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29th April 1587: Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard

Sir Francis Drake entered the Bay of Cádiz and attacked the Spanish naval fleet in an event known as ‘Singeing the King of Spain's ...

28th April 1923: Wembley Stadium opens with West Ham v Bolton Wanderers

On 28th April 1923, the original Wembley Stadium in London opened with the FA Cup Final between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham ...

27th April 1906: The Russian Empire’s State Duma meets for the first time

The Russian Empire’s State Duma met for the first time at the Taurida Palace in St. ...

26th April 1937: Guernica is bombed by the Nazi Condor Legion

On the afternoon of 26th April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica experienced what is seen by many as the first large-scale modern air raid against a civilian ...

25th April 404 BCE: Sparta defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian War

The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian ...

24th April 1916: Ernest Shackleton sets sail in the James Caird

On the 24th April 1916, Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions set off in the James Caird, a recovered lifeboat, to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic ...

23rd April 1516: The Reinheitsgebot beer purity law first introduced in Bavaria

Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria signed the Reinheitsgebot, a law to ensure the purity of beer that specified a limited number of ...

22nd April 1915: Chlorine gas marks start of 2nd Battle of Ypres

On the 22nd April 1915, the Second Battle of Ypres began in ...

21st April 1918: Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shot down and killed

The German fighter pilot Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was shot down and ...

20th April 1965: Windows of the Houston Astrodome painted to stop glare

On the 20th April 1965, workers began painting skylight windows at the Houston Astrodome to limit glare from the ...