Dodge is Sold to Investors (1925)
Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of…
James Cook reaches Botany Bay (1770)
On 29 April 1770, Botany Bay was the site of James Cook’s first landing of HMS Endeavour on the land mass of Australia, after his extensive navigation of New Zealand.…
Happy Birthday Terry Pratchett (1948)
Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humourist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy…
Launch of the USS Tullibee (1960)
USS Tullibee (SSN-597), a unique submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee, any of several whitefishes of central and northern North…
Photo Digitally Displayed at the Blank Wall Gallery, Athens (25th – 27th April 2025)
25th – 27th April 2025: This photo was selected to be digitally displayed at the ‘Powerful Lighting’-Exhibition at the Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece. It was part of the…
Photo Digitally Displayed at the Blank Wall Gallery Athens (25-27th April 2025)
25th – 27th April 2025: This photo was selected to be digitally displayed at the ‘Our Amazing Planet’-Exhibition at the Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece. It was part of…
The Blue Angels are formed (1946)
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest…
New Coke is Launched (1985)
New Coke was the unofficial name of a reformulation of the soft drink Coca-Cola, introduced by the Coca-Cola Company in April 1985. It was renamed Coke II in 1990 and…
Today is Earth Day (22/04/1970)
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated…
ViewBug Debut Award (22/04/2025)
This photo received the ViewBug Debut Award: They wrote: Your first photo just earned the Debut Award—an exciting recognition for making an instant impact. This award celebrates your powerful entrance…
Happy Birthday QEII (1926)
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in…
Happy Birthday Felix Baumgartner (1969)
Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on…
German Government Returns to Berlin (1999)
The Reichstag, a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention,…
First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…
Happy Birthday Ferdinand Piëch (1937)
Ferdinand Piëch (17 April 1937 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian business magnate, engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the executive board of the Volkswagen…
McDonald’s is founded (1940)
McDonald’s Corporation, doing business as McDonald’s, is an American multinational fast-food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.…
Maiden Flight of the Shuttle Colombia (1981)
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the female…
Happy Birthday Garry Kasparov (1963)
Garry Kasparov (born on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in…
Happy Birthday Carlos Sainz Sr. – El Matador (1962)
Carlos Sainz Sr. (born 12 April 1962) is a Spanish rally driver. He won the World Rally Championship drivers’ title with Toyota in 1990 and 1992 and finished runner-up four…
GuruShots Digitally Displayed at the Photo North Festival in Leeds, UK (2025)
11th – 13th of April, 2025 This photo is currently being digitally displayed at the ‘The Beauty of Earth’ -Exhibition at the Photo North Festival in Leeds, UK. It was…
GuruShots Digitally Displayed on digitalcameraworld.com (2022)
11th of April 2022 This photo was digitally published on digitalcameraworld.com. It was part of the “Epic Sunsets”-publication in Digital Camera Magazine, a journal dedicated exclusively to digital photography with…
Happy Birthday Steven Seagal (1952)
Steven Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an US actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-dan black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial…
Happy Birthday Mark Blundell (1966)
Mark Blundell (born 8 April 1966) is a British racing driver who competed in Formula One for four seasons, sports cars, and CART. He won the 1992 24 Hours of…
First African American Depicted on a US Postage Stamp (1940)
In 1896 when Washington reviewed the study conducted by George Washington Carver about the infection plaguing the soybean crop, he invited Carver to head the Agriculture Department at Tuskegee, where…
First Modern Olympics held in Athens (1896)
The 1896 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 1896, were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history. Organised…
Happy Birthday Larry Bell (1894)
Lawrence Dale “Larry” Bell (April 5, 1894 – October 20, 1956) was an American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation. Bell was born in Mentone, Indiana. Bell moved in…
Microsoft is Founded (1975)
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975 the company became highly influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows,…
Daimler and Maybach Design First Motorcycle (1885)
Daimler and his lifelong business partner Wilhelm Maybach were two inventors whose goal was to create small, high-speed engines to be mounted in any kind of locomotion device. In 1883…
Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven (1770)
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed…