April coming soon! What will happen? What do you know about it?
“April showers bring May flowers”, makes April sound like…well…a real bummer.
April deserves a silent golf clap because April is bringing us National Denim Day, World Autism Day, the Master’s PGA tournament, and so much more.
And, to top it all off, springtime drops (hello, spring cleaning, and pretty Peeps).
Monthly Observances
Earth Month
National Volunteer Month
National Autism Awareness Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
National Garden Month
Stress Awareness Month
National Poetry Month
Weekly Observances
April 17–23 — National Volunteer Week
April 17–23 — Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week
April 17–23 — Administrative Professionals Week
April 17–23 — National Princess Week
April 25–29 — Every Kid Healthy Week
Interesting facts about APRIL
George Washington was inaugurated as the First President of the United States on April 30, 1789.
The first battle of the Revolutionary War, Lexington, and Concord broke out on April 19, 1775.
On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was launched and ran into difficulties about two days later. It was then that the famous line “Houston, we’ve had a problem here” was said, and is today usually misquoted.
The explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine occurred on April 26, 1986, which forced everyone within a 300-mile radius to be evacuated.
For all the car enthusiasts out there, Ford unveiled their first Mustang on April 17, 1964, costing $2,368.
Did you know that April is the best month of the year to look up to the skies and watch meteor showers?
We know it is the fourth month of the year, but that’s only by the Gregorian calendar that we adhere to now. It was previously the fifth month in the earlier Julian calendar.
April also only had 29 days, but a 30th day was added when Julius Caesar established the Julian calendar.
There are quite a few notable historical people born in April, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, and Queen Elizabeth II.
On April 15, 1912, the famous Titanic ship hit an iceberg and sunk on her first and only voyage.
Those who were born in April have a diamond as their birthstone, which represents innocence. Their birth flower is either a Daisy or a Sweet Pea.
Which Day Of April Is Most Important For YOU?
Write it down in a comment, please!
April 1 — April Fool’s Day
April 1 — Baseball Opening Day
April 2 — Equal Pay Day
April 2 — World Autism Awareness Day
April 2 — National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 3 — Don’t Go To Work Unless it’s Fun Day
April 3 — Find a Rainbow Day
April 4 — School Librarian Day
April 4–10 — Masters Tournament PGA
April 6 — National Walking Day
April 7 — National Beer Day
April 7 — World Health Day
April 9 — Winston Churchill Day
TBD (Typically April 10) — Free Cone Day (Ben & Jerry’s)
April 10 — Palm Sunday
April 10 — Golfer’s Day
April 11 — National Pet Day
April 12 — National Grilled Cheese Day
April 15 — National Titanic Remembrance Day
April 15 — Tax Day
April 15 — Good Friday
April 15–24 — Coachella Music Festival
April 17 — Easter Sunday
April 18 — Patriot’s Day
April 18 — Boston Marathon
April 20 — Lookalike Day
April 21 — National High-Five Day
April 22 — Earth Day
April 27 — Denim Day
April 27 — Administrative Professionals Day
April 28 — Take Your Daughter and/or Son to Work Day
April 28 — National Superhero Day
April 29 — Arbor Day
April 30 — National Honesty Day
April 30 — National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
Quotes
Men are April when they woo, December when they wed. Maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives.
William ShakespeareRepublicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15.
Ronald ReaganSweet April showers do spring May flowers.
Thomas TusserThe first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.
Mark TwainElections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.
Thomas Sowell
Popular hashtags for April:
- #AprilFools
- #WAAD
- #FindARainbowDay
- #NationalWalkingDay
- #LetsTalk
- #EqualPayDay
- #TaxDay
- #NH5D
- #NationalLookAlikeDay
- #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay
- #DenimDay
- #EndMalariaForGood
- #COUNTONME
- #ArborDay
- #NationalHonestyDay
- #AdoptAShelterPetDay
Which Day Of April Is Most Important For YOU?
Write it down in a comment, please!
