Up to 50 people are killed and another 100 injured in two militant suicide bombings and attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan: the first on an Awami National Party rally in Timergara; the second on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…
Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 undocumented Hispanic workers in one of the largest workplace raids in the history of the United States. Date: April 5, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 2018…
Two Ms ~7.1 earthquakes, among the largest in Europe, strike Bulgaria, killing over 200 people and causing destruction. Date: April 4, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)
In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala. Date: April 4, 1905 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1905 📅 On This Day (Today)
First Balkan War: Greek aviator Emmanouil Argyropoulos becomes the first pilot to die in the Hellenic Air Force when his plane crashes. Date: April 4, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
The four-day Nebi Musa riots commence. Date: April 4, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Schutzstaffel (SS) is founded under Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party in Germany. Date: April 4, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
U.S. Navy airship USS Akron is wrecked off the New Jersey coast due to severe weather. Date: April 4, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: First bombardment of oil refineries in Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3,000 civilians. Date: April 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Soviet Red Army troops liberate Hungary from German occupation. Date: April 4, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)