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History of April 24
1184 BC The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date).
1558 - Mary, Queen of Scotland, married the French dauphin, Francis.
1833 -...
History of April 23
215 BC A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
1348 - The...
History of April 22
1056 Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye
1500 - Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazil.
1823 R J Tyers patents roller...
History of April 21
753 BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date).
43 BC - Marcus Antonius was defeated by Octavian near Modena, Italy.
1536 Thomas Cromwell begins to...
History of April 20
1611 First known performance of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth at the Globe Theatre, London
1715 Nicholas Rowe's play "The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey" premieres...
History of April 19
607 Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
1770 British explorer Captain James Cook first sights Australia
1839 - The Kingdom of Belgium...
History of April 18
1506 The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, is laid.
1853 - The first train in Asia began running from Bombay...
History of April 15
1784 - The first balloon was flown in Ireland.
1802 William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the...
#Re-Naming: 20 Cities whose names were re-named!
Think Gurgaon is the only one city which lost its “mojo” after the recent re-naming to #Gurugram? Nah! These are other cities- which were...
Vishu: Significance
The start of the time when the sun enters into Sidereal Aries, also called Ashwini nakshatra—is celebrated as Vishu. According to traditions, what...
