Following are some of the major events to have occurred on April 24:1916 - The Easter Rising, an insurrection aimed at setting up an Irish Republic, began in Dublin.1926 - Russo-German Treaty signed.1939 - Robert Menzies became Australian prime minister, succeeding Joseph Lyons who died earlier in t
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on April 24:1916 - The Easter Rising, an insurrection aimed at setting up an Irish Republic, began in Dublin.1926 - Russo-German Treaty signed.1939 - Robert Menzies became Australian prime minister, succeeding Joseph Lyons who died earlier in t
Mother of the Nation, fallen from grace During the years of apartheid in South Africa, Winnie Mandela was a symbol of resistance as important as her hus.