2014 Event Photo-sharing application Instagram has overtaken short-messaging application Twitter with over 300 million monthly users to Twitter's 284 million 2014 Event Broadcasting company CBS is moving to web-based programming by starting a 24-hour news streaming site, offering web access to its network for a monthly fee, and partnering with Sony to provide programs for a web-based TV service 2014 Event Amazon announces its new Kindle Unlimited program, a subscription service providing borrowing rights to a large selection of books for a monthly fee; the service is drawing comparisons to movie rental company Netflix 2014 Event The average monthly world CO2 concentration exceeded 400 ppm in April; the U.N. has set a 450 ppm limit for all greenhouse gases to reduce climate impact; concentrations for CO2 and all greenhouse gases averaged 391 and 430 ppm, respectively, in 2011 2011 Event April exports for the People's Republic of China reach an all-time monthly hight of $155.69 billion 2003 Death Michael Kelly, journalist, Atlantic Monthly - died in Iraq in an accident, dies at 45 1998 Event AOL raises monthly flat rate internet access from $19.95 to $21.95 1979 Event 1st edition of "Wisden Cricket Monthly" 1953 Birthday Joe Bob Briggs, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, film critic, wrote for 'Texas Monthly' and 'Dallas Times Herald' 1890 Event "Gibbons Stamp Monthly" begins publishing 1857 Event Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published 1835 Event Siwinowe Kesibwi (Shawnee Sun) is 1st Indian lang monthly mag 1806 Birthday Nathaniel Willis, writer/editor/founder, American Monthly Mag 1700 Event William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation 1672 Event New York Governor Lovelace announces monthly mail service between New York and Boston 1672 Event 1st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in U.S. held, Sandwich, Mass
