print email comment close On This Day: The First of April, 1864 URL: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0401.html Description: A lighthearted but accurate historical review of April Fools' Day, illustrated with a cartoon by artist Thomas Nast. From the New York Times Learning Network. Author: Kennedy, Robert C. Publisher: The New York Times Company and HarpWeek Extra Keywords liisilly Library of Congress Subject Headings: April Fools' Day Holidays LII classic content Practical jokes LII Database Information: Record 2570 created by Karen Schneider on 03/05/2003 Last modification on 03/26/2009 Published: 03/05/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2570