Merriam-Webster dictionary defines history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events. It’s a chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes. The earliest known use of the word history was in the 14th century.
This website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are currently 105,060 records in our database. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.
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About April 2
April 2, 2025 is the 92nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 273 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
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Aries is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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What Happened On April 2
- 1800 –Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
- 1801 –Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen – The British destroy the Danish fleet.
- 1885 –Cree warriors attacked the village of Frog Lake, North-West Territories, Canada, killing 9.
- 1917 –World War I: President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
- 1956 –As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.
- 1973 –Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
- 1973 –The Liberal Movement breaks away from the Liberal and Country League in South Australia.
- 1989 –Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
- 1991 –Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
- 2002 –Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. A siege ensues.
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