15 Apr 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Thursday EVENT DETAIL
23 Apr 1789 President-elect George Washington and his wife move into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House in New York City Friday EVENT DETAIL
26 Apr 1607 An expedition of English colonists goes ashore at Cape Henry, Va., to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere Monday EVENT DETAIL
29 Apr 1945 American soldiers liberate the Dachau concentration camp in Germany Thursday EVENT DETAIL
30 Apr 1789 George Washington takes office in New York as the first president of the United States Friday EVENT DETAIL
