On This Very Day...

April 1st

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  • 527

    Justin I names nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor.

  • 1748

    Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.

  • 1778

    Oliver Pollock creates the '$' symbol.

  • 1853

    Cincinnati employs first US fulltime professional firefighters.

  • 1889

    First dishwashing machine marketed in Chicago.

  • 1891

    The Wrigley Company founded in Chicago, Illinois.

  • 1924

    Royal Canadian Air Force formed.

  • 1931

    Earthquake devastates Managua, Nicaragua, kills 2,000.

  • 1936

    Charles 'Lucky' Luciano arrested on a warrant from New York.

  • 1948

    'Big Bang' theory proposed by Alpher, Bethe, and Gamow.

  • 1970

    Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette ads from Jan 1, 1971.

  • 1973

    Japan allows its citizens to own gold.

  • 1976

    Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer.

  • 1992

    7 wealthiest nations agree on $24B aid for former USSR.

  • 1995

    Howard Stern's show begins transmitting to Rochester, NY.

  • 1997

    69-year-old Gordie Howe plays AHL game with Syracuse Crunch.

  • 2001

    WrestleMania XVII: 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin beats The Rock.

  • 2004

    Google introduces Gmail, met with skepticism due to launch date.

  • 2019

    Methane detected on Mars by ESA's Mars Express orbiter.

  • 2019

    US online sales overtake retail sales for the first time.

  • 1793

    Volcano Unsen in Japan erupts killing about 53,000.

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  • 1954

    U.S. Air Force Academy formed in Colorado.

  • 1700

    April Fools’ tradition popularized.

  • 1984

    Marvin Gaye shot and killed by his father.

  • 1946

    Alaskan earthquake triggers massive tsunami.

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