On This Day April1st

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April 1st is the Ninety-first Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 274 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates and, after his troops spend three days extensively looting Constantinople, is formally crowned on April 4.

1572—In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen captured Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the Dutch Republic its first foothold on land.

1789 – In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.

1873 – The White Star steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.

1918 – The merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service creates the Royal Air Force.

1948 – Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the Western powers to withdraw from Berlin.

1949 – The Government of Canada repeals Japanese Canadian internment after seven years.

1954—President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the United States Air Force Academy creation in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

 

Birthdays

1578 – William Harvey, English physician and academic (d. 1657)

1815 – Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1898)

1834 – James Fisk, American businessman (d. 1872)

1932 – Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2016)

1939 – Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager (d. 2020)

 

Holidays And Observance

In 1954, the U.S. Congress passed legislation to build the Air Force Academy, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the academy on April 1, 1954, even though the permanent site had yet to be finished. The Pioneer Class of 1959 was sworn in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver on July 11, 1955, and the academy’s dedication ceremony was held on that day and broadcast on national television. Notably, Hollywood film director Cecil B. DeMille designed the cadets' costumes.

The inaugural class approved the Cadet Honor Code, and the ‘Falcon’ was chosen as the Academy’s mascot. On August 29, 1958, 1,145 cadets moved to the current location outside Colorado Springs, and the Academy was accredited less than a year later. On June 3, 1959, the first class of the U.S. Air Force graduated and was inducted. The Vietnam War was the first time that academy graduates fought and died in a war, significantly impacting the formation of the academy’s character. Due to the increased demand for pilots, academy enrollment increased dramatically during this period—the size of the graduating classes rose from 217 in 1961 to 745 in 1970.

Since its establishment, the academy has continuously produced leaders of character who embody courage, humility, and a commitment to serving others before themselves.

 

Others Include.

April Fool's Day

Assyrian New Year

Boomer Bonus Days

Dyngus Day

Easter Monday

Edible Book Day

Fossil Fools Day

International Fun at Work Day

International Tatting Day

Library Snapshot Day

Lupus Alert Day

Myles Day

National Atheist Day

National Fun Day

National Jump in Muddy Puddles Day

National Love For Our Children Day

National One Cent Day

National Sourdough Bread Day

National Trombone Players Day

Peeps Day

Poetry & The Creative Mind Day

Reading is Funny Day

St. Stupid Day

Tator Day (Sweet Potatoes)

U.S. Air Force Academy Day

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