April 1 in History - Today In History

April 1st events in history

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DateWeekdayEvent
April 1, 1778 Wednesday Oliver Pollock - a New Orleans Businessman - creates the "$".
April 1, 1850 Monday San Francisco County Government established.
April 1, 1941 Tuesday Navy takes over Treasure Island.
April 1, 1960 Friday TIROS I (Television & Infra-Red Observation Satellite) launched to improve weather prediction.