Merriam-Webster dictionary defines history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events. It’s a chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes. The earliest known use of the word history was in the 14th century.

Today In HistoryThis website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are currently 105,060 records in our database. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.

Let us begin with what happened today in history. You may also enter a specific day using the form on the right sidebar. It is optional to input the year. If you do give a complete date with month, day and year then only events that happened on that specific date will be shown.

About April 4

April 4, 2025 is the 94th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 271 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

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Aries is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 319 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On April 4

  • 1581
    Francis Drake is knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world.
  • 1660
    Declaration of Breda by King Charles II of England.
  • 1812
    U.S. President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.
  • 1818
    The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20).
  • 1850
    The Great Fire of Cottenham, a large part of the Cambridgeshire village (England) is burnt to the ground under suspicious circumstances.
  • 1859
    Bryant’s Minstrels debut “Dixie” in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.
  • 1944
    World War II: First bombardment of Bucharest by Anglo-American forces kills 3000 civilians.
  • 1976
    Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
  • 1988
    Governor Evan Mecham of Arizona is convicted in his impeachment trial and removed from office.
  • 1996
    Comet Hyakutake is imaged by the USA Asteroid Orbiter Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous.

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