April is always bloody. With Bush's bad and sinking poll numbers, you KNOW something is up. You KNOW Bush is planning on having his poll numbers to improve due to some "event". Batton your hatches.
Past events:
04/01/1915
Armenia
Armenians
April is designated a "Month of Remembrance" to commemorate the anniversary of the claim that the government of Turkey massacred Armenians in 1915.
04/01/1970
El Salvador
FPL Founded
The Popular Liberation Forces (FPL), a leftist guerrilla organization.
04/01/1915
Europe (Region-Wide)
Armenians
April is designated a "Month of Remembrance" to commemorate the anniversary of the claim that the government of Turkey massacred Armenians in 1915.
04/01/1993
India
Top JKLF Leader Assassinated
Unidentified assailants kidnapped and killed one of India's top heart surgeons who was subsequently revealed to be a leading member of the militant Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
04/01/1979
Iran
Islamic Republic Day
Commemorates riots by Islamic fundamentalists in Isfahan.
04/01/1941
Ukraine, Moldova, And Romania
Fintina Alba Massacre
Thousands of people in northern Bukovina were heading towards the Romanian frontier. They were fired on not far from Fintina Alba village. Hundreds of people--especially women, children, and old people--were killed.
04/01/1973
Philippines
Founding of the NDF
The National Democratic Front (NDF) was founded, an illegal underground organization that supports the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA).
04/01/1915
Turkey
Armenians
April is designated a "Month of Remembrance" to commemorate the anniversary of the claim that the government of Turkey massacred Armenians in 1915.
04/02/1986
Greece
Bombing Aboard TWA Flight
Four Americans were killed and nine people, including five Americans, were injured when a bomb exploded aboard TWA flight 840 as it traveled from Rome to Athens. The aircraft was able to land safely at Athens airport.
04/03/1984
Guinea
Second Republic Declared
A military government took power one week after the sudden death of president Ahmed Sekou Toure.
04/03/1976
Thailand
PULO Begins Armed Struggle
The Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) initiated its armed struggle against the royal Thai government with a series of attacks in the southern provinces of Thailand.
04/04/1945
Hungary
Liberation Day
Celebrates the liberation of Hungary from Nazi control by Soviet troops.
04/04/1979
Pakistan
Ex-President Bhutto Executed
Former president of Pakistan Zulfikar 'ali Bhutto was executed by the Pakistani government under President Zia. The terrorist group Al-Zulfikar, founded by his two sons, is named after him.
04/04/1960
Senegal
Independence Day
04/04/1947
Syria
Syrian Ba'ath Party Founded
04/05/1976
China (People's Republic of)
Tienanmen Square Incident
A militia force working with police beat to death dozens of demonstrators who had gathered in Beijings's Tienanmen Square to lay wreaths in memory of the late premier Chou En Lai. The incident occurred during the celebration of "Clear Bright" (Qing Ming), an annual Chinese festival to honor the dead.
04/05/1986
Germany, Federal Republic of
Bombing of Le Belle Disco
Le Belle Disco, a nightclub in West Berlin frequented by U.S. servicemen, was bombed, killing two American soldiers and one Turkish woman. Two hundred others were wounded in the bombing. Libya was implicated in the bombing.
04/05/0000
Korea (Republic of)
Arbor Day
04/05/1992
Peru
Fujimori Seizes Extra Powers
On this date, president Alberto Fujimori, with military cooperation, closed the congress and courts and set aside portions of the constitution in an action that concentrated extraordinary powers in his hands. The Organization of American States (OAS) has demanded that Fujimori restore the constitution. Opposition parties and leftist insurgents oppose Fujimori's takeover.
04/05/1975
Taiwan
Death of Chiang Kai Shek
04/06/1990
Nepal
Pro-Democracy Demonstrations
Clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators left 19 people dead.
04/06/1782
Thailand
Thai Royal Dynasty Founded
Celebrated as Chakri Day, marking the founding of the ruling Thai royal dynasty by Rama I.
04/07/1991
Pakistan
Death of Hazrat Ali Marked
Shia Moslems mark the death of Hazrat Ali, fourth Caliph of Islam.
04/08/1947
Iraq
Iraqi Ba'ath Party Founded
The Iraqi Ba'ath Party was founded in 1947.
04/23/1993
Sri Lanka
Lalith Athulathmudai Killed
Opposition politician Lalith Athulathmudai was assassintated during an election rally near Colombo.
04/24/1915
Armenia, Turkey
Armenian "Genocide" Marked
Armenians observe this date as the anniversary of the 1915 Turkish "genocide" against Armenians.
04/24/1970
Gambia
Republic Day
04/24/1973
Philippines
Founding of the NDF
The National Democratic Front (NDF), a coalition of fourteen leftist groups supporting the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA), was founded in Manila.
04/25/1992
Afghanistan
Rebels Take Kabul
After almost fourteen years of Communist rule, Soviet occupation, and civil war, victorious Mujahedden forces regained control of Kabul. Fighting between a hold-out faction, Hezb-I-Islami, and a coalition of Mujahedeen forces broke out almost immediately.
04/25/1988
Armenia, Greece, Turkey
ASALA Leader Killed In Athens
Hagop Hagopian, leader of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), also known as the Orly Group, 3rd October Organization, was shot dead in his home in Athens by two gunmen. No group claimed responsibility for his murder.
04/25/0000
Egypt
Sinai Liberation Day
04/28/1937
Iraq
Saddam Hussein's Birthday
04/28/1945
Italy
Mussolini Killed At Lake Como
04/29/1986
India
Militants Seize Golden Temple
Sikh militants seized the Golden Temple of Amritsar in Punjab and declared the independent state of Khalistan. Expelled by government of India forces the next day.
04/29/1916
Ireland, United Kingdom
Easter Rebellion Dublin
Irish nationalists unsuccessfully attempted to throw off British rule. Guerrilla warfare followed proclamation of a republic by the rebels in 1919.
04/29/1901
Japan
Arbor Day
Also known as Green Day, it is celebrated on the birthday of deceased emperor Hirohito.
04/29/1992
Sierra Leone
Overthrow of President Momoh
On April 29, 1992 Captain Valentine Strasser overthrew president Joseph Momoh in a military coup that drove Momoh into exile. The proximate cause of the coup was the poor treatment of the military involved in a difficult battle against the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in the eastern part of the country that was two years old at the time of the coup.
04/30/1980
United Kingdom
Seizure of Iranian Embassy
Iranian Arabs seized the Iranian embassy in London, taking twenty-six people hostage. Two hostages were killed on May 5. Special forces stormed the embassy, rescuing the remaining hostages and killing five of the six terrorists. Much of the embassy was destroyed by fire.
04/30/1975
Vietnam
Fall of Saigon
The government of South Vietnam collapsed as the invading North Vietnamese Army captured Saigon
http://www.s2online.org/terror/april.aspApril 15, 1912
The 'unsinkable' ship Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg drowning 1595 people
April 22, 1915
Poison gas used for the first time by Germans in an attack on Canadian soldiers at Ypres.
April 23, 1915
Italy declares war on Austria and invades creating another battle front
April 6, 1917
The United States comes out of neutrality and declares war on Germany, joining the Allied effort
April 12, 1861
Confederate troops attack Fort Sumter, beginning US Civil War
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