On This Day in History: April 1, 2010

On April 1:

april-fools

  • 1700: April Fools tradition popularized.
  • 1748: The ruins of Pompeii were found.
  • 1929: Louie Marx introduced the Yo-Yo.
  • 2010: President Obama is asking Congress to lift the ban on oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, only 125 miles from Florida beaches.
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