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On This Day In 1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman created the mighty American Dollar.
On This Day In 1779 North Carolina and Virginia Troops attack Chickamauga villages in Tennessee in retaliation for Indian raids on colonial settlements. American War of Independence.
On This Day In 1840 Emile Zola, French journalist and writer was born in Paris, France. Died: 1902. Best known as the author of "J"Accuse".
On This Day In 1865 Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Five Forks, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1867 The Straits Settlements became a full Crown Colony Member.
On This Day In 1871 Cambridge won the 28th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1873 Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was born.
On This Day In 1876 Cambridge won the 33rd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1882 Oxford won the 39th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1883 Lon Chaney, American actor was born. Best known as the Man Of A Thousand Faces.
On This Day In 1903 Cambridge won the 60th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1905 Oxford won the 62nd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1911 Oxford won the 68th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1912 Oxford won the 69th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1918 The Royal Air Force was established.
On This Day In 1922 Cambridge won the 74th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1933 A nationwide boycott of Jewish-owned businesses in Germany is carried out under Nazi leadership.
On This Day In 1933 Cambridge won the 85th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1933 Nazi Germany began it's persecution of the Jews.
On This Day In 1938 Ali McGraw, American actress was born. Best known for her role in Love Story.
On This Day In 1939 Cambridge won the 91st Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1945 German troops were encircled in the Ruhr, Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Allied offensive in northern Italy began. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 American Forces launched the invasion of Okinawa Japan.
World War II.
On This Day In 1950 Cambridge won the 96th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1960 The first weather Satellite TIROS-I was launched.
On This Day In 1961 Cambridge won the 107th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1972 Cambridge won the 118th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1979 Islamic Republic of Iran proclaimed.
On This Day In 1995 Cambridge won the 141st Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"You can't have everything. Where would you put it ?"
Steven Wright
April Fools Day * A Time For All Practical Jokers.
Republic Day Iran
On This Day In 747 The Emperor Charlemagne was born and along with being the King of the Franks, was crowned on 25th December 800 as the Holy Roman Emperor.
On This Day In 1792 The American Congress established coin denominations.
On This Day In 1865 Union forces captured Selma, Alabama and Petersburg,
Virginia.
American Civil War.
On This Day In 1875 Walter Chrysler, American car builder who founded The Chrysler Motor Corporation was born.
On This Day In 1907 Luke Appling, legendary baseball hitter with the Chicago White Sox was born in High Point, North Carolina. Died: January 3, 1991, Cumming, Georgia.
On This Day In 1914 Sir Alec Guinness, English actor was born. Died: 5th August, 2000. Best Known for his role in Kind Hearts and Coronets.
On This Day In 1917 American President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe for democracy."
On This Day In 1920 Jack Webb, American actor was born. Best known for is role as Detective Inspector Friday in Dragnet.
On This Day In 1924 Doris Day, American singer/actress was born. Best known for as the performer of the song Move Over Darling.
On This Day In 1927 Cambridge won the 79th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1935 Watson Watt, English inventor was granted a patent for RADAR.
On This Day In 1938 Oxford won the 90th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1947 Emmylou Harris, American country singer was born. Best known as Red Dirt Girl.
On This Day In 1960 Oxford won the 106th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1982 Argentina occupied the (Falkland) Malvinas Islands.
On This Day In 1983 Oxford won the 129th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1984 The Russian Spacecraft Soyuz T-11 was launched.
On This Day In 1988 Oxford won the 134th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Why is it that we rejoice at a wedding and cry at a funeral?
It
is because we are not involved."
Mark Twain
On This Day In 1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer was born. Died: 28 March 1943.
On This Day In 1846 Cambridge won the 8th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1852 Oxford won the 10th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1882 Jesse James, infamous wild west outlaw was shot dead by fellow gang member Robert Ford.
On This Day In 1886 Cambridge won the 43rd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1897 Oxford won the 54th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1909 Oxford won the 66th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1924 Marlon Brando, American actor was born. Best known for his role as Vito Corleoni in The Godfather.
On This Day In 1941 The Pro-German general Rasch Ali Gailani took power in Iraq.
World War II.
On This Day In 1948 American President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which allocated more than $5 billion in aid for 16 European countries.
On This Day In 1953 James Bonecrusher Smith, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1986-1987).
On This Day In 1954 Oxford won the 100th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1958 Alec Baldwin, American actor was born. Best known for his performance in Ghosts of Mississippi.
On This Day In 1965 Oxford won the 111th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1965 The first series of raids against bridges on the road to Hanoi begins. In the course of this raid, North Vietnamese MIGS (Russian-built fighter aircraft) attacked US planes. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1973 Labour MP Tony Benn was born.
On This Day In 1974 The Russian Spacecraft Soyuz 14 was launched.
On This Day In 1999 Cambridge won the 145th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Time devours everything.
On This Day In 188 AD The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla) was born.
On This Day In 1581 Francis Drake conqueror of The Spanish Armada was knighted.
On This Day In 1648 Grinling Gibbons, England's greatest wood carver was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Died: 3 August 1721 London, England.
On This Day In 1857 Oxford won the 14th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1862 Union forces laid siege to Yorktown, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1868 Oxford won the 25th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1908 Cambridge won the 65th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1915 Muddy Waters, best known American blues singer was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. Died: 30 April 1984.
On This Day In 1936 Cambridge won the 88th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1939 Ernie Terrell, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1965-1967 WBA).
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Benghazi. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The allies captured Addis Abeda. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The Japanese Navy sank three British Warships in The Bay Of Bengal (India) World War II.
On This Day In 1968 Martin Luther King Jr, Black Civil Rights leader was assassinated by James Earl Ray.
On This Day In 1968 America's 6th unmanned Apollo (AS-502) spacecraft was launched 07:00:01 a.m. EST, Cape Canaveral, FL. This was the final unmanned Apollo test flight.
On This Day In 1981 Oxford won the 127th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1983 America's 6th space shuttle mission, Challenger (1) STS-6 (TDRS-1) was launched. Landed 9 April 1983 10:53:42 a.m. PST, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
On This Day In 1992 Oxford won the 138th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1997 America's 83rd space shuttle mission Columbia (22) STS-83 (MSL,SAREX) was launched. Landed 8 April 1997 2:33 pm EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes the short cut to everything."
Samuel Johnson
This Day Is The First Day Of The Jewish Passover
On This Day In 1614 Indian Princess Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe.
On This Day In 1648 Elihu Yale was born in Boston . When he was four, his family moved to England, and he never returned to the United States. Elihu Yale who was the first benefactor of Yale University is buried in the churchyard of Wrexham, North Wales.
On This Day In 1621 The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth USA on her return trip to England.
On This Day In 1879 Oxford won the 36th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1896 The first modern Olympic Games was officially opened in Athens.
On This Day In 1900 The attempted assassination of the then Prince of Wales in Brussels
( Belgium )
failed.
On This Day In 1908 Ruth Elizabeth (Bette) Davis, American actress was born. Died 6 October 1989. Best known for her role in the film Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.
On This Day In 1924 Cambridge won the 76th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1945 Admiral Suzuki became the new Prime Minister of Japan.
World War II.
On This Day In 1951 Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union.
On This Day In 1954 Elvis Presley recorded his debut single, That's All Right at Sam Phillip's SUN studio in Memphis Tennessee USA.
On This Day In 1955 Winston Churchill resigned as British Prime Minister. He was succeeded by Anthony Eden.
On This Day In 1955 Cambridge won the 104th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1969 Cambridge won the 115th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1980 Oxford won the 126th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1991 America's 39th space shuttle mission Atlantis (8) STS-37 (GRO) was launched. Landed April 11, 1991, 6:55:29 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Never trust a man with short legs, his brains are too near his bottom."
Noel Coward
On This Day In 1641 Domenico Zampieri, Italian Baroque painter died in Naples, [now Italy]. Born: Bologna, Papal States[now Italy]; October 1581.
On This Day In 1810 Philip Henry Gosse, inventor of The Institutional Aquarium was born.
On This Day In 1846 John William Waterhouse, English Portrait painter was born in Rome, Italy (of English parents). Died: London, England, 10 February 1917.
On This Day In 1826 Gustav Moreau, French post impressionist painter was born in Paris, France. Died: Paris, France, 18 April 1898.
On This Day In 1862 The Battle Of Shiloh Began. Grant knew then that this war was going to be, in the words of a Union Soldier, "A very bloody affair." American Civil War.
On This Day In 1865 Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Sailor's Creek, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1868 Mormon Brigam Young married No 27, his last and final wife.
On This Day In 1870 Cambridge won the 27th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1890 Anthony Fokker, German aircraft builder was born.
On This Day In 1892 Donald Willis Douglas, founder of The Douglas Aircraft Company was born.
On This Day In 1906 Mickey Cochrane, legendary baseball hitter with the Detroit Tigers was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Died: June 28 1962, Lake Forest, Illinois.
On This Day In 1909 Explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole. The claim, disputed by skeptics, was upheld in 1989 by the Navigation Foundation.
On This Day In 1917 America joined the allies in World War I.
On This Day In 1929 Edison Denisov, Russian composer was born. Died: 24 November 1996.
On This Day In 1929 Andre Previn, American composer & conductor was born.
On This Day In 1935 Cambridge won the 87th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1938 Paul Daniels, English TV presenter/magician was born.
On This Day In 1941 German forces invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Okinawa landings Began (Pacific). World War II.
On This Day In 1974 Oxford won the 120th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1984 America's 11th space shuttle Mission - Challenger (5) STS-41-C (LDEF) was launched. Landed April 13, 1984 5:38:07 a.m. PST, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
On This Day In 1985 Oxford won the 131st Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1996 Cambridge won the 142nd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
Your Thought For Today Is:
When things go wrong, don't go with them.
On This Day In 1860 W K Kellogg founder of the Kellogg Corn Flake Company was born.
On This Day In 1862 Union forces defeated the Confederate forces at Shiloh,
Tennessee.
American Civil War.
On This Day In 1884 Cambridge won the 41st Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1906 Cambridge won the 63rd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1915 Billie Holiday, American blues legend was born.
On This Day In 1928 James Garner, American actor was born in
Norman, Oklahoma.
Best know for his roles as Jim Rockford The Rockford Files.
On This Day In 1933 Prohibition in America ended. Cheers.
On This Day In 1933 The law excluded "non-Aryans" from government employment; Jewish civil servants, including university professors and schoolteachers, are fired in Germany.
On This Day In 1939 The German invasion of Albania began. World War II.
On This Day In 1939 Francis Ford Coppola, Italian film director was born. Best known as the director of The Godfather.
On This Day In 1943 Bolivia declared war on the axis powers. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 The Siege of Kohima began. Kohima was isolated in the Japanese advance towards India and without an air-strip the small garrison of 3,500 faced 15,000 Japanese. From the heights above the town the enemy was blasting everything but the men at Kohima had a job to do and that is what they did for sixteen days and nights they stopped the Japanese advance. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Japanese Battleship Yamato was sunk in the Pacific. A total of 2,498 men had been lost aboard Yamato, 446 from Yahagi, and a further 721 from the destroyers. World War II.
On This Day In 1948 The World Health Organization was founded.
On This Day In 1953 The first non-stop Transatlantic Jet flight (West to East) took place.
On This Day In 1959 Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Donald K. Slayton, John H. Glenn, Jr., and M. Scott Carpenter, Alan B. Shepard, Jr., Virgil I. Grissom and L. Gordon Cooper became the first American astronauts to be named by NASA for the Mercury project.
On This Day In 1959 Radar was first bounced off the Sun, Stanford California, USA.
On This Day In 1960 James Buster Douglas, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1990).
On This Day In 1962 Cambridge won the 108th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1973 Cambridge won the 119th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 2001 NASA launched the Mars Odyssey, The spacecraft is 7.2 feet (2.2 meters) long, 5.6 feet (1.7 meters) tall and 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) wide.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"To endure is greater than to dare, to tire out hostile fortune,
who can
say this is not greatness ?"
William Makepeace Thackery ( 1811 - 1863 )
On This Day In 1513 Ponce de Leon, American folk hero arrived in Florida, USA.
On This Day In 1854 Oxford won the 12th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1865 Oxford won the 22nd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1881 Oxford won the 38th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1864 Confederate forces defeated the Union forces at Mansfield, Louisiana. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1889 Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor was born.
On This Day In 1893 Mary Pickford, American movie legend was born.
On This Day In 1912 Sonja Henie, Norwegian actress was born.
On This Day In 1918 Betty Ford, former America's first lady was born.
On This Day In 1921 Alfie Bass, English TV actor was born in Bethany
Green, London.
Died: 15 July 1987. Best known for his role as Montague Bootsie Bisley in the TV
Progam Bootsie
and Snudge.
On This Day In 1931 Dorothy Tutin, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1940 British and French ships start to mine the Norwegian coastal waters and ports. World War II.
On This Day In 1964 America's Gemini-1 spacecraft was launched at 11:00:01.69 am EST. Landed April 12, 1964.
On This Day In 1973 Pablo Picasso, Spanish impressionist painter died at his home near Mougins, France, at age 91.
On This Day In 1974 Hammerin Hank Aaron, American baseball legend hit his 715th home run, Thus beating the mighty Babe Ruth's all time record.
On This Day In 1993 America's 54th space shuttle mission Discovery (16) STS-56 (ATLAS-2) was launched. Landed April 17, 1993, 7:37:19 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
On This Day In 2002 America's 109th space shuttle mission Atlantis (25) STS-110 (International Space Station Flight 8A) was launched. Landed April 19 2002 at 12:27 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
A good husband should be deaf and a good wife should be blind.
Kambutsue * Japan Celebrates The Birthday Of Buddha
On This Day In 1865 Confederate General. Robert E Lee surrendered his army to Union General. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1892 Oxford won the 49th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1905 W C ( My Chicka Dee ) Fields, American movie legend was born.
On This Day In 1919 John Presper Eckert, co inventor of the first electronic computer
( ENIAC ) was born.
On This Day In 1926 Hugh Heffner, International play boy was born.
On This Day In 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway (Operation Weserübung). World War II.
On This Day In 1980 The Russian Spacecraft Soyuz 35 was launched.
On This Day In 1986 American space shuttle Challenger (1) returned safely to Earth, the 6th space shuttle mission.
On This Day In 1991 Georgia gained independence from the Soviet Union.
On This Day In 1994 America's 62nd space shuttle mission Endevour (6) STS-59 (SRL-1) was Launched.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards out of men."
Abraham Lincoln * United States President
Independence Day Georgia
On This Day In 1606 King James Of England signed the first Virginia Charter. USA.
On This Day In 1796 American folk hero Jim Bowie was born. Died: 6 March 1836 at the Battle of the Alamo.
On This Day In 1929 John Michael Hawthorn, British formula one racing driver was born in Mexborough, South Yorkshire. World F1 Champion 1958.
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Zagreb. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Danish and Greenland territories was placed under the control of the United States. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 German troops besieged Tobruk. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Soviet troops recaptured Odessa. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The allies captured Hanover, Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1965 Additional marines arrive in Da Nang. Some of the marines are sent to Phu Bai, eight miles south of Hue. Vietnam War.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down.
The difference between sex and death is that with death
you can do it alone and no
one is going to make fun of you."
Woody Allen
On This Day In 145 AD The Roman Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus was born.
On This Day In 1770 George Canning, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 8 August 1827. Term of Office (1827) Tory.
On This Day In 1783 The American Congress formally proclaims the end to The War Of Independence Against Great Britain.
On This Day In 1862 Union forces captured Fort Pulaski, Georgia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1945 The allies liberated the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Belsen. World War II.
On This Day In 1970 America's Apollo 13 (AS-508) spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida, dubbed as the most unsuccessful successful space mission in the United States Space Program. Returned to Earth 17 April 1970. Crew: James A. Lovell, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr., Fred W. Haise, Jr.
On This Day In 1970 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 2-2 in the 43rd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea won the replay 2-1 at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"A woman is only a woman, but a cigar is a good smoke."
Rudyard Kipling
On This Day In 1777 Henry Clay the great American composer was born.
On This Day In 1782 American - British peace talks began. Benjamin Franklin met with Richard Oswald. American War Of Independence.
On This Day In 1791 American Francis P. Blair, co founder of the Republican Party was born.
On This Day In 1861 Fort Sumter South Carolina was shelled by the Confederacy, this act of aggression by the South started The American Civil War.
On This Day In 1862 Oxford won the 19th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1864 Confederate forces captured Fort Pillow, Tennessee. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1913 Lionel Hampton, American orchestra leader was born.
On This Day In 1930 Cambridge won the 82nd Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1938 America implements first law requiring medical tests before granting a Marriage Licence.
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Belgrade. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The United States Army reached the Elbe near Magdeburg ( Germany ). World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd president of the United States, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., at age 63. Vice President Harry S. Truman became president.
On This Day In 1961 Flight Major Yuri Gagarin, Russian Cosmonaut made a single orbit of the Earth in Vostok 1.
On This Day In 1966 The US launched the first B-52 raids on North Vietnam, targeting the Mugia Pass. That same day, the Viet Cong launched a rocket attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, which kills 7 US troops and destroys 2 helicopters and 3 transport aircraft.
On This Day In 1979 The Russian Spacecraft Soyuz 33 returned to Earth.
On This Day In 1981 American's 1st space shuttle mission, Columbia (1) STS-1 (DFI) was launched. Landed 14 April 1981 10:20:57 a.m. PST, Edwards Airforce Base.
On This Day In 1985 America's 16th space shuttle - Discovery (4) STS-51-D (LEASAT-3) was launched. Landed April 19, 1985, 8:54:28 a.m. EST, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value."
Albert Einstein
On This Day In 1721 John Hansom became the first United States President under the Articles of The Confederation.
On This Day In 1732 Lord North, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 5 August 1792. Term of Office (1770-1782) Tory.
On This Day In 1743 Thomas Jefferson Third President of The United States was born in Shadwell in Albermarle County Virginia. Term of Office 1801 - 1809.
On This Day In 1769 Sir Thomas Lawrence, English Portrait painter was born in Bristol, England. Died: London, England, 7 January 1830.
On This Day In 1808 Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci, Italian inventor of the telephone, was born in San Frediano, near Florence, Italy.
On This Day In 1852 F W Woolworth, ( The five and ten cent king ) was born.
On This Day In 1860 James Sidney Ensor, Belgium post impressionist painter was born in Ostend, Belgium. Died: Ostend, Belgium, 19 November 1949.
On This Day In 1867 Oxford won the 24th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1878 Oxford won the 35th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1910 Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright was born near Dublin, Ireland. Best known for his play Waiting for Godot.
On This Day In 1933 Shani Wallis, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1935 Lyle Waggoner, American actor was born.
On This Day In 1940 C. Warmerdam, American athlete became the first pole vaulter to clear 15 feet, Berkley, California. USA.
On This Day In 1941 Russia and Japan signed non-aggression pact. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The Russian Army entered Vienna ( Austria ) World War II.
On This Day In 1970 The American spacecraft Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst.
On This Day In 1976 The $2 bill was re-introduced as United States currency.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Unless a man feels he has a good memory, he should never venture to lie."
Montaigne
On This Day In 1738 William Bentinck, Duke of Portland, British Prime Minister was born. Died: 30 October 1809. Term of Office (1783; 1807-1809) Tory.
On This Day In 1828 The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary was published.
On This Day In 1841 Cambridge won the 5th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1860 The first Pony Express Rider arrived in San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri, USA.
On This Day In 1861 Fort Sumter surrendered. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1865 Abraham Lincoln, American President was shot in Fords Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
On This Day In 1907 François (Papa Doc) Duvalier, President of Haiti 1957 - 1971 was born Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Died: 22 April 1971.
On This Day In 1912 At 11-40pm the White Star Line's SS Titanic hit an ice berg during her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to New York, USA. There were 2,227 passengers and crew, 1,522 perished and there were 705 survivors.
On This Day In 1940 The allies sent it's forces to Norway. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Julie Christie, British actress was born in Assam India. Best known for her role in Dr Zhivago.
On This Day In 1946 Sergei Berinsky, Russian composer was born. Died: 12 March 1998.
On This Day In 1956 The first commercial magnetic tape recording of sound and picture was demonstrated.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Spend all you have before you die, and do not out live yourself."Pan American Day
On This Day In 781 King Pepin of Italy was consecrated King of Lombardy.
On This Day In 1452 Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Master and all round genius was born.
On This Day In 1707 Leohnard Euler, German mathematician was born.
On This Day In 1840 Cambridge won the 4th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1859 Oxford won the 16th Oxford and Cambridge University boat race.
On This Day In 1861 Robert E Lee was offered command of the Union Army. Lincoln calls for 75.000 militiamen. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1865 Abraham Lincoln died and Andrew Johnson became president of the United States.
On This Day In 1912 At 02-20am the White Star Line's SS Titanic sank after after hitting an iceberg, There were 2,227 passengers and crew, 1,522 perished and there were 705 survivors.
On This Day In 1923 Insulin became generally available to diabetics.
On This Day In 1933 Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1939 Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress was born.
On This Day In 1940 British Forces land in Norway. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 The first Helicopter flight of a one hour duration took place, Stratford Ct, USA.
On This Day In 1945 The allies captured Arnhem. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The allies liberated Bergen-Belsen. World War II.
On This Day In 1952 The Boeing B52 Stratofortress made her first flight.
On This Day In 1953 The Royal Yacht Britannia was launched at John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland.
On This Day In 1955 Ray Kroc started the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants. The Big Mac was born.
On This Day In 1956 It will always be remembered as "C-Day" at WMAQ-TV. It was described by Broadcasting-Telecasting magazine as "a daring breakthrough the black-and-white curtain." At 4:15 PM, Robert W Sarnoff, then President of NBC, pushed a button and ushered in a new era in television. Channel 5 became the world's first all-colour TV station as "Wide, Wide World" carried the event to 110 NBC-TV affiliated stations across the country.
On This Day In 1967 Massive demonstrations were held throughout the US against the war in Vietnam. Protestors in Central Park, New York City, burn 200 draft cards.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set."
Francis Bacon
On This Day In 1746 The Battle Of Culloden Field Drummossie Moor near Inverness, Scotland took place. It was the last battle fought on British soil.
On This Day In 1867 Wilbur Wright brother of Orville, American aeroplane inventor was born.
On This Day In 1904 Charlie Chaplin, American movie legend was born. Best known for his performance in the silent movie The Tramp.
On This Day In 1921 Peter Ustinov, English actor was born. Best known for his performance in Spartacus.
On This Day In 1927 Henry Mancini, American composer was born. Best known as the composer of Moon River.
On This Day In 1939 Dusty Springfield, English singer 70's pop icon was born.
On This Day In 1945 Soviet troops began their offensive towards Berlin. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The allies captured Nürnberg. World War II.
On This Day In 1947 The first zoom lens was demonstrated in New York City. USA.
On This Day In 1948 The European Community was formed, this was the first big family, or organism, made up by western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Turkey).
On This Day In 1972 America's Apollo 16 (AS-511) spacecraft was launched. Landed on Moon 20 April 1972. Landing site Descartes Highlands. Returned to Earth 27 April 1972. Crew: John W. Young, Thomas K. Mattingly II, Charles M. Duke, Jr.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities
brilliantly
disguised as insoluble problems."
John W Gardner
On This Day In 818 King Bernard of Italy died.
On This Day In 1790 Benjamin Franklin United States President died.
On This Day In 1818 Alexander II (Alexander Nikolaevitch), Emperor of all Russia was born. Emperor 1855-1881. Died: March 1, 1881.
On This Day In 1839 The Republic of Guatemala gained independence.
On This Day In 1939 Francis Ford Coppola, American movie director of was born in Detroit, Michigan. Best known as the director of The Godfather.
On This Day In 1852 Adrian Constantine Anson "Cap Anson" legendary baseball hitter with the Chicago White Stockings was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. Died: April 14, 1922, Chicago, Illinois.
On This Day In 1861 Virginia secedes from the Union, followed within 5 weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina, thus forming the eleven state Confederacy.
On This Day In 1941 Croatia declared war on Britain. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 Yugoslavia fell to the Germans. World War II.
On This Day In 1941 British troops began leaving the Greek mainland. World War II
On This Day In 1945 The island of Mindanao was captured, but isolated groups of Japanese forces refused to surrender.
On This Day In 1946 Syria gained independence.
On This Day In 1961 About 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban exiles launched the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro.
On This Day In 1970 American spacecraft Apollo 13 returned safely back to Earth. Dubbed as the most unsuccessful successful space mission in the United States Space Program.
On This Day In 1998 America's 90th space shuttle mission Columbia (25) STS-90 (Neurolab) was launched. Landed May 3, 1998 at 12:09 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Be nice to people on your way up because you'll need them on your way down."
Wilson Mitzer
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On This Day In 1775 Paul Revere rode into American folk lore by riding to give the alarm and awake The Minutemen or Patriots that The British were coming. Prior to The American War Of Independence.
On This Day In 1861 Union forces abandoned Harpers Ferry at Arsenal, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1880 Sam Crawford, legendary baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers was born in Wahoo, Nebraska. Died: June 15 1968, Hollywood, California.
On This Day In 1906 A devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires. About 700 people died.
On This Day In 1942 The United States bombed Tokyo and Yokohama, known as the Doolittle raid. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 German troops in the Rühr surrendered. World War II.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it
than to consume wealth without producing
it."
George Bernard Shaw
On This Day In 1775 The first shots of The American War of Independence were fired on Lexington Common at Lexington Massachusetts, USA.
On This Day In 1861 President Lincoln issues a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. For the duration of the war the blockade limits the ability of the rural South to stay well supplied in its war against the industrialized North. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1877 Ole Ervinrude, American inventor invented the marine outboard engine.
On This Day In 1892 Charles Duryea took the first American made auto out for a spin.
On This Day In 1903 Eliot ( The Untouchable ) Ness FBI agent, responsible for bringing Al Capone to justice was born.
On This Day In 1919 Egypt gained independence.
On This Day In 1932 Jayne Mansfield, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1939 The American State of Connecticut finally approved the Bill of Rights. 148 years late.
On This Day In 1943 The Jews in the Warsaw ghetto resisted with arms at the Germans attempt to deport them to the Nazi extermination camps. This resistence was finally put down on 16 May. World War II.
On This Day In 1944 Japanese troops captured Zhengzhou, China. World War II.
On This Day In 1978 Yitzhak Navron was elected The 5th President Of Israel.
On This Day In 1995 A truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, and injuring 500. Timothy McVeigh was convicted of the bombing and sentenced to death.
On This Day In 2001 America's 104th space shuttle mission Endeavour (16) STS-100 (Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-09-6A) was launched. Landed May 1 2001 at 12:11 p.m. EDT, Edwards Air Force Base Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their
mother."
Reverend Hesburgh
Patriots Day United States Of America
Independence Day Egypt
On This Day In 1840 Odilon Redon, French post impressionist painter was born in Bordeaux, France. Died: Paris, France, 6 July 1916.
On This Day In 1861 Robert E Lee resigned from the Union Army and accepted command of the forces of Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1861 Union forces abandoned the Navy yard at Norfolk, Virginia. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1881 Nikolai Miaskovsky, Russian composer was born. Died: 1950.
On This Day In 1889 Adolf Hitler was born in the small Austrian town of Braunau near the German border.
On This Day In 1891 Dave Bancroft, legendary baseball hitter with the Philadelphia Phillies was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Died: October 9, 1972, Superior, Wisconsin.
On This Day In 1893 Harold LLoyd, American silent movie actor was born in Burchard, Nebraska. Died: 8 March (Prostrate cancer).
On This Day In 1940 The first electron microscope was demonstrated in Philadelphia, Pa, USA.
On This Day In 1949 Jessica Lange, American actress was born in Cloquet, Minn, USA.
On This Day In 1967 US aircraft bombed Haiphong for the first time, with 86 planes taking partin the raid. Previously raids on Haiphong had been detered by the fear of hitting foreign ships. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1983 The Russian spacecraft Soyuz T-8 (Salyut 7) was launched.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"The pyramids will not last a moment compared to a daisy."
D.H.Lawrence
On This Day In 753 BC The Romans believed that there city was born. They said it was founded by twin brothers called Romulus and Remus. The city marked the spot where a she-wolf had rescued the twins when they were babies.
On This Day In 1728 Catherine II The Great (Ekaterina Alexeevna), of Russia was born. Emperess of Russia 1762-1796. Died: November 6, 1796.
On This Day In 1838 American naturalist John Muir was born.
On This Day In 1910 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American author, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn. USA.
On This Day In 1918 Baron Von Richthofen died, He was shot down by the British pilot Captain Roy Brown. The Red Baron was accredited with eighty kills. World War I.
On This Day In 1915 Anthony Quinn American actor was born. Best known for his performance in Zorba the Greek.
On This Day In 1926 Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of England was born at Bruton Street, London, W1, England.
On This Day In 1928 Blackburn Rovers beat Huddersfield Town 3-1 in the 6th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1944 The allies captured Bologna, Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1965 Oliver McCall, world heavyweight boxing champion was born. Champion: (1994-1995 WBC).
On This Day In 1959 America's unmanned space probe LJ-1 O (Little Joe 1) was launched from Wallops Island launch pad. Flight lasting 20 seconds The accident report for LJ-1, issued September 18, 1959, blamed the premature firing on the Grand Central escape rocket on an electrical leak, or what missile engineers call transients or ghost voltages in a relay circuit. The fault was found in a coil designed to protect biological specimens from too rapid an abort. Mercury Project.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried."
Mae West
On This Day In 1879 Mikhail Chernov, Russian composer was born. Died: 01 August 1938.
On This Day In 1889 Began the Oklahoma land rush ( United States ), two million acres of Oklahoma land were opened up to settlers ( Boomers ).
On This Day In 1904 John Oppenheimer, American Industrialist was born.
On This Day In 1908 Eddie Albert, American actor was born. Best know for his performance in The Mean Machine.
On This Day In 1916 Yehudi Menuhin, Violin virtuoso was born.
On This Day In 1952 The first Atomic explosion was shown on American TV.
On This Day In 1941 German troops captured Thessaloniki, Greece. World War II.
On This Day In 1954 Albert Hall was hanged by Public Executioner Steve Wade for the sex murder of Mary Hackett aged six.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"The trouble with the profit system has always been
that it was highly unprofitable to most people."
E. B. White
On This Day In AEthelred I, King of England died, Basing/Merton. Born circa
840.
(Reign: (866-871).
On This Day In 1016 AEthelred the Unready, King of England died.
Born circa 968.
(Reign: 979-1013(deposed) and 1014-1016).
On This Day In 1284 Edward II, King of England was born at
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd
(reign 1307-1327). Murdered: 21 September 1327 at Berkeley Castle,
Gloucestershire.
On This Day In 1564 William Shakespeare England's greatest playwright was born.
On This Day In 1775 Joseph M William Turner, English landscape painter was born in London, England. Died 19 December 1851, London, England.
On This Day In 1791 James Buchanan 15th President of The United States was born in Franklin County New York . Term Of Office 1857 - 1861. He resigned to join The Secessionists and finally left office on March 4th 1861. He retired to his home in Wheatland Pennsylvania where he died on June 1st 1868.
On This Day In 1813 Stephen Douglas, American politician was born.
On This Day In 1831 Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer was born. Died: 05 September 1953.
On This Day In 1900 James Leroy Bottomley, legendary baseball hitter with the St Louis Cardinals was born. Died: December 11, 1959, St. Louis, Missouri.
On This Day In 1927 Cardiff beat Arsenal 1-0 in the 5th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1928 Shirley Temple Black, American child actress was born.
On This Day In 1932 Newcastle United beat Arsenal 2-1 in the 10th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1940 Lee Majors, American actor was born. Best known for his role as the Six Million Dollar Man.
On This Day In 1945 The Soviet troops finally reached Berlin. World War II.
On This Day In 1962 The first American satellite to reach the Moon was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida.
On This Day In 1967 Russia launched their first Soyuz Space mission.
On This Day In 1969 Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system
of taxation that operates with perfect equality."
Andrew Jackson ( Ex United States President )
Saint Georges Day * Patron Saint Of England ( Died 303 AD )
On This Day In 1781 Daniel DeFoe died. Author of Robinson Crusoe. Born: circ 1661.
On This Day In 1862 Ships of the Union moved up the Mississippi River and captured New Orleans. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1898 Spain declared war on the United States after rejecting America's ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
On This Day In 1916 The Easter Rising in Ireland began. Irishmen and Irishwomen in the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom.
On This Day In 1919 César Manrique, Lanzarotian artist name the 'Father of Lanzarote' was born in Puerto Naos, Arrecife (Lanzarote). Died: 25 September 1992. He died at the age of 73 in a tragic car accident.
On This Day In 1926 Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester City 1-0 in the 4th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1941 The British began the evacuation of Greece. World War II.
On This Day In 1948 Manchester United beat Blackpool 4-2 in the 20th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1967 In one of the fiercest battles of the war, US marines defeat North Vietnamese troops on the hills near the airstrip at Khe Sanh. The Communists lost over 940 men as the US forces capture their position. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1990 America's 35th space shuttle mission Discovery (10) STS-31 was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope. Landed April 29, 1990, 6:49:57 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"The difference between a rich man and a poor man is this,
the former eat when pleases, the latter when he can get it."
Sir Walter Raleigh
On This Day In 1214 Louis IX, King of France (1226-70) was born.
On This Day In 1599 Oliver Cromwell, Puritan Lord Protector of England (1653-58) was born.
On This Day In 1840 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer was born. Best know for his composition of the 1812 Overture.
On This Day In 1874 Guglielmo Marconi was born. Died: July 20, 1937.
On This Day In 1898 The United States declared war on Spain.
On This Day In 1925 Sheffield United beat Cardiff 1-0 in the 3rd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1931 West Bromwich Albion beat Birmingham City 2-1 in the 9th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1936 Arsenal beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the 14th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1941 The allied troops were evacuated from Greece. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The last German troops leave Finland. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Soviet and American troops meet at the river Elbe. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler's deputy began negotiations with the allies. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 The United Nations was founded in San Francisco. USA.
On This Day In 1945 The United States and Soviet forces linked up on the Elbe River, in central Europe, a meeting that dramatized the collapse of Nazi Germany. World War II.
On This Day In 1947 Johan Cryuff, Dutch footballer was born. If Holland were the team that gave the world total football, then Johan Cruyff was the total footballer.
On This Day In 1961 America's 16th unmanned space probe MA-3 (Mercury Atlas 3) was launched from Cape Canaveral Florida. Vehicle was destroyed 40 seconds after liftoff. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1962 The American Ranger Spacecraft crash lands on the Moon.
On This Day In 1966 America's 3rd unmanned Apollo (AS-202) spacecraft was launched at 1:15:32 pm EDT, Cape Canaveral Fl.
On This Day In 1967 Great Britain granted internal self-government to Swaziland.
On This Day In 1990 The Hubble Space Telescope was placed into orbit by the American Space Shuttle Discovery.
On This Day In 2002 Mark Shuttleworth, South African IT billionaire became the second space tourist. He and his crew Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori and commander Yuri Gidzenko blasted off and streaked into orbit today on a flight to deliver a fresh Soyuz lifeboat to the international space station.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses
H. L. Mencken
On This Day In 121 AD The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born.
On This Day In 1607 The first British to set up an American Colony landed at Cape Henry, Va. USA.
On This Day In 1798 Eugene Ferdinand Victor Delacroix, French impressionist was born at Charenton-Saint Maurice, France.
On This Day In 1865 The last session of the Confederate congress took place. General Joe Johnston surrendered with his troops. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1900 Charles Richter, creator of the Richter (Earthquakes) Scale was born.
On This Day In 1906 Gracie Allen, American comedienne was born.
On This Day In 1918 Ella Fitzgerald, American Jazz vocalist was
born in Newport, Virginia.
Died: 15 June 1996 (Complications from diabetes). Best known for Scat
singing.
On This Day In 1924 Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 2-0 in the 2nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1930 Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 in the 8th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1936 Carol Burnett, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1942 Bobby Rydell, American singer was born.
On This Day In 1943 Stalin severed all contact with the polish government in
exile.
World War II
On This Day In 1944 The allies captured Verona and Genoa ( Italy ) World War II.
On This Day In 1947 Charlton Athletic beat Burnley 1-0 in the 19th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1951 Newcastle United beat Blackpool 2-0 in the 23rd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1952 Raul Salazar, American computer mentor was born.
On This Day In 1969 Manchester City beat Leicester City 1-0 in the 42nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1986 The world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 Soviets died immediately.
On This Day In 1993 America's 55th space shuttle mission Columbia (14) STS-55 (Spacelab-D2) was launched. Landed May 6, 1993, 10:30 a.m. EDT. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Snatch a kiss, or vice a versa.
On This Day In 1565 Cebu City became the first Spanish settlement to be founded in the Philippines.
On This Day In 1791 Samuel F B. Morse the inventor of Morse Code was born.
On This Day In 1813 American forces, under General Henry Dearborn, captured the British base at York, Canada. This is made possible by close cooperation between the Navy and the Army. War of 1812
On This Day In 1822 Ulysses S Grant 18th President of The United States was born in Point Pleasant Ohio. Term Of Office 1869 - 1877. Died 23 July 1885 (Throat cancer).
On This Day In 1896 Wallace Hume Carothers, the inventor of nylon was born.
On This Day In 1929 Bolton Wanderers beat Portsmouth 2-0 in the 7th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1935 Sheffield Wednesday beat West Bromwich Albion 4-2 in the 13th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1937 The United States Social Security System made it's first payment.
On This Day In 1937 Saddam Hussein President of Iraq was born in Tikrit.
On This Day In 1941 The German forces took Athens ( Greece ) but the Greek Destroyers and Submarines had already left and joined the British Forces. World War II.
On This Day In 1946 Derby County beat Charlton Athletic 4-1 in the 18th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1947 "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium was held to honor the ailing baseball star.
On This Day In 1960 The first Atomic Powered electric drive Submarine the USS Tullibee was launched.
On This Day In 1961 Sierra Leone gained independence.
On This Day In 1972 The American spacecraft Apollo 16 retuned safely to Earth.
On This Day In 1992 Yugoslavia gained independence.
Your Thought For Today Is:
Failure is the path of least persistence.
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On This Day In 32 AD The Roman Emperor Marcus Salvius Otho was born at Ferentium.
On This Day In 1442 Edward IV, King of England was born Rouen, France. Died: 9 APR 1483, Westminster Palace, London, England.
On This Day In 1758 James Monroe, 5th President of The United States was born
in Westmoreland County Virginia. Term Of Office 1817 - 1825.
On This Day In 1788 Maryland became the 7th State of The Union. State Capital
Annapolis. USA.
On This Day In 1789 The mutiny on the HMS Bounty took place.
On This Day In 1862 Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip, Louisiana, surrendered. American Civil War.
On This Day In 1919 The first successful parachute jump was made.
On This Day In 1923 Bolton Wanders beat West Ham United 2-0 in the first ever FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1932 The Yellow Fever vaccine for humans was announced.
On This Day In 1934 Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2-1 in the 12th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1937 The first animated cartoon electric sign was displayed in New York. USA.
On This Day In 1941 Ann-Margret, Swedish actress was born. Best known for performance in Viva Las Vegas.
On This Day In 1942 Adolf Hitler's mighty Luftwaffe attacked defenseless York with 150 tonnes of bombs, killing 79 and injuring 200 civilians.
On This Day In 1945 The allies captured Venice, Italy. World War II.
On This Day In 1945 Benito Mussolini was captured and hanged by Italian partisans.
On This Day In 1945 Adolf Hitler married his mistress Ava Braun.
On This Day In 1947 A six-man expedition sailed from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the Kon-Tiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia.
On This Day In 1961 America's 17th unmanned space probe LJ-5B (Little Joe 5B) Little Joe 5B was launched from Wallops Island. Mercury Project.
On This Day In 1974 The last Americans were evacuated from Saigon. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 1991 America's 40th space shuttle mission Discovery (12) STS-39 (DoD8) was launched. Landed May 6, 1991, 2:55:35 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only
thing."
Albert Schweitzer
On This Day In 1863 William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher was born.
On This Day In 1899 Duke Ellington, American jazz legend was born in Washington,
D.C.
Died: 24 April 1974 (Cancer). Best known as the performer of "Take the 'A'
Train".
On This Day In 1913 The all-purpose zipper was patented.
On This Day In 1933 Everton beat Manchester City 3-0 in the 11th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1934 Luis Aparicio, legendary baseball hitter with the Boston Red Sox was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
On This Day In 1936 Zubin Metha, International conductor was born. Best known for his World Cup concerts with the 3 Tenors.
On This Day In 1939 Portsmouth beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 in the 17th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1945 Adolf Hitler named Admiral Grossamiral Karl Doenitz as his successor, He then poisoned his dog and disappeared.
On This Day In 1945 The allies liberated the death camp at Dachau. World War II.
On This Day In 1950 Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 in the 23nd FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1957 The first military nuclear power plant was dedicated at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. USA.
On This Day In 1957 Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress was born.
On This Day In 1957 Daniel Day Lewis, Irish actor was born. Best known for his role in the film My Left Foot.
On This Day In 1985 America's 17th space shuttle mission Challenger (7) STS-17 51-B (Spacelab-3) was launched. Landed May 6 1985, 9:11:04 a.m. PDT, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."
Margret Thatcher ( Ex British Prime Minister )
The Emperor Of Japans Birthday
On This day In 1662 Mary II, Queen of England was born at St James Palace, London, England. (Reign: 1689-1702).
On This Day In 1777 Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time was born.
On This Day In 1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States.
On This Day In 1798 The American Naval Department was established.
On This Day In 1803 The United States doubles it's size with the Louisiana purchase from France.
On This Day In 1812 Louisiana became the 18th State Of The Union. State Capital
Baton Rouge, USA
On This Day In 1933 Willie Nelson, American country singer was born.
On This Day In 1938 Preston North End beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 in the 16th FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1939 NBC made the first US TV demo at the New York Worlds Fair.
On This Day In 1942 The First US submarine (The USS Peto) built on the Great Lakes was launched at Manitowoc .
On This Day In 1943 American singer Bobby Vee was born.
On This Day In 1945 Adolf Hitler and his wife of two days Ava Braun committed suicide, in his bunker in Berlin Germany.
On This Day In 1945 Joseph Goebbels commits suicide.
On This Day In 1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Leicester City 3-1 in the 21st FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
On This Day In 1975 The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. Vietnam War.
On This Day In 2001 The first artificial heart was successfully implanted. Surgeons from the University of Louisville implanted the heart in a seven-hour procedure at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
On This |Day In 2001 Denis Tito, American businessman became the first space tourist. He paid $20 million (£13 million) for the trip.
Your Thought For Today Is:
"Genius does what must, and talent does what it can."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
