Show IT april a lucky month A american people have settled great problems durfos its thirty days momentous in the annals of our national history did you know that the month of april has played a more conspicuous part in american history than any other month mouth of the yeara year asked a man who is fond of things historical from the way I 1 look at the events involved april is the most important of all the months and I 1 have often wondered why the american people show so much indifference to the fact why when you come to think of it the fourth of july while of course important enough is yet not quite so tous in the annals of american history a some other days one might mention april has been the one month of the year which has really settled the great p with which the Amerl american ran people have had to deal suppose we glance at the record tor for a moment the war of the revolution began april 19 1775 and ended april 11 coming on down we find the sabine disturbance in involving the southwestern frontier louisiana ark ansas and texas and which began in april 1836 running through to june of the next year the mexican war began april 24 1845 1846 the yuma expedition into Cali california tornia ended in april 1852 having begun in decem her the year previous the gila ex tion into new mexico was launch ed april 16 1807 the colorado river expedition in california ended april 28 1859 the pecos expedition into texas was launched april 16 1859 there wag was the war mar of the rebellion which started april 19 ties actually began ahn wh n fort sump ber wex fired upon april 12 1861 the ute lite expedition in colorado began april 3 1878 it Is a rather curious coincidence that the late war with spain began april 21 in the same month and but two days later with respect to the day ot of the month than the war of the rebellion which began april the spanish ameri Amerl can war began april 21 1898 and end ed april 11 1899 these are some ot of the more important things which have taken place in the month of 0 april and many ot of the events have been ot of deep import from the viewpoint ot of americans what reason can birou assign for the conspicuous part april has played in the history of america do men feel more lite e fighting in april than in the other months ot of the year Is the spirit ot of war and revolution influenced by the rising ot of the sapa I 1 do not know but there must be some good reason tor for the happen ing ot of these great things wars ex pl orations adventures and events ot of this sort in the month ot of april at any rate they have happened in april f anait and it would be unreasonable and altogether absurd to assume that these things are due to haphazard that they are mere coincidences april cannot be explained out of its rightful inherit ance among the more important months in american history |