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plus Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.
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It happened in April...April 1 / 1789 - First U.S. House of Representatives elects Speaker / 1946 - Alaskan earthquake triggers massive tsunami / 1970 - Legislation banning cigarette ads is introduced / April Fools Day / National One Cent Day
April 2 / 1513 - Ponce de Leon discovers Florida / 1805 - Hans Christian Anderson is born / 1875 - Automaker Walter Chrysler born / Children's Book Day / Peanut Butter and Jelly Day April 3 / 1860 - Pony Express debuts / 1936 - Bruno Hauptmann is executed / 1948 - Truman signs Marshall Plan / 1996 - Unabomber arrested / Pillow Fight Day April 4 / 1949 - NATO Pact is signed / 1960 - Ben-Hur wins 11 Academy Awards / 1968 - Dr. King is assassinated / Cordon Bleu Day / Tell a Lie Day April 5 / 1614 - Pocahontas marries John Rolfe / 1951 - Rosenbergs sentenced to die for espionage / 1984 - Abdul-Jabbar breaks NBA points record / Read a Map Day / School Librarian Day April 6 / 1896 - First modern Olympic Games is held / 1909 - Peary's expedition reaches North Pole / 1917 - America enters World War I / Popcorn Day / Sorry Charlie Day April 7 / 1770 - Poet William Wordsworth is born / 1776 - U.S. Navy captures first British warship / 1994 - The Rwandan genocide / No Housework Day April 8 / 563 BC - Buddhists celebrate birth of Gautama Buddha / 1974 - Hank Aaron sets new home run record / 1979 - Waltrip beats Petty in last-lap thriller. / Draw a Picture of a Bird Day / Buddha's Birthday / Easter Day April 9 / 1865 - Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders / 1940 - Germany invades Norway / 1959 - First astronauts introduced / Cherish an Antique Day / Name Yourself Day April 10 / 1866 - Humane Society is founded / 1942 - Bataan Death March Begins / 1963 - Atomic submarine sinks in the Atlantic / Golfer's Day / Siblings Day April 11 / 1814 - Napolean exiled to Elba / 1945 - U.S. army liberates Buchenwald concentration camp / 1970 - Apollo 13 launched to the moon / Cheese Fondue Day / Eight Track Tape Day April 12 / 1633 - Gallileo is convicted of heresy / 1861 - The Civil War begins / 1961 - First man in space / Big Wind Day / Look Up at the Sky Day April 13 / 1742 - Handel's Messiah premiers / 1861 - Fort Sumter surrenders / 1970 - Apollo 13 oxygen tank blows up / 1997 - Tiger Woods wins first Masters / Peach Cobbler Day / Scrabble Day April 14 / 1865 - President Lincoln is shot / 1912 - Titanic hits iceberg / 1918 - U.S. fliers in first dogfight over the western front / Pecan Day / Reach as High as you Can Day April 15 / 1865 - President Lincoln pronounced dead / 1912 - Titanic sinks / 1947 - Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier / Rubber Eraser Day April 16 / 1889 - Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin is born / 1940 - Bob Feller throws no-hitter / 1947 - Texas City explodes / Stress Awareness Day April 17 / 1790 - Benjamin Franklin dies / 1815 - Volcanic eruption kills 80,000 / 1964 - Ford Mustang debuts / 1970 - Apollo 13 returns to earth / Blah, Blah, Blah Day / Cheese Ball Day April 18 / 1775 - Paul Revere's Ride / 1906 - The Great San Francisco Earthquake / 1942 - Dolittle leads raid on Tokyo / 1945 - Journalist Ernie Pyle is killed in combat April 19 / 1775 - American Revolution begins / 1897 - First Boston Marathon is held / 1995 - Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City / Garlic Day |
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May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it... then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of "Who, What, When, Where and Why".
Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event. Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument. Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing. *Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client. *Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities. April 20 / 1871 - Klu Klux Act is passed / 1999 - Massacre at Columbine High School / 2008 - Danica Patrick first woman to win Indy 500 / Look Alike Day
April 21 / 753 - Rome founded / 1930 - Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire / 1989 - Chinese students begin protests at Tiananmen Square / Kindergarten Day April 22 / 1889 - Oklahoma land rush begins / 1915 - Germans introduce poison gas / First Earth Day / Girl Scout Leader Day April 23 / 1564 - William Shakespeare is born / 1954 - Hank Aaron hits first home run of MLB career / 1975 - America announces that Vietnam War is finished / Picnic Day / Take A Chance Day April 24 / 1800 - Library of congress is established / 1945 - President Truman is briefed on Manhattan Project / 1980 - Hostage rescue mission ends in disaster / PIgs in a Blanket Day April 25 / 1719 - Robinson Crusoe is published / 1859 - Ground broken for the Suez Canal / 1990 - Hubble Telescope place in orbit / Plumbers Day / World Penguin Day April 26 / 1865 - Lincoln assassin, John Wilkes Booth, dies / 1954 - Polio vaccine trials begin / 1986 - Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl / Hug an Australian Day / Richter Scale Day April 27 / 1521 - Magellan killed in the Philippines / 1773 - Parliament passes the Tea Act / 1865 - Tragedy on the Mississippi / Morse Code Day / Tell a Story Day / Arbor Day April 28 / 1789 - Mutiny on the Bounty / 1945 - Benito Mussolini is executed / 1995 - Gas pipe explodes in South Korea April 29 / 1945 - Dachau concentration camp liberated / 1991 - Cyclone kills 135,00 in Bangladesh / 2011 - Britain's Prince William weds Kate Middleton / Zipper Day April 30 / 1803 - Louisiana Purchase / 1945 - Hitler commits suicide / 1975 - South Vietnam surrenders / Hairstyle Appreciation Day / Honesty Day |