April 1st

What Happened Today in History

On today’s episode Chloe and Katie talk about the events that occurred on April 1st. They discuss about sourdough, stamps, pythons, and more. Sources- https://wtop.com/media-galleries/2019/04/today-in-history-april-1/ https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/1 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/21335/10-serious-things-happened-april-1 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55916/10-events-actually-happened-april-1st http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/april1st.html April fool’s:https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/bloody-hell-okinawa-180975148/ Sourdough bread: https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-sourdough-bread-day-april-1/ https://www.kitchenproject.com/history/sourdough.htm Battle of Okinawa: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/bloody-hell-okinawa-180975148/ First speaker of the house and first quorum: https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1800-1850/The-first-Speaker-of-the-House,-Frederick-A-C--Muhlenberg-of-Pennsylvania/ https://history.house.gov/Institution/Firsts-Milestones/First-Meetings/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1788_and_1789_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections US academy: https://www.usafa.org/Heritage/DayInHistory Canadian Air Force: https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/04/01/history-canada-april-1-1924-the-royal-candian-air-force-is-formed/Steve Newman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Newman Simpson Stamps https://www.washingtonpost.com/simpsons-stamps-cost-postal-service-12-million-in-waste/2012/08/21/1a7442d2-ebb5-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html Apple Computers https://www.statista.com/statistics/276308/global-apple-mac-sales-since-fiscal-year-2002/#:~:text=Sales%20of%20the%20Mac%20computers,in%20the%20last%20few%20years. https://www.apple.com/mac/ Submit stamp idea https://about.usps.com/who/csac/#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20interested%20in,e%2Dmails%20are%20accepted.) WQED:https://www.wqed.org/about/history NY python:https://news.softpedia.com/news/Warning-Google-NY-Attacked-By-A-Snake-51133.shtml --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/chloe-and-katie-chung/support