Created Wednesday, 18 March 2009 01:19

Fascinating Facts about April

• Samuel Morey patented the internal combustion engine on April 1, 1826.
• Apple Computer was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976.
• The United States Mint was established on April 2, 1792.
• Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech on April 3, 1968.
• The Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart on April 4, 1964.
• Warner Bros. premiered the first 3-D film, House of Wax, on April 9, 1953.
• Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space on April 12, 1961.
• Videotape was first demonstrated on April 14, 1956.
• The first crossword puzzle book was published on April 18, 1924.
• The Woolworth Building in New York City opened on April 24, 1913.