On Thursday, April 16, 2020, the death toll in New Jersey from COVID surpassed the number of New Jerseyans who lost their lives in World War I. It was the same day Somerset and Hunterdon counties ...

ON THIS DAY IN 1916, the Eagle reported, “PANAMA, APRIL 15 ― The Panama Canal was reopened to traffic this afternoon with the passage of sixteen ships, seven northbound and nine southbound ...

A brief on page 2 of April 17’s newspaper reported how his wife, two children and his two sisters were not among those saved. But the following day, under the headline, “Merchant faints from ...

April 17, 2025 • In March 2025, President Trump issued an executive order invoking a centuries-old law: the Alien Enemies Act. The Act allows a president to detain or deport citizens of foreign ...

While the document had been leaked to the press, the Clinton administration tacitly approved of its publication for contemporary political reasons: the need to air the history ... April 1, the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 14, according to the Tribune ... Carlos Rodón threw the 20th no-hitter in White Sox history, striking out seven in an 8-0 ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder earned just its second 60-win season in club history and is eyeing its first NBA FInals berth since 2012. The NBA Playoffs begin on April 19, with the Thunder playing ...

The impact of what that day represents in U.S. military, American and world history cannot be overstated, and as D-Day's anniversary approaches, those four letters still stir a sense of reverence ...

This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.

The United States and 11 Western European countries sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C., April 4, 1949, and create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Member nations ...