Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
10 April 1971
Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
9 April 1288
Mongol invasions of Vietnam: Yuan forces are defeated by Tr?n forces in the Battle of Bach Dang in present-day northern Vietnam.
8 April 1908
Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
7 April 1990
A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people.
6 April 1947
The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
5 April 1976
In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident.
4 April 1965
The first model of the new Saab Viggen fighter aircraft is unveiled.
3 April 2018
YouTube headquarters shooting.
2 April 2015
Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.