The April Birthstone is the Diamond. Diamonds are associated with desire and connection. Symbolizing everlasting love diamonds were once thought to bring courage. Diamond is called the traditional birthstone of April. Crystal quartz is considered the secondary birthstone for April.
April Zodiac Signs
Month of April Zodiac Signs are Aries(until April 20) and Taurus(April 21 onwards).
Aries (March 21 - April 19) Aries have an amazing inner drive and don't shy away from hard work if that is what it takes to get what they want. Having a great deal of drive and ambition is their trademark. Being very social and having a great sence of humor by nature makes it easy for Aroies to blend in anywhere. Creative with a very strong will. These individuals don't like to share their emotions or feelings with others. But this can change once you get to know them better. Aries are compatible with: Gemini, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Capricorn and Pisces.
Taurus (April 20 - May 19) The Taurus has great strength in physical and mental capacities. Maybe this is why stubbornness or being a stuborn bull is often associated with this star sign. Work wise being able to teac to others is one of their strengths, at least on some level due to the fact that they are sympathetic and loving. Taurus is compatible with: Libra, Taurus, Cancer, Capricorn, Virgo and Pisces.
April Birth Flowers
Month of April is associated with Sweet Pea(also withDaisy) flower which bloom in a wide range of soft colors as well as two tone colours. It is said to symbolise pleasure or good-bye. In the Victorian era, these birth flowers formed a part of the bouquet which was sent to someone to convey gratefulness. It is also a flower given between friends to keep a secret.
Love, youth and purity. April Birth Flower Daisy conveys innocence and there are five common types.
Historical Events for April, 1968
4th » Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
4th » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
4th » AEK Athens BC becomes the first Greek team to win the European Basketball Cup.
6th » Pierre Elliot Trudeau wins the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, 1968 e.g Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
8th » BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.
10th » New Zealand inter-island ferry ship called TEV e.g Wahine founders and sinks at the mouth of Wellington Harbour.
11th » President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
20th » English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial Rivers of Blood speech e.g 'Rivers of Blood' speech.
23rd » Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City Columbia University protests of 1968 or take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
24th » Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.
29th » The controversial musical 'Hair (musical) Hair', a product of the hippie Counterculture of the 1960s counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway theatre Broadway, with its song becoming anthems of the Oppo