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April 13th 1870 The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City. 1943 James Boarman, Fred Hunter, Harold Brest and Floyd G. Hamilton take part in an Alcatraz escape attempt. 1954 Hank Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves. 1963 Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) got his first hit in the major leagues. 1964 Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actor. 1970 Apollo 13 announced "Houston, we've got a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon. 1975 Civil War began in Lebanon when gunmen killed 4 Christian Phalangists who retaliated by killing 27 Palestinians. 1985 "The Grand Ole Opry" debuted on television. 1997 Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title. 1999 Jack Kervorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, Mich., to 10 to 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a man whose assisted suicide in 1998 was videotaped and shown on "60 Minutes." Birthdays 74 Lyle Waggoner Actor 72 Edward Fox Actor 70 Paul Sorvino Actor 65 Jack Casady Rock musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) 64 Tony Dow Actor, director 63 Al Green R&B Singer 59 Ron Perlman Actor 59 William Sadler Actor 58 Max Weinberg Rock musician (E Street Band) 55 Jimmy Destri Rock musician (Blondie) 52 Gary Kroeger Actor, comedian 52 Saundra Santiago Actress 45 Page Hannah Actress 45 Davis Love III Golfer 45 Caroline Rhea Actress, comedian 43 Marc Ford Rock musician (The Black Crowes) 39 Ricky Schroder Actor 37 Aaron Lewis Rock singer (Staind) 36 Bokeem Woodbine Actor 33 Glenn Howerton Actor, producer 28 Courtney Peldon Actress ("Boston Public") 24 Twill413 Cigar Asylum Inmate 83 Thomas Jefferson 4/13/1743 - 7/4/1826 President of the United States (1801-1809) and author of the Declaration of Independence 42 Butch Cassidy 4/13/1866 - 11/7/1908 American train robber, bank robber and leader of the Hole in the Wall Gang 77 John Hays Hammond Jr. 4/13/1888 - 2/12/1965 American inventor; developed radio remote control |
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April 13th 1970 Apollo 13 announced "Houston, we've got a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Apollo13.jpg 1997 Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/tiger1.gif 1999 Birthdays 70 Paul Sorvino Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Sorvino.jpg 59 Ron Perlman Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Perlman1.jpg http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Perlman2.jpg |
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April 14th 1759 Composer George Frideric Handel died in London. 1775 The first American society for the abolition of slavery was organized by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. 1828 Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary. 1860 The first pony express rider reached his destination of San Francisco. He left St. Joseph, Mo., on April 3. 1894 The first kinetoscope parlor opened in New York City. 1902 J.C. Penney opened his first store, in Kemmerer, Wyo. 1912 Titanic hit the iceberg that would sink her the next morning. 1925 WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2. 1925 Artist John Singer Sargent died at 69 years old. 1927 The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden. 1939 "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck was published. 1956 Ampex Corp. demonstrated its first commercial videotape recorder. 1969 For the first time, a major league baseball game was played in Montreal, Canada. 2000 Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich files a lawsuit against P2P sharing phenomenon Napster. This law-suit eventually leads the movement against file-sharing programs. 2002 Hugo Chávez returned as president of Venezuela after being forced out of office two days previously. 2007 Singer Don Ho died in Honolulu, Hawaii, at age 76. Birthdays 79 Bradford Dillman Actor 79 Jay Robinson Actor 74 Loretta Lynn Country singer 69 Julie Christie Actress 68 Pete Rose Baseball player 64 Ritchie Blackmore Rock musician (Deep Purple) 60 John Shea Actor 49 Brian Forster Actor, race car driver 49 Brad Garrett Actor ("'til Death," "Everybody Loves Raymond") 48 Robert Carlyle Actor 45 Robert Clendenin Actor 43 Greg Maddux Baseball player 43 David Justice Baseball player 43 Lloyd Owen Actor 42 Barrett Martin Rock musician 41 Anthony Michael Hall Actor 38 In2xshp Cigar Asylum Inmate 36 David Miller Singer (Il Divo) 36 Adrien Brody Actor 36 Dandee Cigar Asylum Inmate 35 DaBrat Rapper 34 Antwon Tanner Actor 34 Amy Dumas Professional wrestler 32 Rob McElhenney Actor, producer 16 Vivien Cardone Actress ("Everwood") 13 Abigail Breslin Actress ("Little Miss Sunshine") |
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April 14th 1775 The first American society for the abolition of slavery was organized by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Franklin.jpg http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/BenRush.jpg Birthdays 69 Julie Christie Actress http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Christie.jpg 36 Dandee Cigar Asylum Inmate http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...VDanJeremy.jpg |
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Happy Birthday Charlie Hustle! He'll make the Hall of Fame one day (probably after he dies).
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April 15th 1755 Samuel Johnson published his Dictionary of the English Language. 1817 Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened the first free American school for the deaf in Hartford, Conn. 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. 1865 Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson is then sworn in as the 17th President of the United States. 1892 The General Electric Company is formed. 1912 Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden voyage after it struck an iceberg. 1924 Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas. 1945 Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated by Canadian and British forces. 1947 Jackie Robinson made his Brooklyn Dodger debut and scored the game-winning run. On April 15, 1997, his number, 42, was retired. 1952 The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress 1955 Ray Kroc acquired McDonald's and opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., today the official McDonald’s Corporate Museum. 1990 Actress Greta Garbo died at age 84. 2000 Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles became the 24th major league player to reach 3,000 hits. 2001 Joey Ramone the lead singer for the Ramones died at age 49. Birthdays 87 Michael Ansara Actor 76 Roy Clark Country musician 65 Dave Edmunds Rock musician 62 Lois Chiles Actress 59 Amy Wright Actress 43 Samantha Fox Singer 41 Ed O'Brien Rock musician (Radiohead) 39 Flex Alexander Actor 37 shvictor Cigar Asylum Inmate 35 Danny Pino Actor ("Cold Case") 27 Seth Rogen Actor 26 Alice Braga Actress 25 De'Mar Hamilton Rock musician (Plain White T's) 19 Emma Watson Actress ("Harry Potter" movies) |
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April 15th 1865 Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson is then sworn in as the 17th President of the United States. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Lincoln2.jpg |
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April 15th established as "Tax Day" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Day Just a friendly reminder...:r |
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Samantha Fox...
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I still have to do my taxes. :r
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April 16th 1912 Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel. 1917 Lenin returned to Russia after 10 years in exile in Switzerland. 1943 Dr. Albert Hofmann discovers the psychedelic effects of LSD. 1947 Financier Bernard Baruch coined the term “cold war” in a speech in South Carolina. 1947 Most of Texas City, Tex., destroyed when French ship Grandcamp exploded. 1962 Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News." 1972 China sent President Nixon two giant pandas as a gift. 1990 The "Doctor of Death", Jack Kevorkian, goes through with his first assisted suicide. 1999 Hockey great Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement. 2003 Michael Jordan played his last NBA game as his Washington Wizards ended their season with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers 2007 A male student, Cho Seung-Hui, killed two in a Virginia Tech dorm, then killed 30 more 2 hours later in a classroom building. His suicide brought the death toll to 33, making the shooting rampage the most deadly in U.S. history. Fifteen others were wounded. Birthdays 82 Pope Benedict XVI 82 Peter Mark Richman Actor 74 Bobby Vinton Singer 62 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball Hall of Famer 62 Gerry Rafferty Rock singer 57 Bill Belichick Football coach (New England Patriots) 56 Peter Garrett Rock singer (Midnight Oil), Australia's environment minister 55 Ellen Barkin Actress 47 Jason Scheff Rock musician (Chicago) 46 Jimmy Osmond Singer 45 David Pirner Rock singer (Soul Asylum) 44 Jon Cryer Actor ("Two and a Half Men") 44 Martin Lawrence Actor, comedian 43 Dan Rieser Rock musician 37 Peter Billingsley Actor ("A Christmas Story") 33 Lukas Haas Actor 45 Wilbur Wright 4/16/1867 - 5/30/1912 American inventor and aviation pioneer 88 Sir Charlie Chaplin 4/16/1889 - 12/25/1977 English-born American motion- picture actor and director 73 Dick "Night Train" Lane 4/16/1928 - 1/29/2002 Football Hall of Famer |
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April 16th 1972 China sent President Nixon two giant pandas as a gift. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...Nixoncigar.jpg 1999 Hockey great Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...gretzky2-1.jpg 2003 Michael Jordan played his last NBA game as his Washington Wizards ended their season with a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Jordan-1.jpg Birthdays 55 Ellen Barkin Actress http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/barkin.jpg |
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April 17th 1492 Christopher Columbus received a commission from Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to seek a westward ocean passage to Asia. 1790 Benjamin Franklin, U.S. patriot, diplomat, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, died in Philadelphia at age 84. 1937 Daffy Duck made his debut in Porky's Duck Hunt. 1951 Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. 1961 Supported by the U.S. government, 1,500 exiles made the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. 1964 Geraldine Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the world. 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang. 1969 Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy. 1970 The Apollo 13 astronauts safely splashed down after their near-disastrous flight. 1987 NBC aired the final episode of "Remington Steele." 1998 Linda McCartney, wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, died at age 55. Birthdays 58 Olivia Hussey Actress 57 Clarke Peters Actor 55 Rowdy Roddy Piper Professional wrestler 50 Sean Bean Actor 48 Boomer Esiason Football player and commentator 45 Maynard James Keenan Rock singer (Tool) 45 Lela Rochon Actress 44 William Mapother Actor ("Lost") 42 Leslie Bega Actor 42 Kimberly Elise Actress 42 Liz Phair Rock singer 37 Jennifer Garner Actress 36 Craig Anderson Country musician (Heartland) 70 Samuel Chase 4/17/1741 - 6/19/1811 American jurist and signer of the Declaration of Independence 76 J. P. Morgan 4/17/1837 - 3/31/1913 American financier; formed U. S. Steel 78 Thornton Wilder 4/17/1897 - 12/7/1975 American novelist and playwright |
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April 17th 1951 Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Mantle2.jpg 1961 Supported by the U.S. government, 1,500 exiles made the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Kruschev.jpg 1969 Sirhan Sirhan was convicted for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/KennedyR.jpg 1987 NBC aired the final episode of "Remington Steele." http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...rosnan_big.jpg |
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April 17th Birthdays 35 Victoria Beckham Original Spice Girl http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/beckham.jpg 76 J. P. Morgan 4/17/1837 - 3/31/1913 American financier; formed U. S. Steel http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Morgan-1.jpg |
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Nice Spice Girl pic, Tom. :tu
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April 18th 1775 Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn Massachusetts colonists of the arrival of British troops during the American Revolution. 1783 Fighting ceases in the American Revolution, eight years to the day since it began. 1881 Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. 1906 The Great San Francisco Earthquake destroyed over 4 sq mi. and killed over 500 people. 1923 The first game was played in Yankee Stadium (“the House that Ruth built”). Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4–1. 1955 Physicist Albert Einstein died at age 76. 1956 Ed Rommel became the first umpire to wear glasses during a major league baseball game. The game was between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators. 1968 London Bridge was sold to an American. It was rebuilt in Arizona. 1999 Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) played his final game in the NHL. During the game Gretzky got his 2,857th NHL point. He retired as the NHL's all-time leading scorer and holder of 61 individual records. Birthdays 88 Barbara Hale Actress 79 Clive Revill Actor 75 James Drury Actor ("The Virginian") 72 Robert Hooks Actor 63 Hayley Mills Actress 62 Dorothy Lyman Actor, director 62 Cindy Pickett Actress 62 Walt Richmond Country musician (The Tractors) 62 James Woods Actor 56 Rick Moranis Actor 53 John James Actor 53 Eric Roberts Actor 51 Les Pattinson Rock musician (Echo and the Bunnymen) 48 Jane Leeves Actress ("Frasier") 48 Steve Lombardi Professional wrestler (aka: The Brooklyn Brawler, Doink the Clown) 46 Conan O'Brien Talk show host 44 sli38 Cigar Asylum Inmate 42 Maria Bello Actress 41 Mary Birdsong Actress ("Reno 911!") 39 Greg Eklund Rock musician 38 David Tennant Actor 35 Marvin Evatt Country musician (Carolina Rain) 33 Melissa Joan Hart Actress ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") 33 Sean Maguire Actor 25 America Ferrera Actress ("Ugly Betty") 20 Alia Shawkat Actress ("Arrested Development') 88 Sam Crawford 4/18/1880 - 6/15/1968 Baseball Hall of Famer |
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April 18th 1881 Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/Billy.jpg Birthdays 62 James Woods Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...JamesWoods.jpg 46 Conan O'Brien Talk show host http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Conan1.jpg 80 Clarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/darrow.jpg |
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April 19th 1775 The "shot heard around the world" was fired. Colonial Minute Men took on British Army regulars at Lexington and Concord, Mass., starting the American Revolution. 1882 Naturalist Charles Darwin, developer of the theory of evolution, died at age 73. 1897 The first Boston Marathon was run. 1933 The United States went off the gold standard. 1943 The Warsaw ghetto uprising began, one of the first mass rebellions against the Nazis. 1960 Baseball uniforms began displaying player's names on their backs. 1971 Charles Manson is sentenced to death for the Sharon Tate murders. 1987 The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show 1992 English comedian, actor and singer Benny Hill died at age 68. 1993 The siege at Waco, Texas, ended when FBI moved into the Branch Davidian compound with tear gas and cult members set fire to the compound killing over 80 people. 1995 The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla., was destroyed by a car bomb. 168 people, including 19 children were killed in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history up to that time. 1999 Cal Ripken Jr. (Baltimore Orioles) was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his 19 year career. He was suffering from a back problem. Birthdays 84 Hugh O'Brian Actor 72 Elinor Donahue Actress ("Father Knows Best") 67 Alan Price Rock musician (The Animals) 66 Jack Roush Racing entrepreneur 63 Tim Curry Actor 62 Mark "Flo" Volman Singer (The Turtles, Flo and Eddie) 57 Tony Plana Actor ("Ugly Betty") 55 Bob Rock Record producer & musician 47 Al Unser, Jr. Race car driver 46 BirdDok Cigar Asylum Inmate 44 Suge Knight Record company executive (Tha Row) 41 Ashley Judd Actress 40 Jesse James Television personality and motorcycle builder 31 James Franco Actor ("Milk," "Spider-Man") 30 Kate Hudson Actress 28 Hayden Christensen Actor 28 Catalina Sandino Moreno Actress 28 Troy Polamalu Football player 22 Courtland Mead Actor 22 Maria Sharapova Tennis player 72 Roger Sherman 4/19/1721 - 7/23/1793 American statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence 54 Eliot Ness 4/19/1903 - 5/16/1957 American crime fighter; headed the "Untouchables" in Chicago 34 Jayne Mansfield 4/19/1933 - 6/29/1967 American motion picture actress 66 Dudley Moore 4/19/1935 - 3/27/2002 English actor, comedian and musician |
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April 19th 1987 The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/Moe.jpg Birthdays 63 Tim Curry Actor http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/Curry.jpg 44 Suge Knight Record company executive (Tha Row) http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...g3/Kinight.jpg |
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Belated happy birthdays to "Hot Rod" Rowdy Roddy Piper and Steve Lombardi. I did not know that Lombardi was Doink the Clown.
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I attended an explosives training class in New Mexico put on by the Department of Homeland Security (Center for Domestic Preparedness) a couple years ago. One of the instructors was the (retired) head of the bomb squad for OKlahoma City PD when the event occurred. His recollections ranged from depressing to inspiring, and brought that tragic day to life.
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April 20th 1769 Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac murdered. 1836 The Territory of Wisconsin was established by Congress. 1841 The first detective story, Edgar Allen Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue was published. 1902 Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium. 1912 The Boston Red Sox played their first game at Fenway Park. They beat the N.Y. Highlanders (who in 1913 would become known as the Yankees) 7-6. 1912 Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, died at age 64. 1916 Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings 1939 Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. 1972 The manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon. 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. 14 students (including the shooters) and 1 teacher were killed; 23 others were wounded. 1999 Professional wrestler "Ravishing" Rick Rude died at age 40. 2002 Lead singer of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley's body was found. He was 34 years old. 2008 Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history, capturing the Indy Japan 300 in her 50th career start. Birthdays 85 Leslie Phillips Actor ("Harry Potter" films) 72 George Takei Actor ("Star Trek") 70 Johnny Tillotson Singer 68 Ryan O'Neal Actor ("Love Story," "Paper Moon") 65 Doyle Lawson Bluegrass musician (Quicksilver) 64 Steve Spurrier College football coach 63 Mel Winkler Voice actor 61 Craig Frost Rock musician (Grand Funk Railroad, Silver Bullet Band) 61 Gregory Itzin Actor ("The Mentalist") 60 Veronica Cartwright Actress 60 Jessica Lange Actress 55 ca21455 Cigar Asylum Inmate 50 Clint Howard Actor 48 Don Mattingly Baseball player 45 Crispin Glover Actor 42 Mike Portnoy Musician (Dream Theater) 40 Wade Hayes Country singer 39 Shemar Moore Actor 38 Mikey Welsh Rock musician 37 Carmen Electra Actress 37 Stephen Marley Reggae singer 33 Joey Lawrence Actor 33 JetDr Cigar Asylum Inmate 31 Clay Cook Country musician (Zac Brown Band) 64 Napoleon III of France 4/20/1808 - 1/9/1873 Emperor of the French 81 Daniel Chester French 4/20/1850 - 10/7/1931 American sculptor; works included Lincoln's Memorial 93 Charles G. Curtis 4/20/1860 - 3/10/1953 American inventor; devised a steam turbine 56 Adolf Hitler 4/20/1889 - 4/30/1945 German leader of the Nazi party and dictator of Germany (1933-45) 78 Harold Lloyd 4/20/1893 - 3/8/1971 American motion-picture comedian |
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April 20th 1841 The first detective story, Edgar Allen Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue was published. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/Poe.jpg 1916 Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...Cubscapone.jpg 1939 Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...3/Williams.jpg Birthdays 37 Carmen Electra Actress http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Carmen.jpg 64 Napoleon III of France 4/20/1808 - 1/9/1873 Emperor of the French http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Napolean2.jpg |
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April 21st 1836 Texan army under Sam Houston defeated Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto. 1910 Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74. 1918 Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious World War I German flying ace known as the "Red Baron," was killed in action today. 1977 The musical "Annie" opened on Broadway. 1980 Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon when she crossed the finish line in a record time of 2 hours, 31 minutes and 56 seconds. After an investigation, she was stripped of the honor when evidence showed that she had not run the entire race. 1982 The final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS. 1993 The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS. 1995 Timothy McVeigh was arrested in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing. 1997 The ashes of Timothy Leary, Gene Roddenberry, and 22 others blasted into space for the first space funerals. 2008 The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk. Birthdays 83 Britian's Queen Elizabeth II 77 Elaine May Actress, writer 74 Charles Grodin Actor 62 Iggy Pop Rock musician 60 Patti LuPone Actress, singer 58 Tony Danza Actor ("Taxi," "Who's the Boss?") 52 Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake Professional wrestler 51 Andie MacDowell Actress 50 Robert Smith Rock musician (The Cure) 49 Michel Goulet Hockey Hall of Famer 46 John Cameron Mitchell Actor, director ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch") 39 Nicole Sullivan Actress, comedian ("MadTV," "King of Queens") 30 James McAvoy Actor 29 Tony Romo Football player 39 Charlotte Bronte 4/21/1816 - 3/31/1855 English novelist; wrote "Jane Eyre" 90 Joe McCarthy 4/21/1887 - 1/13/1978 Baseball Hall of Famer |
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April 21st 1910 Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a.../MarkTwain.jpg 1993 The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...og3/Norris.gif Birthdays 51 Andie MacDowell Actress http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...hog3/andie.jpg |
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Happy Birthday to Ed Leslie, aka Brutus Beefcake, aka The Disciple, aka Zodiac, aka The Booty Man, aka Ed Boulder, aka version of the Fake Sting, aka...
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