April is named for the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. The name for the month of April originally came for Aprilis which means to open
The name Aprilis is very appropriate because in so many places the trees and flowers begin to bloom and go on to flower during the month of April.
Here are a few interesting things and the month of April along with some events that fall this month:
Zodiac signs for April are Aries, March 21 to April 19
and Taurus, April 20 to May 20.
The daisy, which symbolizes innocence and the sweet pea are the flowers for the month.
The diamond is the birthstone for the month of April.
NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts on April 9, 1959.
Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary April 14, 1828.
William Shakespeare, the playright, was born on April 23, 1564. He also died in England in 1616
April is one of only four months that has exactly 30 days, the others are June, September and November.
April begins on the same day of the week as July every single year.
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912
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