How did April Fools' Day start and what are some famous pranks?
The annual day of jokes, pranks and tricks falls on April 1 each year, but no one is quite sure how the tradition started.
Aliza Chasan is a Digital Content Producer for "60 Minutes" and CBSNews.com, based in New York. She earned a master's degree in journalism from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in 2015, focusing on urban news during her time there. Aliza started her journalism career in New Jersey, where she reported on local news. Before coming to 60 Minutes and CBS News, Aliza covered breaking news, politics and local news at outlets including PIX11 News, The New York Daily News, Inside Edition and DNAinfo. Aliza won an Online News Association award for her work on The Missing with NY City News Service.
The annual day of jokes, pranks and tricks falls on April 1 each year, but no one is quite sure how the tradition started.
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