April Cultural Information

April Cultural Information


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April Fool's Day
In 1918, Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time. Change your clocks. Spring one hour forward at 2 AM.
2
In 1513 Florida was discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon.
3
In 1860, the Pony Express Mail Service Began.
4
First week of "Daylight Savings Time".Indiana is the only state in the U.S. that doesn't "Spring Forward".
6
"Keep America Beautiful" Month
7
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
8
National Poetry Month
9
In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was buried in Atlanta.
10
In 1955, Polio vaccine tested a success by Dr. Jonas Salk.
11
In 1906, Theory Of Relativity by Einstein: E=mc^2.
12
National Library Week
13
In 1782, Washington, NC was incorporated as the first town to be named for George Washington.
14
The Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912.
Time to dye Easter Eggs. Read about "Egg safety".
15
A collection of "Faberge" Eggs.
Happy Easter
16
TAX DAY!
17
National Mathematics Month
18
International Jugglers Day
19
Garlic Day
20
National Coin Week
21
Mark Twain died in 1910
22
Babe Ruth's Pitching Debut
23
1896: In New York City, Americans sit together in a theater and view a motion picture for the first time
24
National Arbor Day
25
Industry Day (Links to different industries)
26
Richter Scale Day
27
Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?
(President Ullysses S. Grant's Tomb was dedicated in 1897)
28
In 1993, the first "Take Our Daughters to Work Day" was observed.
29
Duke Ellington, jazz composer, orchestrator, bandleader, and pianist was born in 1899.
30
National Playground Safety Day"
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