Daily Prayer - April 20 2023Apr 20, 2023
On the 20th of April 1974 the conflict in Northern Ireland (The Troubles) claimed its 1000th victim. He was James Murphy from Co. Fermanagh. Read more
Daily Prayer - April 19 2023Apr 19, 2023
A 51-day standoff between federal agents and members of the Branch Davidian group at Waco, Texas, ended on this day in 1993 Read more
Daily Prayer - April 18 2023Apr 18, 2023
On April 18, 1906 an earthquake on the San Andreas Fault with a magnitude of 7.9 was felt all along the California coast. Read more
Daily Prayer - April 17 2023Apr 17, 2023
On this day in 1945 US troops landed in Central Mindanao in the Philippines and moved towards the city of Cotabato. Read more
Daily Prayer - April 14 2023Apr 14, 2023
At about 23.40 on the 14th of April, 1912, the Titanic on its maiden voyage to New York hit an iceberg Read more
Daily Prayer - April 13 2023Apr 13, 2023
It was on April 13, 1970 that the crew of Apollo 13 sent a report to Mission Control saying “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” Read more
Daily Prayer - April 12 2023Apr 12, 2023
The first successful vaccine for Polio was created by US physician Jonas Salk. Salk tested his experimental vaccine on himself and his family in 1953, and then on 1.6 million children in Canada, Finland and the USA in 1954. The results were announced on 12 April 1955 Read more