Histories

April
22 Apr, 1906
1906 The 1906 Olympic Games begin in AthensWhile the meet in practice was the second Olympic Games of the modern era, it is not recognized as such by the International Olympic Committee.
April
23 Apr, 2005
2005 The first YouTube video is postedThe 18-second clip “Me at the zoo” shows co-founder Jawed Karim at San Diego Zoo. It has been viewed more than 13 million times (2014).
April
23 Apr, 1988
1988 Kanellos Kanellopoulos flies across the Aegean Sea in a human-powered aircraftThe Greek Olympic cyclist flew a record-breaking 115 km (71 mi) from Crete to Santorini in the MIT Daedalus aircraft, which was named after the mythological inventor of aviation.
April
23 Apr, 1985
1985 Coca-Cola releases New CokeThe new formula was so unpopular that the original Coke was re-introduced as Coca-Cola Classic soon afterward.
April
23 Apr, 1984
1984 The discovery of the virus causing AIDS is announcedFrench virologists Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the HIV virus.
April
23 Apr, 1971
1971 The Rolling Stones release Sticky FingersThe album is often considered one of the British rock band's best. It includes hits like “Brown Sugar” and ”Wild Horses”.
April
24 Apr, 2013
2013 1129 people die in Bangladesh in the worst building collapse disaster in modern historyThe building was used by clothing factories producing garments for western markets, highlighting the disastrous working conditions in the industry.
April
24 Apr, 2005
2005 Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as Pope Benedict XVIThe German was considered a particularly conservative Pope - quite unlike his successor, Pope Francis.
April
24 Apr, 1990
1990 The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into Earth orbitUnhindered by the impurities and distortions of Earth's atmosphere, the 2.4 meter (7.9 feet) aperture telescope has delivered some of the most spectacular images of the far reaches of the Universe.
April
24 Apr, 1957
1957 The Suez Canal reopens after the Suez CrisisThe conflict between Egypt on the one hand and France, the United Kingdom and Israel on the other, erupted in October 1956 when Egypt announced that the canal will be nationalized.
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