Explore this month through the lens of Southern spirits with this haunted book of days.
1 April
2 April
- 1865 – Federals under General James H. Wilson attack Selma, Alabama with fighting around the George O. Baker House.
- 1925 – The “Grand Dame of Palafox Street,” Pensacola, Florida’s Saenger Theatre opens its doors.
3 April
4 April
- 1841 – President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia at the White House.
- 1865 – Union forces burn much of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa but spare several buildings including the Little Round House.
5 April
- 1936 – After a devastating tornado touches down in Tupelo, Mississippi, the city’s Lyric Theatre is utilized as a temporary hospital and morgue.
6 April
7 April
8 April
9 April
10 April
11 April
12 April
- 1861 – The first shots of the Civil War are fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
- 1962 – Twin sisters mysteriously die within a short time of one another, despite being located in different wards at Broughton Hospital in Morganton, NC.
- 1912 – Groundbreaking nurse, Clara Barton, dies in Glen Echo, Maryland. Her home is now preserved as a museum.
13 April
14 April
15 April
- 1970 – Brice House in Annapolis, Maryland is designated a National Historic Landmark.
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20 April
21 April
22 April
23 April
- 1940 – Fire break out in the Rhythm Night Club, an African-American jazz club in Natchez, Mississippi, killing 198 souls.
24 April
25 April
26 April – Confederate Memorial Day (first celebrated in 1866)
27 April
28 April
29 April
30 April
- 1863 – Battle of Crooked Creek fought near modern-day Vinemont, Alabama.