This Day In History

MedicCook · 04-13-2009, 10:36 PM

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")

04-13-2009, 10:36 PM	#7
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: This Day In History 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")