Category Archives: Wayback Wednesday

Wayback Wednesday: April 8-14

April 11, 2007 – 11:55 pm

This week in history…
April 8
1946: The League of Nations assembled for the last time. The League was created after World War I to maintain peace and security in the world. Its shortcomings allowed World War II. After the second war, the United Nations replaced the League in 1945. Some argue that the UN isn’t much [...]

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Wayback Wednesday: April 1-7

April 4, 2007 – 2:14 pm

Today marks the first edition of Wayback Wednesday, a day when PBriscoe.com reflects on the past and shows you what was going on during this week in history. Enjoy.
April 1
This day in 1700 marked the beginning of April Fools pranks as a popularized annual tradition. Although April Fools’ Day (or All Fools’ Day) dates back [...]

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