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 dawn attack nearly drives Grant into the Tennessee River; the second day reverses it. 23,700 casualties — more than all previous American wars combined — end every 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 — Mussolini answers Prague with an invasion of his own client kingdom across the Adriatic. Britain and France respond by guaranteeing Greece and Romania.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE ROAD TO WAR MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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