Evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations.

Elizabeth I (1533–1603) was Queen regnant of England and Queen regnant of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole.

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Francis of Delirium

• ... that Francis of Delirium (pictured) overcame Luxembourg's relatively quiet alternative music scene to become a prominent artist?
• ... that the Cistern of Pulcheria is one of the best-conserved Byzantine reservoirs in Istanbul?
• ... that Saint Tarbula of Persia was martyred by being cut in half by a saw after being accused of witchcraft?
• ... that It Sticks Out Half a Mile is a radio sequel series to Dad's Army that follows three of the main characters in their attempts to renovate a seaside pier in post-war Britain?
• ... that Uwe Boll has described his 2024 crime drama film First Shift as the least violent in his body of work?
• ... that All Nations Baptist Church in New York City is primarily associated with ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union?
• ... that home repair and maintenance educator Mercury Stardust and her friend Jory Vizcaino have raised more than $4 million for transgender healthcare through their TikTok-A-Thon for Trans Healthcare?
• ... that the promotion and hype around obtaining Mew in the the original Pokémon games resulted in the games' sales increasing more than threefold?
• ... that zombie-like obedience has been attributed to Jesuits, the military, and followers of totalitarian regimes?

Manasseh Sogavare

• Acting President and Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry resigns, and is replaced by the Transitional Presidential Council.
• The Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (pictured), wins the most seats in the Solomon Islands general election but falls short of a majority.
• NASA announces that the Voyager 1 space probe is sending readable data for the first time in five months.
• The HDZ-led coalition wins the most seats in the Croatian parliamentary election but falls short of a majority.
• Ich­thy­o­titan, the largest known marine reptile, is formally described.

April 28: Workers' Memorial Day

Mounted police maintaining order at the 1923 FA Cup final

• 1253 – The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.
• 1789 – Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.
• 1923 – The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.
• 1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.
• 1983 – The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.