On This Day in History

Paged through a book the other day called "On this day in history" and thought it would be nice to post some of the stuff here.

Remember: They say history repeats itself!

April 28:

1635 - Virginia Governor John Harvey was accused of treason and removed from office

1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published

1910 - First night air flight was performed by Claude Grahame-White in England

1932 - The yellow fever vaccine for humans was announced

1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country

1965 - The U.S. Army and Marines invaded the Dominican Republic to evacuate Americans

1969 - Charles de Gaulle resigned as president of France

1989 - Mobil announced that they were divesting from South Africa because congressional restrictions were too costly

1996 - U.S. President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners

2000 - Jay Leno received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Birthdays:

(Nelle) Harper Lee 1926 - Author ("To Kill A Mockingbird")

Saddam Hussein 1937 - Iraqi leader

Paul Guilfoyle 1955 - Actor ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation")

Jay Leno 1950 - Comedian, television talk show host ("The Tonight Show")

Jessica Alba 1981 - Actress ("Dark Angel")

April 29

1429 - Joan of Arc lead Orleans, France, to victory over Britain

1813 - Rubber was patented by J.F. Hummel

1852 - The first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus was published

1945 - The German Army in Italy surrendered unconditionally to the Allies

1945 - In a bunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun were married. Hitler designated Admiral Karl Doenitz his successor

1952 - IBM President Thomas J. Watson, Jr., informed his company's stockholders that IBM was building "the most advanced, most flexible high-speed computer in the world." The computer was unveiled April 7, 1953, as the IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine

1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began

1994 - Israel and the PLO signed an agreement in Paris which granted Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

2002 - Kelsey Grammer and his production company, Grammnet Inc., were ordered to pay more than $2 million in unpaid commissions to his former talent agency

Birthdays

Jerry Seinfeld 1955
Daniel Day-Lewis 1957
Michelle Pfeiffer 1957
Uma Thurman 1970
Andre Agassi 1970

April 30

0030 - Jesus of Nazareth was crucified

1563 - All Jews were expelled from France by order of Charles VI.

1789 - George Washington took office as first elected U.S. president

1889 - George Washington's inauguration became the first U.S. national holiday

1900 - Hawaii was organized as an official U.S. territory

1972 - The North Vietnamese launched an invasion of the South

1973 - U.S. President Nixon announced resignation of Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and other top aides

1993 - Monica Seles was stabbed in the back during a tennis match in Hamburg, Germany. The man called himself a fan of second- ranked Steffi Graf. He was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and received a suspended sentence

1997 - ABC aired the "coming out" episode of the sitcom "Ellen." The title character, played by Ellen DeGeneres, admitted she was a lesbian

May 1

1486 - Christopher Columbus convinced Queen Isabella to fund an expedition to the West Indies

1884 - The construction of the firt American 10-story building began in Chicago, IL

1927 - Adolf Hitler held his first Nazi meeting in Berlin

1931 - The Empire State Building in New York was dedicated and opened. It was 102 stories tall and was the tallest building in the world at the time

1961 - Fidel Castro announced there would be no more elections in Cuba

1992 - On the third day of the Los Angeles riots resulting from the Rodney King beating trial. King appeared in public to appeal for calm, he asked, "Can we all get along?"

Birthdays:

Ray Parker Jr. 1954 - Singer (Raydio)

didn't micheal jordan retire for the first time on this day however many years ago? i think that deserves mention.....

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didn't micheal jordan retire for the first time on this day however many years ago? i think that deserves mention.....

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May 2

1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died

1813 - Napoleon defeated a Russian and Prussian army at Grossgorschen.

1887 - Hannibal W. Goodwin applied for a patent on celluloid photographic film. This is the film from which movies are shown

1902 - "A Trip To The Moon," the first science fiction film was released. It was created by magician George Melies.

1919 - The first U.S. air passenger service started.

1926 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to put down a revolt and to protect U.S. interests. They did not depart until 1933

1933 - Hitler banned trade unions in Germany

1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard

1994 - Nelson Mandela claimed victory after South Africa's first democratic elections

Birthdays:

Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care")
Engelbert Humperdinck (Arnold George Dorsey) 1936 - Singer
Lorenzo Music 1937 - Actor, voice of Garfield, producer
David Beckham 1975 - Soccer player

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May 3

1937 - Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With The Wind."

1952 - The first airplane landed at the geographic North Pole

1988 - The White House acknowledged that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice to help schedule her husband's activities.

1992 - Five days of rioting and looting ended in Los Angeles, CA. The riots, that killed 53 people, began after the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King

1999 - Mark Manes, at age 22, was arrested for supplying a gun to Eric Harris and Dylan Kleibold, who later killed 13 people at Columbine High School

1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 11,000 for the first time.

2000 - The trial of two Libyans accused of killing 270 people in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 (over Lockerbie) opened.

2006 - In Alexandria, VA, Al-Quaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was given a sentence of life in prison for his role in the terrorist attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001

Birthdays:

Bing Crosby 1903 - Singer, according to Bing Crosby his birthday is May 2nd, his birthday is actually May 3

May 4

1626 - Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on Manhattan Island. Native Americans later sold the island (20,000 acres) for $24 in cloth and buttons.

1715 - A French manufacturer debuted the first folding umbrella.

1776 - Rhode Island declared its freedom from England two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

1886 - Chichester Bell and Charles S. Tainter patented the gramophone. It was the first practical phonograph.

1930 - Mahatma Gandhi was arrested by the British.

1932 - Al Capone entered the Atlanta Penitentiary federal prison for income-tax evasion.

1942 - The Battle of the Coral Sea commenced as American and Japanese carriers launched their attacks at each other.

1946 - A two-day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay ended. Five people were killed.

1979 - Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman prime minister.

1987 - Live models were used for the first time in Playtex bra ads

1989 - Oliver North, a former White House aide was convicted of shredding documents and two other crimes. He was acquitted of nine other charges stemming from the Iran-Contra affair. The three convictions were later overturned on appeal.

1994 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat signed a historic accord on Palestinian autonomy that granted self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho

1999 - Several severe tornadoes hit the Midwest U.S. overnight. At least 45 people were killed

Birthdays:

Audrey Hepburn (Edda Kathleen Hepburn van Heemstra) 1929 - Actress ("Monte Carlo Baby", "Breakfast at Tiffany's")
Pia Zadora 1954 - Actress ("Hairspray"), singer

May 5

1494 - Christopher Columbus sighted Jamaica on his second trip to the Western Hemisphere. He named the island Santa Gloria

1821 - Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena, where he had been in exile.

1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, abolishing slavery in the US

1891 - Music Hall was dedicated in New York City. It was later renamed Carnegie Hall

1917 - Eugene Jacques Bullard becomes the first African-American aviator when he earned his flying certificate with the French Air Service

1925 - John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, TN, was arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution

1936 - Edward Ravenscroft received a patent for the screw-on bottle cap with a pour lip

1945 - The Netherlands and Denmark were liberated from Nazi control.

1955 - The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a sovereign state.

1956 - Jim Bailey became the first runner to break the four-minute mile in the U.S. He was clocked at 3:58.5.

1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds registered his 3,000th major league hit

1991 - In New York, Carnegie Hall marked its 100th anniversary.

Birthdays:

Karl Marx 1818 - Socialist writer ("Das Kapital", "The Communist Manifesto"), founder of communism

May 6

1682 - King Louis XIV moved his court to Versailles, France

1840 - The first adhesive postage stamps went on sale in Great Britain.

1851 - The mechanical refrigerator was patented by Dr. John Gorrie.

1851 - Linus Yale patented the clock-type lock

1915 - Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run while playing for the Boston Red Sox.

1937 - The German airship Hindenburg crashed and burned in Lakehurst, NJ. Thirty-six people (of the 97 on board) were killed.

1941 - Joseph Stalin assumed the Soviet premiership.

1941 - Bob Hope gave his first USO show at California's March Field.

1942 - During World War II, the Japanese seized control of the Philippines. About 15,000 Americans and Filipinos on Corregidor surrendered to the Japanese.

1946 - The New York Yankees became the first major league baseball team to travel by plane.

1954 - British runner Roger Banister broke the four minute mile.

1994 - Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against U.S. President Clinton. The case alleged that he had sexually harassed her in 1991.

1997 - Four health-care companies agreed to a settlement of $600 million to hemophiliacs who had contracted AIDS from tainted blood between 1978-1985

Birthdays

Sigmund Freud 1856 - Psychiatrist, originated psychoanalysis
Tony Blair 1953

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May 6



1994 - Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones filed suit against U.S. President Clinton. The case alleged that he had sexually harassed her in

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Clinton the boss!

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May 7

1789 - The first U.S. Presidential Inaugural Ball was held in New York City.

1912 - The first airplane equipped with a machine gun flew over College Park, MD.

1915 - The Lusitania, a civilian ship, was sunk by a German submarine. 1,198 people were killed.

1940 - Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister

1943 - The last major German strongholds in North Africa, Tunis and Bizerte, fell to Allied forces

1954 - The United States and the United Kingdom rejected the Soviet Union's bid to join NATO

1975 - U.S. President Ford declared an end to the Vietnam War.

2003 - Roger Moore collapsed during a matinee performance of the Broadway comedy "The Play What I Wrote." He finished the show after a 10-minute break. He was fitted with a pacemaker the following day

May 8

1794 - The United States Post Office was established

1847 - The rubber tire was patented by Robert W. Thompson.

1879 - George Selden applied for the first automobile patent.

1886 - Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented what would later be called "Coca-Cola."

1902 - Mount Pelee on Martinique erupted and killed over 30,000 people and destroyed the town of St. Pierre.

1904 - U.S. Marines landed in Tangier to protect the Belgian legation.

1914 - The U.S. Congress passed a Joint Resolution that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

1919 - The first transatlantic flight took-off by a navy seaplane.

1921 - Sweden abolished capital punishment.

1933 - Gandhi began a hunger strike to protest British oppression in India.

1945 - U.S. President Harry Truman announced that World War II had ended in Europe.

1956 - Alfred E. Neuman appeared on the cover of "Mad Magazine" for the first time.

1958 - U.S. President Eisenhower ordered the National Guard out of Little Rock as Ernest Green became the first black to graduate from an Arkansas public school.

1967 - Muhammad Ali was indicted for refusing induction in U.S. Army

1985 - "New Coke" was released to the public on the 99th anniversary of Coca-Cola.

1986 - Reporters were told that 84,000 people had been evacuated from areas near the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Soviet Ukraine.

1997 - Larry King received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1999 - The first female cadet graduated from The Citadel military college.

Birthdays:

Harry S. Truman (U.S.) 1884
Rick Nelson 1940
Alex Van Halen 1955

May 9

1429 - Joan of Arc defeated the besieging English at Orleans.

1502 - Christopher Columbus left Spain for his final trip to the Western Hemisphere.

1671 - Thomas "Captain" Blood stole the crown jewels from the Tower of London.

1754 - The first newspaper cartoon in America showed a divided snake "Join or die" in "The Pennsylvania Gazette."

1785 - Joseph Bramah patented the beer-pump handle

1930 - A starting gate was used to start a Triple Crown race for the first time

1936 - The first sheet of postage stamps of more than one variety went on sale in New York City.

1945 - U.S. officials announced that the midnight entertainment curfew was being lifted immediately

1955 - West Germany joined NATO

1960 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for sale an oral birth-control pill for the first time

1980 - A Liberian freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida. 35 motorists were killed and a 1,400-foot section of the bridge collapsed.

1987 - Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers were married.

1994 - Nelson Mandela was chosen to be South Africa's first black president.

1996 - In video testimony to a courtroom in Little Rock, AR, U.S. President Clinton insisted that he had nothing to do with a $300,000 loan in the criminal case against his former Whitewater partners

Birthdays

Billy Joel 1949

May 10

1503 - Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands

1773 - The English Parliament passed the Tea Act, which taxed all tea in the U.S. colonies

1796 - Napoleon Bonaparte won a brilliant victory against the Austrians at Lodi bridge in Italy

1869 - Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Roads meet in Promontory, UT. A golden spike was driven in at the celebration of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.

1872 - Victoria Woodhull became the first woman nominated for the U.S. presidency

1898 - A vending machine law was enacted in Omaha, NE. It cost $5,000 for a permit.

1908 - The first Mother's Day observance took place during a church service in Grafton, West Virginia.

1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

1927 - The Hotel Statler in Boston, MA. became the first hotel to install radio headsets in each of its 1,300 rooms.

1928 - WGY-TV in Schenectady, NY, began regular television programming.

1933 - The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.

1940 - Germany invaded Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

1941 - England's House of Commons was destroyed by a German air raid.

1941 - Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission.

1942 - U.S. forces in the Philippines began to surrender to the Japanese.

1943 - U.S. troops invaded Attu in the Aleutian Islands to expel the Japanese.

1960 - The U.S.S. Triton completed the first circumnavigation of the globe under water. The trip started on February 16.

1968 - Preliminary Vietnam peace talks began in Paris

1978 - Britain's Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announced they were divorcing after 18 years of marriage

1994 - Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa’s first black president.

1997 - An earthquake in northeastern Iran killed at least 2,400 people.

1999 - China broke off talks on human rights with the U.S. in response to NATO's accidental bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia

2000 - 11,000 residents were evacuated in Los Alamos, NM, due to a fire that was blown into a canyon. The fire had been deliberately set to clear brush

2002 - Robert Hanssen was sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole. Hanssen, an FBI agent, had sold U.S. secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.

2002 - Taiwan test fired a locally made Sky Bow II surface-to-air missile for the first time. They also fired three U.S.-made Hawk missiles.

2002 - Dr. Pepper announced that it would be introducing a new flavor, Red Fusion, for the first time in 117 years

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