April 16, 1991 US President Bush announces that US forces will be sent into northern Iraq to assist Kurdish refugees.

April 17, 1492 A contract is signed by Christopher Columbus and a representative of Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, giving Columbus a commission to seek a westward ocean passage to find the Indies (to Asia).

April 18, 1955 The Asia-Africa Conference is held in Bandung. The Conference, which is held until April 25