Good Luck, It’s April
What other month can equal April? None, according to history, for strange and unequaled tragedy.
April, 2020 – COVID becomes household word
April 19, 2019 – nearly 1,000 year old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burns
April 26, 1983 – Chernobyl nuclear disaster
April 14, 1912 – Titanic sinks, over 1,500 souls die
April 18, 1906 – San Francisco earthquake, approximately 3,000 die
April 15, 2013 – Boston Marathon bombing, 3 killed, hundreds injured
April 17, 2013 – Port of Texas City ammonium nitrate explosion, 15 died. 66 years before, same day, same place, same reason, 468 killed, 5,000 injured
April 20, 2010 – BP Oil rig explodes, kills 11 workers, worst environmental disaster in history
April 19-20 – tragedies associated with extremists who celebrate anti-Patriot Day or Hitler birthday, Elijah, Missouri tragedy, Oklahoma City bombing, Branch Davidian Waco compound fire, Columbine High School massacre
April 14, 1970 – Apollo 13 radios “Houston we have a problem”
April 15, 1927 – Great Mississippi Flood, worst in history, approximately 700,000 left homeless
April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865 – start and end American Civil War
April 19, 1775-April 19, 1783 – start and end American Revolutionary War
April 4, 1968 – Dr. Martin L King, Jr. assassinated
April 14, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln assassinated
Many more events
Coincidence? Fated? Interesting? Very and also extremely sad and disturbing.