What is April 21?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === *[[753 BC]] &ndash; [[Romulus and Remus|Romulus]] founds [[Rome]] ([[founding of Rome|traditional]]). *[[1506]] &ndash; End of the three–day [[Lisbon massacre]], in which 1,900 people were slaughtered. *[[1509]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII of England]] becomes [[King of England]] after the death of his father, [[Henry VII of England]]. *[[1526]] &ndash; The last ruler of the [[Lodi Dynasty]] in Northern [[India]], [[Ibrahim Lodi]], is defeated and killed by [[Babur]] in the [[First Battle of Panipat]]. *[[1734]] &ndash; The shorter of the two [[Golden Horns of Gallehus]], [[Denmark]]'s most famous [[Archaeology|archaeological]] finds, is discovered. The longer one had been discovered in [[1639]]. *[[1782]] &ndash; The [[city]] now known as [[Krung Thep]], or [[Bangkok]], is founded in [[Siam]], present–day [[Thailand]]. *[[1792]] &ndash; [[Tiradentes]], a revolutionary who was leading a movement for [[Brazil]]'s independence, is hanged. *[[1836]] &ndash; [[Texas Revolution]]: [[Battle of San Jacinto]] – [[Republic of Texas]] forces under [[Sam Houston]] defeat troops under [[Mexico|Mexican]] General [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]]. *[[1863]] &ndash; [[Bahá'u'lláh]] is proclaimed as the head of the [[Bahá'í Faith]]. *[[1863]] &ndash; [[Quantrill's Raiders]] launch a reprisal raid [[Lawrence, Kansas]] in the [[Battle of Lawrence]], killing a number of civilians. *[[1889]] &ndash; [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Edgar (opera)|Edgar]]'' is first performed in [[Milan]]. *[[1894]] &ndash; [[Norway]] formally adopts the [[Krag-Jørgensen]] [[rifle]] as the main [[weapon]] of its armed forces. It remained in service for almost 50 years. *[[1898]] &ndash; [[Spanish-American War]]: The [[Congress of the United States|U.S. Congress]], on [[April 25]], recognizes that a state of war exists between the [[United States]] and [[Spain]] as of this date. === 1901 &ndash; 2000 === *[[1908]] &ndash; [[North Pole]] dispute: [[Frederick Cook]] claims to have reached the [[North Pole]