On 25th April…

On 26th April…

121CE - Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was born. He was Roman Emperor from 161 - 180.

1994 - Apartheid, the racial separation of blacks and whites, was officially abolished in South Africa. The new South African flag was raised for the first time and the first ever multi-racial elections began with nearly 18 million blacks voting for the first time. Nelson Mandela was elected president and F.W. de Klerk was elected vice-president.

On 27th April…

1828 - London Zoo was first opened in Regent’s Park as a place of scientific study. It is the world’s oldest scientific zoo and didn’t open its doors to the public until nearly twenty years later in 1847.

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On 30th April…

1789 - The first president of the United States of America, George Washington, was inaugurated (formally admitted to office).

1897 - Electrons were discovered by J.J. Thomson, a British physicist.

On 1st May…

1707 - The Acts of Union were passed by the Scottish and English parliaments creating a United Kingdom of Great Britain.