THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 7
April 7 in history
What happened on April 7: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1862 and 1939, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Shiloh
6–7 Apr 1862 — A Confederate attack at dawn nearly drives Grant into the Tennessee River. On the second day the fighting reverses. The battle produces 23,700 casualties, more than all previous American wars combined, and dispels any remaining illusion of a short war.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Italian invasion of Albania
7 Apr 1939 — After Germany’s move into Prague, Mussolini makes a conquest of his own. Italy invades Albania, its client kingdom across the Adriatic. Britain and France answer by guaranteeing Greece and Romania.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE ROAD TO WAR MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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