April 7
What happened on April 7 in history
3 events fall on April 7, from 1795 to 1994. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on April 7
1795
France adopts the metre
The metric system is made the legal standard of measurement.
1927
Television is demonstrated over long distance
Images of Herbert Hoover travel by wire from Washington to New York.
1994
The Rwandan genocide begins
Killings start in Kigali the morning after the president's plane is shot down.