APRIL

Earth Day

1. White House Egg Roll

   The Museum of Hoaxes April Fool's Day Gallery
   April Fools' Day is celebrated because New year's celebration used to end on April 1. When the calendar changed, people who still celebrated the New Year were called "April Fools."

2. George Washington established the first U.S. mint by signing the Mint Act, 1792.
   * International Children's Book Day in honor of Hans Cristian Andersen who was born on this day in 1805. He wrrote The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, and many other favorite fairy tales.

3. Jane Goodall was born, 1934. She has spent much of her life studying chimpanzees.
   

4. Susana Medora Salter was elected the first woman mayor in the United States, 1887. She didn't know she'd been nominated, so she didn't campaign. She discoved her nomination when she saw the ballot.
   

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6. First Modern Olympics. When the ancient Greeks first held the Olympics, there was only a footrace. The modern Olympics include many races and games.
   

7. • The world's largest quilt--measuring 1.73 acres--was completed, 1988. Its 4,200 panels commenrate AIDS victims.

   • World Health Day. Did you know that laughter is good for you? Or that you use 17 muscles to smile?
   
   

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9. The first public library in the U.S. opened in New Hampshire in 1833.
   

10. Nebraska celebrated the first Arbor Day by planting 10 million trees, 1872.
    

11. The Civil Rights Act became law, 1968.
    

12. The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for a live mouse, 1988. Why do you think this was unusual?
    

13. • Birthday of Thomas Jefferson. He was asked to author the Declaration of Independence because he was known to be an excellent writer.

    • The U.N. General Assembly voted to condemn apartheid, 1961.

14. Benjamin Franklin and Quakers from Philadelphia organized the first abolitionist society, 1775.
    

15. The world's largest marching band--4,524 students--performed at Dodger Stadium in Los Angles, 1985.
    

16. • Children's book illustrator Garth Williams was born, 1912. How did he prepare for illustrating the The Little House series?

    • Birthday of Charlie Chaplin. Silent film stary Modern Times made in 1936, shows Chaplin's idea of modern life . Compare it with today;s world. How can movies be funny and sad at the same time?

    • April Showers. The wettest place on earth is Mount Waialeale, Hawaii. About 38 feet of rain fall there each year.
17. Jerrie Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world, 1964.
    

18. San Francisco Earthquake 1906
    The first crossword puzzle book was published, 1924.
    

19. • Birthday of John Muir. Traveling on foot, he explored wilderness areas of great beauty. He then worked to have these areas set aside as national parks.

    • U.S. crime fighter Eliot Ness was bor, 1903 "The Untouchables").

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20. French scientist Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium, 1902.
    

21. English novelist Charlotte Bronte was born, 1816.
    

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23. • William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and over 100 poems. When Will was a boy in the 1500s, school started at 6:00 in the morning and lasted until 5:00 in the evening. William Shakespeare died on his 52nd birthday, 1616.

    • Children's Day in Turkey where the children take over the government for the day. Four hundred students, elected by their peers, take seats in the national government for a day and learn how it works. Other children participate in city and town governments all over the country.
24. Children's book author Evaline Ness was born, 1911.
    

25. • The first edition of Robinson Crusoe was published, 1719.

    • First day of Summer in Iceland. According to an ancient calendar that divided the year into just two seasons. Now Icelanders use a modern calendar, but the beginning of summer is still welcomed with parades, street dancing, and a display of flags.
      

26. • Sybil Ludington rode throughout the Connecticut countryside calling American soldiers to arms, 1777. Guess how old she was?

    • Birthday of John James Audubon. He was a famous artist who painted lifelike pictures of birds.
    National Arbor Day
    

27. Explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines, 1521.
    

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    * World War II coffee rationing began in the United States, 1942.
    

29. Molloko, the first California condor hatched in captivity, was born, 1988.
    

30. George Washington, the first president of the United States, was inaugurated in 1789.
    

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