On a serious note, this writing gives an account of a few historical events that took place on April 1 but had nothing to do with the yearly custom of April Fool’s Day (i.e. practical joke and hoax).

The Beer Hall Putsch

1924

Because of Adolf Hitler’s involvement in the Beer Hall Putsch, he was sentenced to five years imprisonment, though he only served nine months of imprisonment. And during that prison time, he composed his book, Mein Kampf (1925).

Apple Computer Inc

1976

Apple Computer Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, and now Apple is one of the world’s top tech corporations. In that year, they developed Apple I, and to build it, Jobs sold his VW Microbus. But the current market value of the corporation is over USD 3 trillion.

The Creation of Nunavut

1999

In the northern parts of Canada, due to the discovery of fossil fuel during the 1960s and 1970s, indigenous peoples got motivated and brought several land claims against the governments of Alaska and Canada. Because of being politically organized by the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut, the indigenous peoples (the Inuit) finally were able to gain the territorial right to 136,000 square miles, an amount of USD 1.1 billion in compensation, a share of the development related to fossil fuel, as well as political right to participate in the decision making.

The Legalisation of Same-Sex Marriages

2001

In 2001, The Netherlands, for the first time, legalized marriage between people of the same sex. The mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, was present when four couples got married in City Hall. Since then, same-sex marriage was legalized in 28 different countries.

Worldwide, April Fool’s Day is considered to be the day of innocuous pranks, but it does not mean that everything will only go in a humorous way. The overmentioned events suggest that on a pretty hilarious day, serious social, political, economic, and existential issues may take place that may even have a greater impact on human beings.