April is the fourth month of the year. No one really knows how it got its name. Some people think that the name "April" came from a Latin word meaning "the opening". In fact, the Greeks called the season of spring 'the opening'. In the Northern Hemisphere spring officially starts on March 21. But it is in April when plants begin to appear and early spring flowers burst into bloom.
There are many holidays and special events in April. Here you can find information about some of them:It's Never Fair Weather
I do not like the signs of spring,
The fever and the chills.
The icy mud, the puny bud,
The frozen daffodils.
Let other poets gaily sing;
I do not like the signs of spring.
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April Fool's Day - Всё о Первом апреле
Cigarette Ads Banned from Radio & TV (1970) - Apple Computer Founded (1976) -
Palm Sunday
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International Children's Book DayWorld Autism Awareness Day
Writer Hans Christian Andersen's Birthday (1805)
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First Pony Express Service (1860)4
NATO Created (1949)Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated (1968)
Microsoft Founded (1975)
Zebra Crossings were first introduced in Britain, in 1949
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Victory in the Battle of the Ice in 1242 (Russia)
Helen Keller First Learned Sign Language (1887)
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Tartan DayFirst Modern Olympics (1896)
North Pole First Reached (1909)
U.S. Entered WWI (1917)
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U.N. World Health DayBillie Holiday's Birthday (1915)
William Wordsworth -
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Easter or Easter Sunday
(Palm Sunday) Christians - Врбное воскресенье у Православных христиан
17th Amendment Ratified (1913)Apr. 8-14
Library Week Библиотечная неделя
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Name Yourself DayCivil War Ended (1865)
First Full-Color Film Shown (1914)
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Encourage a Young Writer DayJoseph Pulitzer's Birthday (1847)
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Einstein Revealed Theory of Relativity (1905)1968 Civil Rights Act Signed (1968)
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Civil War Began (1861)First Man in Space (1961)
Cosmonautics Day in Russia - День Космонавтики в России
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Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (1743)Oxygen Tank Burst on Apollo 13 (1970)
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Cuckoo Day (Britain) The arrival of cuckoo is the signal that spring has come. In Britain it arrives in the middle of April.
Moment of Laughter DayWebster's First Dictionary Copyrighted (1828)
Pres. Abraham Lincoln Assassinated (1865)
The Titanic Hit Iceberg (1912)
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Easter (Christians)
Easter - Пасха у Православных христиан
Jackie Robinson DayEaster - Пасха у Православных христиан
Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday (1452)
Ray Kroc Acquired McDonald's (1955)
Apr. 15-21
Volunteer Week
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Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889
Inventor Wilbur Wright's Birthday (1867)Hockey Great Wayne Gretzky Retired (1999)
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Daffy Duck Debuted (1937)Ford Mustang Debuted (1964)
Samuel Morse (he invented Morse code) was born in 1791
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International Jugglers DayPaul Revere Day
Nikita Khrushchov's official visit to Britain
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American Revolution Began (1775)Okla. City Bombing Killed 168 (1995)
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First Game Played at Fenway Park (1912)Columbine High School Shooting Killed 15 (1999)
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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City of Rome Founded (753 BC)22
Jelly Bean DayFirst Earth Day Observed (1970)
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World Book & Copyright DayShakespeare's Birthday (1564)
YouTube Launched (2005)
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Library of Congress Established (1800)Mailbox Inventor Born (1815)
Spain Declared War on U.S. (1898)
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First Use of Name "America" (1507)Ella Fitzgerald's Birthday (1917)
A US Girl Samantha Smith Was Invited to the USSR by Yury Andropov (1983)
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Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work DayChernobyl Nuclear Reactor Disaster (1986)
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Tell a Story DayYork Captured by U.S. (1813)
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Astronomy Day29
International Dance DayZipper Patented (1842)
Musician Duke Ellington's Birthday (1899)
Prince William Married Kate Middleton (2011)
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Louisiana Admission Day (1812)Casey Jones Died (1900)
Vietnam War Ended (1975)
Apr. 30-May 6Screen-Free Week
Sources: TeacherVision, Project Britain, Enchanted Learning, Prime Time Russia
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