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April in history. (Instructor Reproducible).(Brief Article)

From: Instructor (1990)  |  Date: 4/1/2002

On April 3, 1860, The Pony Express began when the first rider took his mailbag and headed west from Missouri toward California. The 1,800-mile trek took the riders ten days. About how many miles did they travel per day?

Historians believe that William Shakespeare, the most famous English poet and playwright, was born on April 23, 1564. His three most popular plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear. ...

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