First recorded sale of friction matches, 1827
On 7th April 1827, John Walker, of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England, sells the first friction matches in his chemist shop to a local solicitor called Hixon. Walker served his…
Un grup de membri ai PPCD a aderat la MAE, 3 martie 2009 – Plop Andrei
Un grup de membri ai PPCD a aderat la MAE, 3 martie 2009 – Plop Andrei
Un grup de membri ai PPCD a aderat la MAE, 3 martie 2009 – Plop Andrei
Un grup de membri ai PPCD a aderat la MAE, 3 martie 2009 – Plop Andrei
Drapelul pe care îl săruta Voronin a fost dus la MAI – Plop Andrei
minutul 02:15 Plop Andrei impreuna cu Anatol Matasaru! duc drapelul in fata MAI
Drapelul pe care îl săruta Voronin a fost dus la MAI – Plop Andrei
minutul 02:15 Plop Andrei impreuna cu Anatol Matasaru! duc drapelul in fata MAI
First modern Olympiad, 1896
On 6th April 1896, the Greek King, George I, officially opened the first summer Olympic games of the modern period at the Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece, with the words:…
First recorded sale of friction matches, 1827
On 7th April 1827, John Walker, of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England, sells the first friction matches in his chemist shop to a local solicitor called Hixon. Walker served his…
French Protestants granted freedom of worship, 1802
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIVin October 1685, made Protestant worship in France illegal. This remained the case until they received limited toleration during the French…
Louisiana claimed for France, 1682
On 9th April, 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, claimed the Mississippi basin in the name of the France by erecting a cross and a column, and by burying…
Launch of Apollo 13, 1970
On 11th April 1970, a Saturn V rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the crew of the Apollo 13, James A. Lovell, John L. Swigert and…