It happenned on a… 24 April

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.

Thousands of students began striking in Beijing.

Supreme Court of Canada ruling allows Sunday shopping in most provinces.

Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.

Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.

Eastman Kodak founded by George Eastman.