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First tank-to-tank combat 24th April 1918 On 24th April 1918 the first ever tank-to-tank combat occurred at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs met three German A7Vs. Read more...
Zeebrugge Raids 23rd April 1918 World War I: The British Navy, commanded by Admiral Keyes, raids the German submarine base at Zeebrugge. Read more...
Bay of Pigs Invasion 17th April 1961 An army of 1,400 anti-Castro Cuban exiles who have been secretly recruited, trained, and funded by the United States invade their homeland at Bahia de Cochinos--the Bay of Pigs. American President John F. Kennedy, disturbed… Read more...
German submarine U-68 sunk 10th April 1944 German submarine U-68 was a Type IXC U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. U-68 was one of the most successful boats, succeeding in sinking over 197,000 tons of allied shipping… Read more...
Royal Air Force Formed 1st April 1918 Founded during the First World War by the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service, the RAF is the world's oldest air force which became independent of army or naval… Read more...
Edward IV dies, aged 40 9th April 1483 Edward IV died on 9 April 1483, aged 40, and is buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. He was succeeded by his twelve-year-old son, Edward V of England. It is not known what actually… Read more...
