27th April 1906: The Russian Empire’s State Duma meets for the first time
27/04/2026
The Russian Empire’s State Duma met for the first time at the Taurida Palace in St. ...
26th April 1925: Paul von Hindenburg elected President of the Weimar Republic
26/04/2026
As president, Hindenburg possessed significant constitutional powers, including the authority to appoint governments and, under certain conditions, to rule by emergency ...
25th April 404 BCE: Sparta defeats Athens in the Peloponnesian War
25/04/2026
The Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian ...
24th April 1916: Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions set off in James Caird, a recovered lifeboat, to sail from Elephant Island to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean
24/04/2026
Despite all the odds stacked against them, the crew of the tiny boat reached South Georgia in 16 days and then crossed to the whaling station at ...
23rd April 2005: “Me at the zoo” is the first video to be uploaded to YouTube
23/04/2026
The video of co-founder Jawed Karim shows him speaking in front of the elephant enclosure at the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California, and lasts approximately eighteen ...
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