8th April 1820: Venus de Milo statue discovered on the Greek island of Milos in the Aegean Sea
08/04/2026
The sculpture, believed to represent the goddess Aphrodite, was was uncovered by a farmer named Yorgos Kentrotas near the remains of an ancient theatre close to the village of ...
7th April 1498: Savonarola takes part in a failed trial by fire that was intended to test his holiness
07/04/2026
The belief was that God would intervene to protect Savonarola from the flames, but he and his opponents squabbled for so long that a rainstorm eventually led to the cancellation of the ...
6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens.
06/04/2026
The 1896 Summer Olympics laid down many traditions including the first competitive marathon ...
5th April 1958: Ripple Rock underwater mountain destroyed in one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions
05/04/2026
The blast, which was broadcast live on television, broke apart the submerged peaks of the Ripple Rock underwater mountain, sending 635,000 metric tons of rock and water 300 metres into the ...
4th April 1968: Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39
04/04/2026
King was standing on the balcony outside his room at the Lorrain Motel in Memphis when he was hit by a single bullet that shattered his jaw and several ...
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