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April 1
Since 2017, 107 players have appeared for the Vegas Golden Knights in at least one regular-season game, including 93 skaters (forwards and defensemen) and 14 goaltenders. The Vegas Golden Knights are an American professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, they play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jonathan Marchessault (pictured) leads the franchise in goals and points, with Shea Theodore leading in assists and Brayden McNabb in games played, while Marc-André Fleury holds the most records among goaltenders. Mark Stone has served as the franchise's first and only captain since 2021. Following Vegas's victory in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals, 27 players, including 23 skaters and an NHL-record 4 goaltenders, were inscribed on the Stanley Cup. (Full list...)
April 3
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Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is best known for her novels, poems and short stories, which are often set in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria, where she was raised. By the age of 13, Adichie had started analysing stories by her father James Nwoye Adichie, including ones about Biafra. At 20, she made her debut as a published writer with the 1997 poetry collection Decisions, followed by a play, For the Love of Biafra, in 1998. She gained critical recognition with the release of her first novel Purple Hibiscus, published in the United States on 30 October 2003 by Algonquin Books. Adichie is a prolific writer of short stories, many of which were compiled in her collection The Thing Around Your Neck, published in 2009. Among the many accolades that Adichie has earned for her works are the National Book Critics Circle Award, MacArthur Fellowship, and induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (Full list...)
April 6
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In ancient Greece, deities were regarded as anthropomorphic, immortal, and powerful. They were conceived of as persons rather than abstract concepts, and were described as similar to humans in appearance, albeit larger and more beautiful. The emotions and actions of deities were largely the same as those of humans; they frequently engaged in sexual activity, and were jealous and amoral. Deities were considered far more knowledgeable than humans, and it was believed that they conversed in a language of their own. Their immortality, the defining marker of their godhood, meant that they ceased aging after growing to a certain point. (Full list...)
April 8
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In 2021, 27 singles by 18 acts ranked number one on the Inkigayo Chart, a music program record chart on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) that gives an award to the best-performing single of the week in South Korea. In 2021, the chart measured digital performance in domestic online music services (5,500 points), social media via YouTube views (3,000 points), album sales (1,000 points), network on-air time (1,000 points), and advanced viewer votes (500 points) in its ranking methodology, for a total of 11,000 points. Nine songs collected award trophies for three weeks and earned a Triple Crown. Five acts and three soloists had their first number one song on the chart in 2021, including girl group Aespa (pictured), which had two number ones including the highest-scoring single, "Savage", with 10,699 points. Seven other acts had multiple number one singles on the chart in 2021. (Full list...)
April 10
Between 1995 and 2019, 43 game books were published for Changeling: The Dreaming, a tabletop role-playing game in the World of Darkness series, wherein players take the roles of changelings. The game and its core rulebook were first released by White Wolf Publishing in 1995; a second edition was released by White Wolf in 1997, and a 20th Anniversary Edition was published by Onyx Path Publishing in 2017, both of which brought updates to the game rules. These have been supported with supplementary game books, expanding the game mechanics and setting. The supplements include the Kithbook series, describing the different types of fae; the Book of Houses line, describing noble houses; sourcebooks about character types and factions; books describing locations as they are portrayed in the setting; game guides; and books providing adventure modules. (Full list...)
April 13
One hundred eleven episodes of the American medical drama series Private Practice aired over six seasons. The series was created by Shonda Rhimes and broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). It is a spin-off from the long-running series Grey's Anatomy, another ABC medical drama created by Rhimes. The basic premise of the program was first introduced during the third season of Grey's Anatomy through a two-part backdoor pilot titled "The Other Side of This Life". The series premiered with a nine-episode first season on September 26, 2007. Four additional seasons followed between 2008 and 2012. A sixth and final season was then announced, for which the network opted not to order a back nine, concluding the thirteen-episode season on January 22, 2013. (Full list...)
April 15
In Major League Baseball (MLB), the 20–20–20 club is the group of batters who have collected 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs in a single season. Frank Schulte was the first to achieve this, doing so in 1911. The last players to reach the milestone – Curtis Granderson (pictured) and Jimmy Rollins – attained 20–20–20 during the 2007 season. This marked the first time that two players accomplished the achievement in the same season. In total, seven players are members of the 20–20–20 club. Of these, five were left-handed batters, one was right-handed and one was a switch hitter, meaning he could bat from either side of the plate. Two players – George Brett and Willie Mays – are members of the 3,000 hit club, and Mays is a member of the 500 home run club. (Full list...)
April 17
British designer Alexander McQueen designed 36 womenswear collections under his eponymous fashion label during a career that lasted from 1992 until his death in 2010. As a designer, McQueen was known for sharp tailoring, historicism, and imaginative designs that often verged into the controversial. His runway shows were known for being dramatic and theatrical, with some including elements of performance art. Early in McQueen's career, he originated an extreme low-rise trouser cut called the "bumster", which became a brand signature. Other significant designs include the skull scarf, another brand signature; the oyster dress; and the armadillo shoe, worn by singer Lady Gaga. Womenswear was the focus of McQueen's career. In his early collections, he sometimes presented menswear or had male models walk in the shows, but his label did not have a regular menswear line until 2004. (Full list...)
April 20
In the course of his career, Italian singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer Giorgio Moroder has won three Academy Awards: Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978), and two Best Original Song awards for "Flashdance...What a Feeling", from the film Flashdance (1983), and for "Take My Breath Away", from Top Gun (1986). Moroder is one of the originators of Italo disco and electronic dance music, and his work with synthesizers heavily influenced several music genres such as house, techno and trance music. He has also been dubbed the "Father of Disco". Moroder won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance: Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition. His other two awards were for Donna Summer's single "Carry On" and for Daft Punk's album Random Access Memories, which won Album of the Year. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards that resulted in four wins. (Full list...)
April 22
As of 2026, over 200 chief ministers of states in India have been members of the Indian National Congress (INC), one of the two major parties in the political system of the Republic of India. According to the Constitution of India, at the state level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet. Their term is normally limited to five years if they have the assembly's confidence. There are no limits to the number of terms the chief minister can serve. Five of the INC chief ministers have been women, including Sheila Dikshit (pictured), the longest-serving INC chief minister and longest-serving female chief minister with over fifteen years in New Delhi. As of 10 March 2026, the INC is in power in three states: Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. (Full list...)
April 24
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects in seven countries by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. These sites demonstrate how modern movement architecture was applied to respond to the needs of society and show the global reach of an architectural style and an architect. Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was an architectural designer, urban planner and writer who was one of the pioneers of what is now referred to as modern architecture. He designed buildings all over the world, and was an important representative of the 20th-century modernist movement, which introduced new architectural techniques to meet the needs of the changing society. The properties that comprise this site are of various building types and include individual houses, apartment buildings, a factory, a chapel, a monastery, a legislative assembly, a museum and a cultural centre. (Full list...)
April 27
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April 29
United 93 is a 2006 British docudrama and action film that has garnered awards and nominations in various categories, with recognition for its direction, screenplay, cinematography, and film editing. The film was written and directed by Paul Greengrass (pictured), who co-produced it with Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Lloyd Levin. The film largely chronicles the events aboard the United Airlines Flight 93, one of the four hijacked flights during the September 11 attacks; Flight 93 was the only plane to not hit its intended target, due to the intervention of its passengers and crew. The film garnered two nominations at the 79th Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Film Editing. At the 60th British Academy Film Awards, it received six nominations and won two awards for Best Direction and Outstanding British Film. Several critics groups including the London Film Critics' Circle, National Society of Film Critics, and New York Film Critics Circle awarded it Best Film. (Full list...)