Today In History...

[2aguy]

Don't forget...4/17/16:

2aguy is going to watch Long Island Medium in the evening...doesn't want to...has to....

 

[longknife]

April 18th

1906 The Great San Francisco Earthquake

• American Revolution
• 1775 Revere and Dawes warn of British attack
  
  
• Automotive
• 2009 Fifty-year-old Mark Martin wins NASCAR race
  
  
• Civil War
• 1864 Confederates inflict pain at Battle of Poison Spring
  
  
• Cold War
• 1989 Chinese students protest against government
  
  
• Crime
• 1974 The Red Brigade terrorizes Italy
  
  
• Disaster
• 1880 Missouri is ravaged by tornadoes
  
  
• 2014 Mt. Everest sees its single deadliest day
  
  
• General Interest
• 1521 Luther defiant at Diet of Worms
  
  
• 1775 Revere and Dawes ride
  
  
• 1942 Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo
  
  
• 1945 Journalist Ernie Pyle killed
  
  
• 1983 Suicide bomber destroys U.S. embassy in Beirut
  
  
• Hollywood
• 1956 Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry
  
  
• 2012 Dick Clark, host of “American Bandstand” and “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” dies
  
  
• Literary
• 1958 Federal court decides to release Ezra Pound
  
  
• Music
• 1906 Enrico Caruso survives the San Francisco earthquake
  
  
• Old West
• 1906 San Francisco earthquake
  
  
• Presidential
• 1961 JFK denies U.S. military intervention in Cuba
  
  
• Sports
• 1983 Benoit wins Boston Marathon
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1969 Nixon says prospects for peace in Vietnam are better
  
  
• World War I
• 1915 Germans shoot down French pilot Roland Garros
  
  
• World War II
• 1945 Ernie Pyle killed at Okinawa
  

 

[FJO]

Referring back to the date of OP, November 7th.

I was surprised that nobody mentioned November 7th, 1917, the Anniversary of the Great October Revolution which launched the reign of terror by Lenin, Stalin and the Evil Empire of the Soviet Union.

 

[Tom Horn]

Sadly the guy whose car is on the bridge was trying to rescue his dog out of there. The dog was so freaked out he bit his hand and had to be left behind. He was the only casualty.

doggone?

 

[AvgGuyIA]

Could someone explain what Hillary said to some black men the other day? "I've got hot sauce in my bag." Does that have anything to do with thug youknowwhat or a ladie's "taco"?

 

[longknife]

April 19th



1897 First Boston Marathon held

• American Revolution

• 1775 The American Revolution begins
  

• Automotive

• 1964 Mario Andretti competes in first Indy car event
  

• Civil War

• 1861 Baltimoreans attack Union troops
  

• Cold War

• 1949 Soviet clowns lampoon U.S. foreign policy
  

• Crime

• 1989 Central Park jogger attack shocks New York City
  

• Disaster

• 1902 Earthquake rocks Guatemala
  

• General Interest

• 1861 First blood in the Civil War
  

• 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins
  

• 1993 Branch Davidian compound burns
  
  
• 1995 Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City
  

• Hollywood
• 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding released
  
  
• Literary
• 1824 Lord Byron dies in Greece
  
  
• Music
• 1975 The Captain and Tennille bring wedded bliss to the pop charts with their first hit record
  
  
• Old West
• 1876 Wyatt Earp dropped from Wichita police force
  
  
• Presidential
• 1809 Jefferson sells servant to Madison
  
  
• Sports
• 1897 First Boston Marathon run
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1967 Air Force pilot cited for bravery
  
  
• 1971 Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrate
  
  
• World War I
• 1919 Discussion of Italian claims begins at Paris peace conference
  
  
• World War II
• 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising put down
  

 

[longknife]

April 20th

1980 Castro announces Mariel Boatlift

• American Revolution

• 1777 New York adopts state constitution

• Automotive

• 2008 Danica Patrick becomes first woman to win Indy race

• Civil War

• 1861 Lee resigns from U.S. Army

• Cold War

• 1978 Korean Air Lines jet forced down over Soviet Union

• Crime

• 1999 A massacre at Columbine High School

• Disaster

• 2010 Massive oil spill begins in Gulf of Mexico

• General Interest

• 1689 Siege of Londonderry begins

• 1871 Ku Klux Act passed by Congress

• 1902 Curies isolate radium

• 1999 Columbine High School massacre

• Hollywood

• 1926 New sound process for films announced

• Literary

• 1841 First detective story is published
  
  
• Music

• 1923 “Mambo King” Tito Puente is born
  
  
• Old West
• 1914 Militia slaughters strikers at Ludlow, Colorado
  
  
• Presidential
• 1898 McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain
  
  
• Sports
• 1986 Jordan scores 63 points in playoff game
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1970 Nixon announces more troop withdrawals
  
  
• 1971 “Fragging” on the rise in U.S. units
  
  
• World War I
• 1917 Nivelle Offensive ends in failure
  
  
• World War II
• 1945 Operation Corncob is launched while Hitler celebrates his birthday

 

[Steve_McGarrett]

Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler!

 

[longknife]

April 21st



753 B.C. Rome founded

• American Revolution
• 1777 British attack Danbury, Connecticut
  
  
• Automotive
• 1967 GM celebrates 100 millionth U.S.-made car
  
  
• Civil War
• 1863 Steight’s Raid begins
  
  
• Cold War
• 1953 Roy Cohn and David Schine return to U.S.
  
  
• Crime
• 1992 Executions resume in California
  
  
• Disaster
• 1930 Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire
  
  
• General Interest
• 1836 The Battle of San Jacinto
  
  
• 1918 Red Baron killed in action
  
  
• 1989 Chinese students begin protests at Tiananmen Square
  
  
• Hollywood
• 1895 First movie projector demonstrated in United States
  
  
• Literary
• 1816 Charlotte Bronte born
  
  
• Music
• 1973 “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree” tops the U.S. pop charts and creates a cultural phenomenon.
  
  
• Old West
• 1838 Naturalist John Muir is born
  
  
• Presidential
• 1865 Lincoln’s funeral train leaves D.C.
  
  
• Sports
• 1980 Rosie Ruiz fakes Boston Marathon win
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1965 Intelligence reveals North Vietnamese units in South Vietnam
  
  
• 1975 Thieu flees Saigon as Xuan Loc falls
  
  
• World War I
• 1918 Red Baron killed in action
  
  
• World War II
• 1945 Red Army overruns German High Command as it approaches the capital
  

 

[longknife]

April 23



1564 William Shakespeare born

• American Revolution
• 1778 John Paul Jones burns Whitehaven, England
  
  
• Automotive
• 1987 Chrysler buys luxury automaker Lamborghini
  
  
• Civil War
• 1865 “Panic has seized the country,” writes Davis
  
  
• Cold War
• 1945 Truman confronts Molotov
  
  
• Crime
• 1969 Sirhan Sirhan receives death penalty
  
  
• Disaster
• 1967 Soviet cosmonaut is killed
  
  
• General Interest
• 1014 King Brian of Ireland murdered by Vikings
  
  
• Hollywood
• 1986 Otto Preminger dies
  
  
• Literary
• 1564 Birth and death of William Shakespeare celebrated
  
  
• Music
• 1961 Judy Garland plays Carnegie Hall
  
  
• Old West
• 1859 Byers publishes first Denver newspaper
  
  
• Presidential
• 1791 James Buchanan is born
  
  
• Sports
• 1954 Hank Aaron hits first home run of his MLB career
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1975 Ford says that war is finished for America
  
  
• World War I
• 1915 Poet-soldier Rupert Brooke dies in Greece
  
  
• World War II
• 1942 Germans begin “Baedeker Raids” on England
  

 

[longknife]

April 24



1916 Easter Rebellion begins

• American Revolution

• 1781 Phillips and Arnold launch attack on Petersburg, Virginia
  

• Automotive

• 1983 German endurance driver killed in crash
  

• Civil War

• 1863 Union issues conduct code for soldiers
  

• Cold War

• 1955 The Bandung Conference concludes
  

• Crime

• 1922 Forensic evidence is introduced in Australia
  

• Disaster

• 1908 Tornado flattens towns in Louisiana and Mississippi
  

• General Interest

• 1800 Library of Congress established
  

• 1953 Churchill knighted
  

• 1980 Hostage rescue mission ends in disaster
  

• Hollywood

• 1982 Jane Fonda’s first Workout video released
  

• Literary

• 1940 Sue Grafton is born
  

• Music

• 1962 Patti LaBelle makes her debut on the pop charts, sort of
  

• Old West

• 1947 Author Willa Cather dies
  

• Presidential

• 1945 Truman is briefed on Manhattan Project
  

• Sports

• 1996 Penguins defeat Capitals in marathon hockey game
  

• Vietnam War

• 1967 Westmoreland makes controversial remarks
  

• 1971 North Vietnamese attack South Vietnamese installations
  

• World War I

• 1916 The Easter Rising begins in Dublin
  

• World War II

• 1876 Erich Raeder, commander in chief of the German navy, is born on this day
  

• 1940 Britain begins its evacuation of Greece in Operation Demon
  

 

[longknife]

April 25



Lead Story

• 1983 Andropov writes to U.S. student
  
  
• American Revolution
• 1781 Cornwallis retreats from Guilford Courthouse
  
  
• Automotive
• 2001 Italian Formula One driver dies in crash
  
  
• Civil War
• 1864 Confederates overwhelm Union at Marks’ Mills
  
  
• Cold War
• 1983 Andropov writes to an American fifth-grader
  
  
• Crime
• 1989 A father is exonerated after 21 years
  
  
• Disaster
• 1980 Air tragedy hits Canary Islands
  
  
• General Interest
• 1859 Ground broken for Suez Canal
  
  
• 1990 Space telescope in orbit
  
  
• Hollywood
• 1995 Ginger Rogers dies
  
  
• Literary
• 1719 Robinson Crusoe is published
  
  
• Music
• 1917 Ella Fitzgerald is born
  
  
• Old West
• 1831 A play lionizing Davy Crockett opens
  
  
• Presidential
• 1947 Truman inaugurates White House bowling alley
  
  
• Sports
• 1964 Maple Leafs win third Stanley Cup in a row
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1964 Johnson announces appointment of Westmoreland
  
  
• 1972 North Vietnamese Army close to cutting South Vietnam in two
  
  
• World War I
• 1915 Allies begin invasion of Gallipoli
  
  
• World War II
• 1945 Americans and Russians link up, cut Germany in two
  

 

[longknife]

April 26



Lead Story

• 1954 Polio vaccine trials begin
  
  
• American Revolution
• 1711 David Hume is born
  
  
• Automotive
• 2009 Chrysler and autoworkers’ union agree to a deal
  
  
• Civil War
• 1865 Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth dies
  
  
• Cold War
• 1954 Geneva Conference begins
  
  
• Crime
• 1913 Girl murdered in pencil factory
  
  
• Disaster
• 1986 Nuclear explosion at Chernobyl
  
  
• General Interest
• 1937 Nazis test Luftwaffe on Guernica
  
  
• 1986 Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl
  
  
• Hollywood
• 1986 Maria Shriver marries Arnold Schwarzenegger
  
  
• Literary
• 1888 Anita Loos is born
  
  
• Music
• 1977 Studio 54 opens
  
  
• 2013 Country music star George Jones dies
  
  
• Old West
• 1798 James Beckwourth is born
  
  
• Presidential
• 1984 Reagan visits China
  
  
• Sports
• 1918 Olympic track star Fanny Blankers-Koen is born
  
  
• Vietnam War
• 1971 U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam at five-year low
  
  
• 1972 Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals
  
  
• World War I
• 1915 Allies sign Treaty of London
  
  
• World War II
• 1894 Rudolf Hess is born
  

 

[longknife]

April 27



4977 Universe is created, according to Kepler

• American Revolution

• 1773 Parliament passes the Tea Act
  

• Automotive

• 2009 GM announces plans to phase out Pontiac
  

• Civil War

• 1865 Union soldiers die in steamship explosion
  

• Cold War

• 1978 Afghan president is overthrown and murdered
  

• Crime

• 1997 Cunanan begins his killing spree
  

• General Interest

• 1521 Magellan killed in the Philippines
  

• 1805 To the shores of Tripoli
  

• 1994 South Africa holds first multiracial elections
  

• Hollywood

• 1993 D.A. announces negligence caused Brandon Lee’s death
  

• Literary

• 1667 John Milton sells the copyright to Paradise Lost
  

• Music

• 1963 High school freshman Little Peggy March earns a #1 hit with “I Will Follow Him”
  

• Old West

• 1813 Explorer Zebulon Pike dies
  

• Presidential

• 1822 President Grant is born
  

• Sports

• 1956 Rocky Marciano retires as world heavyweight champion
  

• Vietnam War

• 1968 Humphrey announces his candidacy
  

• 1972 North Vietnamese attack outskirts of Quang Tri
  

• World War I

• 1916 British attempt to bargain with Turks over Kut
  

• World War II

• 1941 German forces enter Athens
  

 

[longknife]

April 28



1945 Benito Mussolini executed

• American Revolution

• 1776 Colonel McIntosh writes to Washington
  

• Automotive

• 1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini born
  

• Civil War

• 1810 Union general who advocated for black troops is born
  

• Cold War

• 1965 U.S. troops land in the Dominican Republic
  

• Crime

• 2011 Jaycee Dugard’s kidnappers plead guilty
  

• Disaster

• 1995 Gas pipe explodes in South Korea
  

• General Interest

• 1789 Mutiny on the HMS Bounty
  

• 1969 De Gaulle resigns as leader of France
  

• 1977 Red Army Faction trial ends
  

• 1996 Port Arthur Massacre in Australia
  

• Hollywood

• 2004 Comcast abandons bid to buy Disney
  

• Literary

• 1925 T.S. Eliot accepts a job at Faber and Faber publishers
  

• Music

• 1965 My Name is Barbra is Barbra Streisand’s debut television special
  

• Old West

• 1897 Chickasaw and Choctaw abandon communal lands
  

• Presidential

• 1758 President Monroe is born
  

• Sports

• 1967 Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction
  

• Vietnam War

• 1970 Nixon approves Cambodian incursion
  

• 1972 North Vietnamese press South Vietnamese at Hue and Kontum
  

• World War I

• 1915 International Congress of Women opens at The Hague
  

 

[longknife]

April 30

• 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide
• American Revolution
• 1776 Samuel Adams writes of hope for more battles
• Automotive
• 1948 Original Land Rover debuts at auto show
• Civil War
• 1864 Confederates attack Union troops at Jenkins’ Ferry
• Cold War
• 1948 Organization of American States established
• Crime
• 1927 The first federal prison for women opens
• Disaster
• 1888 Orange-sized hail reported in India
• General Interest
• 1789 The first presidential inauguration
• 1803 Louisiana Purchase concluded
• 1939 New York World’s Fair opens
• Hollywood
• 1997 “Coming out” episode of Ellen
• Literary
• 1945 Annie Dillard is born
• Music
• 1933 Willie Nelson is born
• Old West
• 1867 Arizona Ranger Burton Mossman is born
• Presidential
• 1789 George Washington gives first presidential inaugural address
• Sports
• 1993 Tennis star Monica Seles stabbed
• Vietnam War
• 1975 South Vietnam surrenders
• World War I
• 1917 Battle of the Boot
• World War II
• 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker

 

[sealybobo]

During slavery, the policies used by the slave holders and backed by the laws of the US, pretty much made it a futile endeavor to rebel. The narrative taught in school is that rebellions that did occur usually ended in the death of the organizers or retribution was taken against their families. However, there were a few successful rebellions that are rarely talked about. Today in 1841 the Creole slave revolt was successfully accomplished.

Creole case - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A lot of slaves were separated from their families. I'm surprised more slaves without families didn't snap and murder their masters then rape and murder the women. Then commit suicide.

That way slave owners would be forced to sleep with one eye open

 

[Bonzi]

April 30 - 1957, Elvis Presley recorded the Leiber and Stoller song 'Jailhouse Rock' as featured in his third motion picture of the same name. In the movie, Mike Stoller had a small role as a piano player. 'Jailhouse Rock' later became the first song to debut at No.1 in Great Britain.

 

[Bonzi]

 

[longknife]

May 2

• 1933 Loch Ness Monster sighted
• American Revolution
• 1740 Elias Boudinot is born
• Automotive
• 1918 GM buys Chevrolet
• Civil War
• 1863 Confederates deliver blow to Union at Chancellorsville
• Cold War
• 1957 Joseph McCarthy dies
• Crime
• 1924 A grisly crime leads to rubber gloves
• Disaster
• 1997 Sandstorm in Egypt kills 12, topples buildings
• General Interest
• 1670 Hudson’s Bay Company chartered
• 1808 Madrid revolts against French rule
• 1972 End of an era at the FBI
• 2011 Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. forces
• Hollywood
• 2008 Iron Man released
• Literary
• 1936 Manuscript of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Conversations at Midnight destroyed in hotel fire
• Music
• 1960 Dick Clark survives the Payola scandal
• Old West
• 1874 John B. Jones becomes major in Texas Rangers
• Presidential
• 2001 George W. Bush forms commission on Social Security
• Sports
• 1939 Gehrig ends streak
• Vietnam War
• 1964 U.S. ship sunk in Saigon port
• 1970 Joint forces continue attack into Cambodia
• World War I
• 1918 Allies argue over U.S. troops joining battle on Western Front
• World War II
• 1945 German troops in Italy surrender to the Allies, while Berlin surrenders to Russia’s Zhukov.