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APRIL 2012


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April is the fourth month of the year. No-one knows for certain how April got its name. The Romans called this month Aprilis that comes from the Latin word aperire which means "to open". This probably refers to growing plants in spring.


EVENTS IN APRIL
1 April Fool's Day / Palm Sunday
2 Hans Christian Anderson born (1805)
6 Good Friday
8 Easter
15 First McDonald's opened (1955)
22 Earth Day
23 William Shakespeare's birthday (1564)