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themoodyblue · 04-06-2008, 10:07 AM

On this day in history (today) my son turned 13. (OK, it is important history to me)

April 6, 1883 Start of the serialization of Sherlock Holmes in the "Adventure of Speckled Band"
April 6, 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in modern history.
April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe.
April 6, 1924 Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliament
April 6, 1924 Volkische Block (Nazi's) receives 17.8% of vote in Bayern
April 6, 1976 1st quadraphonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones.
April 6, 1977 Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0.
April 6, 1992 U.S. Supreme Court rules a Nebraska farmer was entrapped by postal agents into buying mail-order child pornography.
April 6, 1994 Supreme Court Justice Blackmun (Roe vs. Wade) retired from the Court.

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themoodyblue Upright Location: In a Perpetual State of Confusion	On this day in history (today) my son turned 13. (OK, it is important history to me) April 6, 1883 Start of the serialization of Sherlock Holmes in the "Adventure of Speckled Band" April 6, 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in modern history. April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. April 6, 1924 Italy fascists receives 65% of vote of parliament April 6, 1924 Volkische Block (Nazi's) receives 17.8% of vote in Bayern April 6, 1976 1st quadraphonic movie track: "Ladies and Gentlemen the Rolling Stones. April 6, 1977 Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0. April 6, 1992 U.S. Supreme Court rules a Nebraska farmer was entrapped by postal agents into buying mail-order child pornography. April 6, 1994 Supreme Court Justice Blackmun (Roe vs. Wade) retired from the Court. Last edited by themoodyblue; 04-06-2008 at 10:21 AM..