Interesting things that happened April 25th:
Birthdays on this date:
In 1599 Oliver Cromwell, statesman
In 1874 Guglielmo Marconi (in Bologna, Italy), made radio possible
In 1906 William Brennan, Supreme Court Justice
In 1908 Edward R. Murrow (in Pole Creek, NC), newcaster extraordinaire,
set
the standard for TV correspondents
In 1918 Ella Fitzgerald, singer
In 1923 Anita Bjork, actor (Froken Julie, Night People)
+ Melissa Hayden (in Toronto), dancer
In 1930 Paul Mazursky, actor (Fear and Desire), director (Harry and
Tonto)
In 1932 George "Meadowlark" Lemon, Harlem Globetrotter, ordained
minister
In 1940 Al Pacino, actor (The Godfather, Dog Day Afternoon)
In 1946 Talia ****re (in New York City), actor (Rocky n, Rocky n+1)
Events worth noting:
+ Arbor Day. Plant a tree.
+ Confederate Memorial Day. The South shall rise again!
+ ANZAC Day
In 1684 A patent is granted for the thimble.
In 1792 Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier first person executed by
guillotine.
In 1859 Ground broken for the Suez Canal.
In 1862 Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans, Louisiana.
In 1864 Battle of Marks' Mill, Arkansas.
In 1891 President Benjamin Harrison visits San Francisco.
In 1898 U.S. declares war on Spain, reciprocating from the day before.
In 1901 New York becomes first state requiring license plates for cars.
The
fee was $1.
In 1904 Yankee Jack Chesbro's first of 41 wins that year.
In 1911 "The Secret Garden" by Francis Hodgeson Burnett is published.
In 1945 Delegates from 45 countries met in San Francisco organizing the
U.N.
-- the United Nations Conference starts.
+ Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany.
+ US and Soviet forces met at Torgau Germany on the Elbe River.
In 1954 Bell labs announces the first solar battery - NY city.
In 1957 First experimental sodium nuclear reactor operated.
In 1959 Saint Lawrence Seaway opens to ****pping.
In 1960 First submerged circumnavigation of Earth completed (Triton).
In 1961 Robert Noyce granted a patent for the integrated circuit.
In 1962 Seattle World's Fair opens.
In 1975 First Boeing Jetfoil revenue service, Hong Kong to Macao.
In 1980 Announcement of hostage rescue bungle in Iran.
In 1982 In accordance with Carter-negotiated Camp David accords, Israel
completes Sinai withdrawl.
In 1990 The Hubble space telescope is brought on-line. Unfortunately,
its
mirror is slightly warped.
In 1991 "The Secret Garden", starring Mandy Patinkin, opens on Broadway.
This is the 80th anniversary of the publication of the original
book.
This also marks the entry of Lucy Simon, older sister of Carly
Simon,
into composing for musical theatre.
And remember ...
America's Heartland Development Month
Cancer Control Month
Math Education Month
National Poetry Month
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