April 30, 1975:
The South Vietnamese stronghold of Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) falls to People’s Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong. Evacuation of American Embassy.
The Vietnam War lasted for over a decade, from the early 1960s until the mid-1970s, and during that time Democratic leadership escalated it mightily while Republican leaders advocated a policy of “Vietnamization” to withdraw American involvement.
Contrary to claims in the history books of United States public schools and what has since become the alliance of Big Media and the Democratic Party, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower did not “start” the Vietnam War; though he supported the French goal of resisting the spread of violent ex-colonial governments after World War Two.
United States involvement kicked into high gear beginning with the presidency of Democrat John F. Kennedy; period. The war continued through the presidency of Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson (former elementary school teacher and advocate for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who escalated it mightily.
Democrat Johnson’s failure to “win” the war drove his decision not to seek a second term as President in 1968. Ultimately, it was Republican President Nixon who facilitated the Paris Peace Accords of 1973; likely the result of the intense bombing campaigns of “Operation Linebacker” that shook the conscience of the American people and the world. The bombing campaign succeeded in “making peace” but not without a making a permanent scar upon all civilization.
Eight months later, on August 8, 1974 President Nixon resigned leaving Republican Gerald Ford, and University of Michigan graduate, to end the war by presiding over the evacuation of US troops and others from Saigon. An uncountable number of Southeast Asian, French and American young people perished; easily in the millions.
April 29, 1933:
The U.S. Seventh Army’s 45th Infantry Division liberates Dachau, the first concentration camp established by Germany’s Nazi regime. A major Dachau subcamp was liberated the same day by the 42nd Rainbow Division.
April 28, 2003:
The Human Genome Project was completed, sequencing the entire human genome. This project was a collaboration between scientists from around the world, and its completion marked a major milestone in our understanding of genetics and human biology.
April 27, 1667:
John Milton’s epic poem “Paradise Lost” was first published in England. The work is considered a masterpiece of English literature and a landmark in the development of the epic genre. Philosophy Insight: What We Should Learn from Milton’s Paradise Lost
April 26, 1986:
A catastrophic accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, resulting in a massive release of radioactive material into the environment. It remains one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
April 25, 1953:
Francis Crick and James Watson publish their famous paper describing the double helix structure of DNA in the journal Nature.
April 24, 1800:
The United States Congress approves a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
April 23, 1954:
Bell Labs announces the invention of the first practical solar cell.
April 22, 1820:
The first public college in the United States, Indiana University, was chartered by the state of Indiana.
April 21, 1970:
The first Earth Day was observed on college and university campuses across the United States. This environmental movement was largely initiated and led by college and university students.
The Malthusian theory of population growth, proposed by economist Thomas Malthus in the late 18th century in his paper — “An Essay on the Principle of Population” — did not come to fruition during his lifetime. In the modern era the premise of his inquiry has morphed into the Climate Change Agenda supported by the education industry.
April 20, 1871:
The foundation stone for the Royal Albert Hall in London was laid. The building, designed by Francis Fowke and Henry Y.D. Scott, is an iconic concert hall and one of London’s most famous landmarks.
April 19 1775:
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, which marked the first military engagements of the conflict.
April 18, 1775:
American Revolution began with the midnight ride of Paul Revere, who warned the colonial militia that the British army was approaching.
April 17, 1895:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology established the Department of Electrical Engineering and appointed Charles Proteus Steinmetz, a prominent electrical engineer, as its first professor.
April 16, 1705:
Queen Anne of England knighted Isaac Newton for his contributions to science and mathematics, including his laws of motion and universal gravitation.
April 15, 1912:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology moves from its original campus in Boston to its current location in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT is a prestigious private research university known for its emphasis on science, engineering, and technology.
April 14, 1865:
President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated, and his death had a profound impact on American history.
April 13 2005:
First video uploaded to YouTube: Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube, uploaded the first video to the platform titled “Me at the zoo.” This marked the beginning of YouTube’s exponential growth as a popular video-sharing platform that has transformed the way people consume and share video content on the internet.
April 12, 1861:
The American Civil War began as Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the start of the Civil War between the Confederate States of America and the Union.
11 April 1974:
The wife of Mike Anthony (Founder of Standards Michigan) was born.
10 April 1790:
The United States Patent System is established when President George Washington signs the Patent Act of 1790, which provides the rules for granting patents.
9 April 1865:
Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, the commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, effectively ending the American Civil War. The war had a significant impact on the development of science and technology in the United States, as both sides made extensive use of new inventions and innovations such as telegraphs, railroads, and ironclad warships.
8 April 1993:
The World Wide Web became publicly available, as the European Organization for Nuclear Research made the software for the Web freely available to anyone.
7 April 1971:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology sends the first email, which is transmitted over the ARPANET, a precursor to the internet.
6 April 1896:
The opening ceremonies are held for the first modern Olympic Games, hosted by the University of Athens in Greece.
5 April 1621:
The Mayflower departed for England after having deposited 102 Pilgrims at what became the American colony of Plymouth (Massachusetts).
4 April 1995:
The first version of the programming language Java was released by Sun Microsystems. . In 2010, Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle Corporation for $7.4 billion. After the acquisition, Oracle integrated Sun’s hardware and software technologies into its own product portfolio. The Sun brand and product names were gradually phased out, and many of Sun’s popular products, such as Java and Solaris, continue to be developed and supported by Oracle.
3 April 1973:
The first handheld mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola. Cooper made the call to his rival at Bell Labs, Joel Engel, to announce that he had successfully created a portable cell phone.
2 April 1969:
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology students begin a protest against the university’s involvement in military research. The protest leads to a series of clashes with police and results in the arrest of over 200 students. According to data from the National Science Foundation, in the most recent fiscal year for which data is available (2020), the university that received the most funding from the Department of Defense for military research was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with over $1.1 billion in total funding.
Other universities that received significant funding from the Department of Defense for military research in 2020 include Johns Hopkins University ($2.88 billion), University of Michigan ($1.74 billion), Stanford University ($1.39 billion) and Harvard University ($1.25 billion). Johns Hopkins University if 40 miles away from Washington D.C. CLICK HERE for more current information.
1 April 1976:
In 1976, the Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Jobs and Wozniak were college dropouts who had met at the University of California, Berkeley.
