Winfield Scott’s “Anaconda Plan”
On May 3, 1861, General-in-Chief Winfield Scott presented a plan to end the Civil War without a great loss of life – it was later dubbed the “Anaconda Plan.”
This Day in History
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First US Aerogram
On April 29, 1947, the US issued its first aerogram, then called an air letter sheet.
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Soviet-Canadian Polar Bridge Expedition
On April 25, 1988, the Soviet-Canadian Polar Bridge Expedition reached the North Pole.
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Red Baron’s Final Victory
On April 20, 1918, the Red Baron shot down his 80th plane, a record for World War I.
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Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Republic of Florence, Italy.
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First Man in Space
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space.
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Happy Birthday Billie Holiday
Singer Eleanora Fagan, better known as Billie Holiday, was born on April 7, 1915, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Happy April Fools’ Day
On April 1, 1700, pranksters in England popularized the annual tradition of playing jokes on each other on April Fools’ Day.
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Booth’s Failed Kidnapping Attempt
On March 20, 1865, John Wilkes Booth planned to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln.
