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April
16 Apr, 1912
1912 Harriet Quimby flies across the English ChannelThe U.S. aviator was the first woman who achieved this feat. She died at the age of 37 when her plane crashed in Massachusetts.
April
17 Apr, 1986
1986 The world's longest war ends without a single shot having been firedThe state of war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly had been extended for a total of 335 years by the lack of a peace treaty....
April
17 Apr, 1978
1978 Mir Akbar Khyber's assassination triggers a communist coup in AfghanistanThe Communists introduced a series of reforms, such as equal rights for women and universal education. These achievements were undone soon after by the outbreak of several wars.
April
17 Apr, 1975
1975 Phnom Penh falls to the Khmer RougeThe regime under “Brother number 1” Pol Pot tortured and killed several million people. Amongst the communists' perceived enemies were intellectuals, anyone with a connection to the former government, and several ethnic minorities.
April
17 Apr, 1961
1961 A CIA-sponsored paramilitary group attempts to invade CubaThe Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. The United States government had ordered the CIA to plan Fidel Castro's overthrow.
April
17 Apr, 1521
1521 Martin Luther faces charges for his revolutionary religious writingsThe German monk was a leading figure of the Protestant Reformation. As a result of the hearing before the Diet of Worms, he was excommunicated and declared an outlaw.
April
18 Apr, 1956
1956 Rainier III marries Grace KellyThe wedding celebrations for the Prince of Monaco and the glamorous U.S. actress were broadcast around the world and enthused the population of war-torn Europe.
April
18 Apr, 1951
1951 The European Coal and Steel Community, a precursor of the European Union, is establishedThe Treaty of Paris was signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
April
18 Apr, 1949
1949 Ireland becomes an independent republicSix counties in the northern part of the island remained in the Commonwealth, leading to a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict that culminated in The Troubles.
April
18 Apr, 1906
1906 A massive earthquake destroys San FranciscoAbout 3000 people died in the disaster. Over 80 percent of the city was destroyed by the quake and resulting fires.
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