On 3 April 1913 suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was sentenced to 3 years in prison for 'inciting to malicious damage to property' ( she incited others to plant a bomb in the home of David Lloyd George the Chancellor of the Exchequer).
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
Human cannonball
On 2 April 1877 14-year-old Rossa Matilda Richter known as Zazel became the first human cannonball when she was fired from a cannon.
Monday, 1 April 2024
April
Welcome to April. They think its name comes from the Latin word aperire meaning to open because buds open at this time. ⚘
Sunday, 31 March 2024
Manatees
31 March is Manatee Appreciation Day. In 1493 Christopher Columbus reported seeing three mermaids. He complained they were 'not half as beautiful as they are painted'. It's thought he actually saw manatees.
Saturday, 30 March 2024
Seward's Icebox
On 30 March 1867, US Secretary of State William Henry Seward signed a treaty to buy Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million - less than 2 cents an acre. However, it took 6 months to persuade Congress to ratify the treaty. Some people called it Seward's Icebox.
Friday, 29 March 2024
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