Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-131 to resupply the International Space Station.📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 5, 2010Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
First release of Git distributed version control system.📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ April 7, 2005Distributed version control software system
Google launches its Email service Gmail.📜 TECHNOLOGY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 1, 2004American multinational technology company
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 8, 2002Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
NASA launches the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter.📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 7, 2001American space and aeronautics agency
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-83. However📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 4, 1997Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 8, 1993Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
The Space shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-37 to deploy the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 5, 1991Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
During STS-6📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 7, 19831983 American crewed spaceflight and maiden flight of Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Challenger makes its maiden voyage into space on STS-6.📜 SPACE🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 4, 19831972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer📜 BUSINESS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 1, 1976American businessman and inventor (1955–2011)
Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque📜 TECHNOLOGY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 4, 1975American multinational technology megacorporation
The Internet’s symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.📜 BUSINESS🌍 GLOBAL🗓️ April 7, 1969Global system of connected computer networks
Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.📜 POLITICS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 4, 19681961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
IBM announces the System/360.📜 TECHNOLOGY🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 7, 1964American multinational technology company
The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.📜 TELEVISION🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 1, 1960Series of early American weather satellites
A team of computer manufacturers📜 HISTORICAL EVENTS🌍 UNITED STATES🗓️ April 8, 1959U.S. naval officer and computer scientist (1906–1992)
The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.📜 SPACE🌍 CANADA🗓️ April 1, 1924Air and space component of the Canadian Armed Forces
The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.📜 HISTORY🌍 UNITED KINGDOM🗓️ April 1, 1918Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom