April 1

What small nation has its national holiday on this date? This nation is so small that some people call it a micro-nation. If you are Japanese, you might want to take a look at all the small nations on your globe the next time you catch yourself saying that Japan is small. Japan is larger than approximately two thirds of the world's nations!

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April 2

On this date in 1968, what famous musical group formed Python Music, Ltd.?

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April 3

What famous American launched a voter registration drive in Birmingham, Alabama on this date in 1963? While American history is stained by numerous tragedies and terrible things that never should have happened, including slavery and the destabilization of Latin America, the many steps taken by its people to right past wrongs are also noteworthy. Sometimes these steps may seem like too little, too late, but at least they are there, demonstrating the will of the American people and sometimes even supported by the government.

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April 4

What company that helped to open the Internet was launched on this date in 1994? They were originally founded as Mosaic Communications, but you may know them by another name, a name partly used in their browser.

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April 5

What billionaire died of cancer at 74 on this date in 1992? This was a man responsible for reinventing retailing in the United States. He was a great businessman who enriched himself at a great cost to many Americans and American society. He created an empire based upon underpaying its employees and exporting American jobs abroad in pursuit of reducing costs to an absolute minimum.

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April 6

What modern food did Swanson & Sons first sell on this date in 1954? You will see this food if you go to America, but you may not see it in Japan. (Rachel thought this food was a big treat when she was a little girl!)

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April 7

What infamous dictator had his nose broken by his Irish wife on this date in 1926?

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April 8

What singer was born on this date in 1963? He is well known for his song, "Too Late for Goodbyes." He is also the son of another famous singer, who was named John. Give yourself a bonus point if you know the singer's mother's name!

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April 9

What magazine all about television published its first issue on this date in 1953? 

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April 10

What Beatle starred in Caveman, a movie that did not even come close to making that year's top ten list? It premiered on this date in 1981. Give yourself a bonus point if you know the birth name of that same Beatle!

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April 11

What was Jessica Dubroff trying to become when she died in a plane crash at the tender age of seven years old?

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April 12

What member of the Aaron team was born on this date in 1965?

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April 13

Alfred Moser Butts was born on this date in 1899. What game did he invent? As an English language learner, especially if you are one who is beyond TOEIC, this is a great game for you to play.

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April 14

What role did actor George Takei, who was born on this date in 1940, play? 

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April 15

What true renaissance man-talented painter/sculptor and brilliant scientist-was born on this date in 1452?

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April 16

At what university did police arrest over 160 anti-apartheid demonstrators who staged a sit-in on this date in 1985?

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April 17

What talkative animated creature was hatched on this date in 1937? (Hint: quack, quack!)

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April 18

What famous physicist died on this date in 1955? Like many of America's greatest men and women, he was also an immigrant.

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April 19

What British musical group signed a contract in 1967 stating that they would stay together for 10 years?

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April 20

What singer (another former Beatle!) released "Band on the Run" on this date in 1974?

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April 21

"The Red Baron" was killed on this date in 1918. He was a famous German fighter pilot in World War I, perhaps the all-time greatest fighter pilot ever. What modern comic strip features a dog imagining himself as a fighter pilot like the Red Baron? In his own mind, this dog bravely flies into the sky on his doghouse, searching for The Red Baron.

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April 22

Richard Milhous Nixon, who was forced to resign from the presidency of the United States of America under threat of impeachment, died on this date in 1996. From 1969-1974, he served as the 37th president of the United States. Nixon, nicknamed Tricky Dick, bears some responsibility for Americans' lack of trust in their government. What was the name of the building that Nixon's men broke into?

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April 23

What great English playwright was born on this date in 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon? We may think of him as a writer of high-brow plays. In his day, however, he was a writer for the common people. You might want to think of him as the Tom Clancy or Stephen King of his day.

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April 24

On this date, in what year, did Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become the first people to travel by car across the United States of America? Their trip, from Los Angeles to New York City, long before the comfort of freeways, took 32 days, 5 hours, and 25 minutes. Hint: this was the same year in which the first road in America was paved!

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April 25

On this date in 1901, New York became the first state in the United States of America requiring cars to have license plates. How much were the fees for the first license plates?

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April 26

On this date in 1984, Liverpool's Cavern Club reopened. What great band played here over 300 times in the early 1960s?

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April 27

On this date in 1773, the British Parliament passed its Tea Act. This provoked colonists in the British colonies to protest by dumping their British tea into the Boston Harbor. This important event propelled the 13 colonies into their Revolutionary War for freedom. What did the Tea Act incident come to be called?

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April 28

What famous athlete was arrested on this date in 1967 for refusing to enter the military? In addition to memories of his great sports career, he leaves us with the quote, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

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April 29

Where did women take exams for the first time on this date in 1885?

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April 30

On this date in 1988, what 4.55 mile long dessert was made in Pennsylvania? This desert normally contains a banana, ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup with nuts and a cherry on top.

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