April Holidays & Events 🗓️
This month is designated as the "National Month" for this type of rhythmic, rhyming writing, celebrated by the Academy of American Poets.
Poetry (National Poetry Month)
This "Iron Man" actor celebrates his birthday on April 4th.
Robert Downey Jr.
According to the old saying, "April showers bring" these.
May flowers
In 1996, Taco Bell pranked America by claiming they bought this historic Philadelphia bell.
The Liberty Bell
On April 15, 1912, this "unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg and sank.
The Titanic
In a 2013 April Fools' prank, Google "launched" this "scent-sensitive" search feature, claiming to have a database of millions of smells.
Google Nose
Celebrated on April 22nd, this day encourages people to plant trees and recycle.
Earth Day
Born April 15, 1452, he painted the Mona Lisa.
Leonardo da Vinci
This is the official "birthstone" for the month of April.
Diamond
In France, the tradition involves pinning a paper version of this animal onto someone’s back.
A Fish (Poisson d'Avril)
The first of these modern international sports games opened in Athens in April 1896.
The Olympics
In April 2005, Google officially acquired this mobile operating system—years before the first commercial phone was actually released.
Android
This famous 26.2-mile race is held in a major Massachusetts city every third Monday of April.
The Boston Marathon
This legendary jazz singer, nicknamed "Lady Day," was born on April 7, 1915.
Billie Holiday
This colorful arch of light often appears in the sky after an April rain shower.
A Rainbow
In 1957, the BBC fooled viewers with a film showing people "harvesting" this pasta from trees.
Spaghetti
(Double Jeopardy Answer) 🥳
In April 1970, the first "Day" dedicated to environmental protection was celebrated.
Earth Day
On April 1, 2002, Google "revealed" this technology, claiming the PageRank system actually relied on clusters of trained birds pecking at screens.
PigeonRank
Celebrated in many Southeast Asian countries in mid-April, this "New Year" festival is famous for massive city-wide water fights.
Songkran
This legendary English playwright was born (and died) in April; he wrote Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare
April is peak season for this "regal" butterfly to begin its migration north.
Monarch Butterfly
1998, Burger King famously pranked customers by advertising a version of this signature sandwich designed specifically for left-handed people
The Whopper
This is the specific 11-letter term for the day in March or April when day and night are of equal length.
The Equinox
This wireless service, now called Google Fi, originally launched by invitation-only in April 2015 under this two-word "Project" name.
Project Fi
This holiday, usually celebrated the last Friday of April, encourages people to plant and care for trees.
Arbor Day
This civil rights leader and labor organizer, famous for the motto "Sí, se puede," was born April 1st.
Cesar Chavez
This is the traditional name for the full moon that occurs in April.
The Pink Moon
Some believe April Fools started when this calendar was adopted, moving New Year's from April to January.
The Gregorian Calendar
NASA’s "successful failure," this mission number was aborted in April 1970 after an oxygen tank exploded.
Apollo 13
In April 2003, Google acquired Pyra Labs, the company that created this pioneer web service for "Reverse-Chronological" writing.
Blogger