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29th April 1909: The People’s Budget introduced to the British Parliament by David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the People’s Budget to address social inequality and poverty by redistributing wealth through taxation and welfare ...

28th April 1869: Ten miles of railway track are laid in a single day by the crews of the Central Pacific Railroad

Eight Irish rail-layers of the Central Pacific Railroad were supported by hundreds of Chinese laborers to lay a record 10 miles 56 feet of ...

27th April 1953: The US launches Operation Moolah to obtain a Soviet MiG-15 jet fighter through defection

By the time the armistice was signed on 27 July, the money for Operation Moolah was still untouched as no pilot had brought their MiG-15 to South ...

26th April 1933: The Gestapo secret police established by Hermann Göring in Nazi Germany

The Gestapo operated with broad authority and virtually unlimited power, employing a network of informants and spies to monitor and report on suspected dissidents and political ...

25th April 1898: The United States declares war on Spain in the Spanish–American War

Congress didn’t formally declare war until 25 April, although the declaration recognized that a state of war had existed since Spain’s declaration four days ...

24th April 1800: The Library of Congress established when John Adams approves a budget of $5,000 for books

The money allowed for the purchase of approximately 3,000 volumes from England that were housed in the north wing of the Capitol ...

23rd April 1348: Order of the Garter founded by King Edward III of England

Membership of the Order of the Garter is highly prestigious and is often reserved for members of the English nobility and royalty. Over the centuries, the Order of the Garter has evolved into a ceremonial institution, with its members participating in various official events and ...

22nd April 1889: Oklahoma Land Rush takes place with 2 million acres of Unassigned Lands opened to settlement

An estimated 50,000 hopeful settlers gathered along the borders of the Oklahoma Territory prior to the gunshot that gave the signal for them to chaotically race into the territory on foot, horseback, and in wagons to stake their ...

21st April 1967: Svetlana Alliluyeva, the only daughter of Joseph Stalin, arrives in the USA after defecting from the Soviet Union

The sensational defection of Stalin’s only surviving child made international news and four days later, at a press conference in the Plaza Hotel, she denounced the Soviet Communist regime and her father’s ...

20th April 1792: The French Revolutionary Wars begin when the Assembly vote for war against Austria

The French declaration of war was part of a broader strategy by the revolutionary government to pre-empt foreign intervention and unite the French people behind the revolutionary ...