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it appears that on March 30, 2009 this thread hit a milestone ...or a millistone... and went over 1000 posts!
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On March 31st, 1492- King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain issued an edict expelling Jews unwilling to convert to Christianity.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! |
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Also on April 1st, 1946- Tidal waves struck the Hawaiian Islands, killing more than 170 people.
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Also on April 2, 1917- President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be made safe for democracy."
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On April 3rd, 1860- The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif.
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Also on April 4th, 1968- civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.
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Also on April 5th, 1614- Pocahontas, daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
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Also on April 6th, On April 6, 1909- explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole
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On April 7th, 1947- Auto pioneer Henry Ford died at age 83.
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April 7, 2003 – U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
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On April 8, 1968, Patricia Arquette was born...
Patricia Arquette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Also on April 8th, 1987- Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigned after saying on ABC's "Nightline" that blacks may lack some of the "necessities" for becoming baseball managers.
1987!?! |
On April, 9th, 1969- The album "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan was released.
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Also on April 9, 1965, Paulina Porizkova was born...
Paulina Porizkova - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Also on April 10th, 1943- Gen. George S. Patton slapped a private at an army hospital in Sicily, accusing him of cowardice.
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Also on April 11th, 1963- The nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher and its crew of 129 was lost off Cape Cod, Mass.
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Also on April 12th, 1955- The Salk vaccine against polio was declared safe and effective.
Too bad for my father, he was infected in 1938. And Phil, Phil, Phil.... Shannen Doherty? Seriously that's the best BD for today. Well it least it wasn't Paris Hilton. |
On April 13, 1919, Madalyn Murray O’Hair was born...
Madalyn Murray O'Hair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Also on April 13, 1970, Apollo 13, four-fifths of the way to the moon, was crippled when a tank containing liquid oxygen burst.
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On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.
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Also on April 14, 1977, Sarah Michelle Gellar was born...
Sarah Michelle Gellar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Also on April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died.
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Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first African American Major league baseball player
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On April 16th, 1964- "The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hitmakers)," the band's debut album, was released.
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On April 17, 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.
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