Today belongs to the pranksters. Historians believe the day came into existence when France implemented the Gregorian ...

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Today is April Fools’ Day, the annual holiday that celebrates pranking, hoaxes, and all manner of horseplay and tomfoolery.

One of the most famous April Fools’ Day pranks took place in 1957, when the BBC aired a program featuring a Swiss family ...

Here's everything you should know about April Fools' Day, including how it started and some of the most infamous pranks.

Wondering why April 1 is all about jokes and hoaxes? Here’s a deep dive into the strange history and uncertain origins of ...

Many historians trace April Fools' Day back to 1582, though the History Channel and the Library of Congress report its exact ...

Here’s the history of April Fools’ Day and which restaurants are running April Fools' Day price cuts instead of pranks today, Tuesday, April 1.

The origins of April Fools' Day remain unclear, but one popular theory traces it back to 16th-century France, when the ...

April Fools' Day falls on April 1 each ... American Folklife Center. The History Channel reports that in 1582, France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, changing the ...

April Fools’ Day is most often attributed to France’s switch from the Julian calendar, to the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s, according to The Library of Congress and the History Channel.