Jesus' crucifixion by Roman troops in Jerusalem
1724 Johann S Bach's "John Passion" premieres in Leipzig
1827 English chemist John Walker invents...
Wall Art Festival
Every year, in the remote village of Sujata, Bihar,Niranjana Public Welfare School holds the Wall Art festival.Over a course of three weeks, artists from...
Keeping Homes Cool during in Summer
Summer is here- and as much as we like the warmth, there is no denying that everyone hates the heat of the summer. With...
History of April 6
46 BC Julius Caesar defeats CaeciliusMetellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) in the battle of Thapsus.
610 Lailat-ulQadar, night koran descended to...
History of April 5
456 Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
1887 - Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller the meaning of the word "water" as spelled...