30 April 1896. The first ice cream cone was introduced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_cone
“It is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past.” —Frank Herbert
28 April 1937. Pan American Airlines embarked on the first commercial pan-pacific flight via Hawaii, Midway, Wake, Guam, and the Philippines to arrive in Canton, China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpacific_flight
27 April 1994. South Africa holds its first elections in which all people can vote. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_South_African_general_election
26 April 1954. Kurosawa Akira’s Seven Samurai was released in Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Samurai