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uncle phil · 04-10-2010, 01:32 AM

Also on April 10, 1968, Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead...

uncle phil · 04-11-2010, 01:49 AM

On April 11, 1968, Big Brother & the Holding Company made their national TV debut on ABC's "Hollywood Palace..."

Tully Mars · 04-11-2010, 05:20 AM

Also on April 11, 1951, President Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his commands in the Far East.

uncle phil · 04-12-2010, 01:50 AM

On April 12, 2009, Marilyn Chambers died...

Tully Mars · 04-12-2010, 06:30 AM

Also on April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 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

Jetée · 04-12-2010, 04:14 PM

This Day in History...

Microsoft introduces the Kin 1, left, and Kin 2, right, two new social messaging
phones during a news conference in San Francisco, on Monday, Apr. 12, 2010.
-- (AP Photo/ Tony Avelar)

uncle phil · 04-13-2010, 02:00 AM

On April 13, 1970, Led Zeppelin became the first band to sell out the Montreal Forum...

Tully Mars · 04-14-2010, 01:11 AM

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.

uncle phil · 04-14-2010, 02:08 AM

Also on April 14, 1980, a New Jersey state assemblyman introduced a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" the official state song...

Tully Mars · 04-14-2010, 11:13 PM

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.

uncle phil · 04-15-2010, 02:02 AM

Also on April 15, 1966, Buffalo Springfield performed for the first time as the opening act for the Byrds in San Bernadino, CA...

Tully Mars · 04-16-2010, 01:18 AM

On April 16, 1947, America's worst harbor explosion occurred in Texas City, Texas, when the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, devastating the town. Another ship, the Highflyer, exploded the following day. The explosions and resulting fires killed more than 500 people and left 200 others missing.

uncle phil · 04-16-2010, 01:54 AM

On April 16, 1972, the Electric Light Orchestra played their first live show in England...

uncle phil · 04-17-2010, 01:30 AM

On April 17, 1964, the Rolling Stones' debut album, "The Rolling Stones" was released in the U.K...

Tully Mars · 04-17-2010, 01:40 AM

Also 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.

Tully Mars · 04-18-2010, 01:14 AM

On April 18, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died.

uncle phil · 04-18-2010, 02:04 AM

Also on April 18, 1989, the album "Twice Shy" was released by Great White...

Tully Mars · 04-19-2010, 01:14 AM

On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500.

uncle phil · 04-19-2010, 01:43 AM

Also on April 19, 1988, Sonny Bono was inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs, CA...

dksuddeth · 04-19-2010, 08:47 AM

On April 19, 1775 'the shot heard round the world' kicked off the American Revolutionary War at the battles of Lexington and Concord. Happy Anniversary America.

---------- Post added at 11:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 AM ----------

On April 19, 1993 the FBI ended a 51 day standoff in Waco, TX by killing 76 men, women, and children.

Tully Mars · 04-20-2010, 12:17 AM

On April 20, 1971, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.

uncle phil · 04-20-2010, 02:13 AM

Also on April 20, 1987, Ozzy Osbourne released the album "Tribute." It was a live album recorded with Randy Rhoads. Rhoads had died in 1982...

Tully Mars · 04-20-2010, 11:22 PM

On April 21st, 1918 - Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the "Red Baron," was killed in action during World War I.

uncle phil · 04-21-2010, 02:01 AM

Also on April 21, 1969, Janis Joplin and the Kozmic Blues Band played at London's Royal Albert Hall...

BadNick · 04-21-2010, 11:58 AM

also on April 21, 1951 my brother was born

Tully Mars · 04-22-2010, 01:14 AM

On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.

uncle phil · 04-22-2010, 01:53 AM

Also on April 22, 1978, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first appearance as The Blues Brothers on NBC's "Saturday Night Live..."

Tully Mars · 04-23-2010, 12:34 AM

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.

uncle phil · 04-23-2010, 01:52 AM

Also on April 23, 1971, the Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" was released. It was the band's first release on the band's newly-formed label, Rolling Stones Records...

Tully Mars · 04-24-2010, 12:53 AM

On April 24th, 1990, The Hubble telescope takes off for space. The space shuttle Discovery takes off, carrying the revolutionary Hubble Telescope into orbit high above the Earth's atmosphere.

uncle phil · 04-24-2010, 01:24 AM

Also on April 24, 1990, the road crew for Roger Waters discovered an unexploded World War II era bomb while constructing the set for "The Wall" concert in Potsdamer Platz, Germany...

Tully Mars · 04-25-2010, 01:47 AM

On April 25th, 1507- "America" was first used as the name of a continent on a map. German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller used the name in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci.

uncle phil · 04-25-2010, 01:53 AM

Also on April 25, 1967, the Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" during a British TV broadcast. Marianne Faithfull sang in the chorus...

Tully Mars · 04-26-2010, 12:43 AM

On April 26th, 1962- First US rocket lands on Moon The American Moon rocket Ranger IV lands on the far side of the Moon but fails to send back pictures due a technical fault.

uncle phil · 04-26-2010, 01:47 AM

Also on April 26, 1966, the New York Times reported Ray Charles would undergo tests to see whether or not he had abstained from narcotic drugs...

Tully Mars · 04-27-2010, 01:14 AM

On April 27, 1947, "Babe Ruth Day" at Yankee Stadium was held to honor the ailing baseball star.

uncle phil · 04-27-2010, 01:46 AM

Also on April 27, 1976, David Bowie was detained on a train trip from Russia to Poland because he had nazi books. The books were for research on a project...

Tully Mars · 04-28-2010, 12:11 AM

On April 28, 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.

uncle phil · 04-28-2010, 01:50 AM

On April 28, 1987, on a plane that was returning to Boston, from Miami, Ozzy Osbourne bought three rounds of drinks and sang "Crazy Train" over the PA system...

Tully Mars · 04-29-2010, 01:15 AM

On April 29, 1992, deadly rioting that claimed 54 lives and caused $1 billion in damage erupted in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King.

04-10-2010, 01:32 AM	#1761 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 10, 1968, Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-11-2010, 01:49 AM	#1762 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 11, 1968, Big Brother & the Holding Company made their national TV debut on ABC's "Hollywood Palace..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-11-2010, 05:20 AM	#1763 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on April 11, 1951, President Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his commands in the Far East. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-12-2010, 01:50 AM	#1764 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 12, 2009, Marilyn Chambers died... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-12-2010, 06:30 AM	#1765 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also on April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 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 __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-12-2010, 04:14 PM	#1766 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	April 12 This Day in History... Microsoft introduces the Kin 1, left, and Kin 2, right, two new social messaging phones during a news conference in San Francisco, on Monday, Apr. 12, 2010. -- (AP Photo/ Tony Avelar) __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

04-13-2010, 02:00 AM	#1767 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 13, 1970, Led Zeppelin became the first band to sell out the Montreal Forum... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-14-2010, 01:11 AM	#1768 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	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. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-14-2010, 02:08 AM	#1769 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 14, 1980, a New Jersey state assemblyman introduced a resolution to make Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" the official state song... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-14-2010, 11:13 PM	#1770 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	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. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-15-2010, 02:02 AM	#1771 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 15, 1966, Buffalo Springfield performed for the first time as the opening act for the Byrds in San Bernadino, CA... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-16-2010, 01:18 AM	#1772 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 16, 1947, America's worst harbor explosion occurred in Texas City, Texas, when the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, devastating the town. Another ship, the Highflyer, exploded the following day. The explosions and resulting fires killed more than 500 people and left 200 others missing. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-16-2010, 01:54 AM	#1773 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 16, 1972, the Electric Light Orchestra played their first live show in England... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-17-2010, 01:30 AM	#1774 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	On April 17, 1964, the Rolling Stones' debut album, "The Rolling Stones" was released in the U.K... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-17-2010, 01:40 AM	#1775 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Also 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. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-18-2010, 01:14 AM	#1776 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 18, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-18-2010, 02:04 AM	#1777 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 18, 1989, the album "Twice Shy" was released by Great White... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-19-2010, 01:14 AM	#1778 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring 500. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-19-2010, 01:43 AM	#1779 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 19, 1988, Sonny Bono was inaugurated as the Mayor of Palm Springs, CA... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-19-2010, 08:47 AM	#1780 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	On April 19, 1775 'the shot heard round the world' kicked off the American Revolutionary War at the battles of Lexington and Concord. Happy Anniversary America. ---------- Post added at 11:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 AM ---------- On April 19, 1993 the FBI ended a 51 day standoff in Waco, TX by killing 76 men, women, and children. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."

04-20-2010, 12:17 AM	#1781 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 20, 1971, the United States Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-20-2010, 02:13 AM	#1782 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 20, 1987, Ozzy Osbourne released the album "Tribute." It was a live album recorded with Randy Rhoads. Rhoads had died in 1982... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-20-2010, 11:22 PM	#1783 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 21st, 1918 - Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the "Red Baron," was killed in action during World War I. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-21-2010, 02:01 AM	#1784 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 21, 1969, Janis Joplin and the Kozmic Blues Band played at London's Royal Albert Hall... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-21-2010, 11:58 AM	#1785 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	also on April 21, 1951 my brother was born

04-22-2010, 01:14 AM	#1786 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-22-2010, 01:53 AM	#1787 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 22, 1978, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first appearance as The Blues Brothers on NBC's "Saturday Night Live..." __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-23-2010, 12:34 AM	#1788 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for assassinating New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-23-2010, 01:52 AM	#1789 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 23, 1971, the Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" was released. It was the band's first release on the band's newly-formed label, Rolling Stones Records... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-24-2010, 12:53 AM	#1790 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 24th, 1990, The Hubble telescope takes off for space. The space shuttle Discovery takes off, carrying the revolutionary Hubble Telescope into orbit high above the Earth's atmosphere. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-24-2010, 01:24 AM	#1791 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 24, 1990, the road crew for Roger Waters discovered an unexploded World War II era bomb while constructing the set for "The Wall" concert in Potsdamer Platz, Germany... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-25-2010, 01:47 AM	#1792 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 25th, 1507- "America" was first used as the name of a continent on a map. German cartographer Martin Waldseemueller used the name in honor of Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-25-2010, 01:53 AM	#1793 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 25, 1967, the Beatles recorded "All You Need Is Love" during a British TV broadcast. Marianne Faithfull sang in the chorus... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

04-26-2010, 12:43 AM	#1794 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	On April 26th, 1962- First US rocket lands on Moon The American Moon rocket Ranger IV lands on the far side of the Moon but fails to send back pictures due a technical fault. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

04-26-2010, 01:47 AM	#1795 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Also on April 26, 1966, the New York Times reported Ray Charles would undergo tests to see whether or not he had abstained from narcotic drugs... __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - Robert S. McNamara ----------------------------------------- "We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches... We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles." - Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message" ----------------------------------------- never wrestle with a pig. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.