On This Day Archive for April 2009

April 7, 1985: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announces freeze on midrange missile deployment in Europe, his first major foreign policy initiative

for April 07, 2009

From the April 9, 1985 issue of The Christian Science Monitor
 
Gorbachev seen as playing to European public opinion
Missile freeze coincides with US and Dutch visits
MOSCOW —
 
As a spring snow dusted Moscow, the Kremlin watched the flurry of reaction to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s first major foreign policy initiative. The weather may have been coincidental, but [...]

April 6, 1994: Rwandan genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana is shot down

for April 06, 2009

From the April 19, 1994 issue of The Christian Science Monitor

Rwanda’s Tragedy Plays Out in War-Torn Capital
HIGHLIGHT: Since the murder of its president on April 6, this tiny
Central African country has been plunged into violence, fueled
increasingly by ethnic rivalries. As the fighting rages, relief
agencies do what they can to avert starvation.KIGALI, RWANDA - A CROWD [...]

April 3, 1986: IBM introduces a portable laptop computer

for April 03, 2009

From the April 3, 1986 issue of The Christian Science Monitor
 
IBM introduces laptop computer
 
New York
International Business Machines Corporation has introduced a portable laptop personal computer, months after it was expected by the industry.
The unit, called the IBM PC Convertible, differs from laptops already on the market in that it features a detachable display screen that [...]

April 2, 1982: The Falkland Islands are invaded by Argentina after a longtime dispute with the UK over their sovereignty

for April 02, 2009

From the April 5, 1982 issue of The Christian Science Monitor
Diplomats race clock in Falklands showdown
Britain hopes dispatch of naval task force will halt Argentine invasion of colony
LONDON - 
Britain’s proclaimed readiness to go to war with Argentina to regain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands is part of a two-pronged military and diplomatic strategy to solve [...]

April 1, 1999: Nunavut becomes the newest, largest territory in Canada

for April 01, 2009

From the April 5, 1999 issue of The Christian Science Monitor
For Canada’s Inuits, this land is ‘our land’(Nunavut)
HULL, QUEBEC—   For the first time in 50 years, Canada has redrawn its map.
 
The vast unwieldy Northwest Territories has been divided in two to create a new territory, Nunavut.
 
“We have regained control of our destiny and will now [...]