History Happens Every Day
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April 2026 Artwork
Inspiration
Shot Marilyns is a series of screen-printed portraits created by American pop artist Andy Warhol in 1964. Featuring Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe in bold, vibrant colors, the works gained their name after a performance artist famously shot a stack of the canvases with a revolver - an act that only heightened their cultural impact and mystique.
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​Homage
Shot Walpoles finds Walpole, well, everywhere. Because as all long-time viewers of Extra History know… it was Walpole! Our five-episode series on The South Sea Bubble originally premiered in February of 2015. Art by David Hueso.
April 2026 Videos
April 2nd
Charlemagne's Birthday, 748
April 6th
Discovery of the Drake Plate announced, 1936
April 10th
John Cleves Simms, Jr declares to Congress that the Earth is hollow, 1818
April 15th
Nikita Khrushchev's birthday, 1894
April 19th
Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775
April 23rd
Bavaria institutes the Reinheitsgebot, or Beer-Purity Law, 1516
April 26th
The Pazzi Conspiracy attempts to overthrow the Medici, 1478
April 28th
Mutiny on the HMAV Bounty, 1789