April

April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days.

The Tragic Month of April

April also is noticeable for its close connection with warfare. An unusually large number of wars have started or ended in Aprils, and many military leaders (ex. Hitler) have been born in April. Just a few wars that started/ended in April are:

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• American Revolution Started (Paul Reveres Ride: April 18-19 1775)
• American Civil War (Started April 1861, Ended April 1865, thus "Across 5 Aprils")
• World War II (Germany Surrenders in April, 1945)

Other Tragedies that have occurred in the month of April include

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• President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination (April 14,1865)
• 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (April 18, 1906)
• The sinking of the RMS Titanic (April 14-15,1912)
• Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated (April 4,1968)
• Super Tornado Outbreak (April 3-4,1974)
• Chernobyl nuclear accident (April 26,1986)
• The bloody end to the Branch Dividan siege in Waco, Texas (April 19,1993)
• The Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19, 1995)
• Columbine High School shooting (April 20,1999)
• Death of Pope John Paul II (April 2, 2005)