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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014

Today is Tuesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2014. There are 267 days left in the year.1766 ― First fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley and chain  1781 ― Premiere of Mozart’s violin sonata K379  1783 ― Catharina II of Russia annexes the Krim  1879 ― Milk is sold in glass bottles for first time  1975 ― 47th Academy Awards; “Godfather II”, Ellen Burstyn and Art Carney win  1979 ― People’s Republic of China joins IOC  1985 ― India files suit against Union Carbide over Bhopal disaster  1989 ― One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 innings  1992 ― After 151 years Britain’s “Punch Magazine” final issue  1994 ― Smoking banned in Pentagon and all U.S. military bases  

Apr 7, 2014

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014

Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2014. There are 268 days left in the year.451 ― Attila’s Hun’s plunder Metz  1805 ― Premiere of Beethoven’s “Eroica” (conducted by himself)  1827 ― English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches  1923 ― Workers Party of America (NYC) becomes official communist party  1943 ― Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet for an Axis conference in Salzburg  1945 ― U.S. planes intercept Japanese fleet heading for Okinawa on a suicide mission; superbattleship Yamato and four destroyers are sunk  1948 ― World Health Organization established by U.N.  1954 ― President Dwight Eisenhower fears “dominoeffect” in Indochina  1976 ― Chinese Politburo fires vice-premier Deng Xiaoping  1994 ― Vatican acknowledges Holocaust (Nazi's killing Jews) for first time 

Apr 6, 2014

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014

Today is Saturday, April 5, the 95th day of 2014. There are 270 days left in the year.2348 B.C. ― Noah’s ark grounded, Mount Ararat (calculated date)  1614 ― Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe  1621 ― Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England  1896 ― First modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens  1902 ― Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills 25  1954 ― Elvis Presley records his debut single, “That’s All Right”  1955 ― Winston Churchill resigns as British P.M., Anthony Eden succeeds him  1964 ― First driverless trains run on the London Underground  1984 ― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)  1989 ― Solidarity granted legal status in Poland 

Apr 4, 2014

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014

Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2014. There are 271 days left in the year.1541 ― Ignatius of Loyola becomes first superior-general of the Jesuits  1832 ― Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro  1905 ― Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 370,000  1912 ― Chinese republic proclaimed in Tibet  1932 ― Vitamin C first isolated, C..C King, University of Pittsburgh 1945 ― Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Liberation Day)1958 ― First march against nuclear weapons (Aldermaston, England)  1972 ― First electric power plant fueled by garbage begins operating 1974 ― Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th  1986 ― Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season 

Apr 3, 2014

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014

Today is Thursday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2014. There are 272 days left in the year.1657 ― English Lord Protector Cromwell refuses crown  1910 ― Highest mountain in North America, Alaska’s Mt. McKinley climbed  1922 ― Stalin appointed General Secretary of Communist Party1933 ― First airplane flight over Mt. Everest   1948 ― Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5 billion aid to 16 European countries)  1949 ― North Atlantic Treaty, pact signed by U.S., Britain, France and Canada  1958 ― Fidel Castro’s rebels attacked Havana  1964 ― Beatles hold the top six spots on the Sydney Australia record charts 1965 ― First atomic powered spacecraft (SNAP) launched  1986 ― U.S. national debt hits $2,000,000,000,000 

Apr 2, 2014

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014

Today is Wednesday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2014. There are 273 days left in the year.1800 ― First performance of Ludwig von Beethoven's 1st Symphony in C 1845 ― H. L. Fizeau and J. Leon Foucault take first photo of Sun 1912 ― Sun Yet-sen forms Kuomintang Party in China1917 ― President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany 1921 ― Professor Albert Einstein lectures in NYC on his new theory of relativity 1931 ― Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tenn.1932 ― Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son 1980 ― Wayne Gretzky becomes first teenager to score 50 goals in a season1992 ― Edith Cresson, France's first female premier, resigns 1996 ― Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals first base in 1,097th career game

Apr 1, 2014

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014

Today is Tuesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2014. There are 274 days left in the year.1578 ― William Harvey of England discovers blood circulation  1748 ― Ruins of Pompeii found  1792 ― Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women’s right to divorce  1793 ― Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000  1826 ― Samuel Mory patents internal combustion engine  1935 ― First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, N.Y.  1938 ― Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, N.Y.  1952 ― Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe and Gamow  1966 ― China premier Zhou Enlai starts “Cultural revolution”  1979 ― Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 

Mar 31, 2014

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014

Today is Monday, March 31, the 90th day of 2014. There are 275 days left in the year.1796 ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Egmont” premieres in Weimar  1814 ― Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris France  1868 ― Chinese Embassy arrives aboard steamship China  1909 ― Gustav Mahler conducts New York Philharmonic for his first time  1921 ― Albert Einstein lectures in New York on his new theory of relativity  1933 ― German Republic gives power to Hitler  1945 ― Tennessee Williams’ “Glass Menagerie” premieres in New York City  1958 ― USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges U.S. and Britain to do same  1959 ― Dalai Lama fled China and was granted political asylum in India  1967 ― Jimi Hendrix begins his tradition of burning his guitar 

Mar 30, 2014

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014

Today is Friday, March 28, the 87th day of 2014. There are 278 days left in the year.1794 ― Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August)  1854 ― During the Crimean War, Britain and France declare war on Russia  1859 ― First performance of John Brahms’ 1st Serenade for orchestra  1866 ― First ambulance goes into service  1891 ― First World Weightlifting Championship held  1922 ― First microfilm device introduced 1959 ― 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet’s government and installs Panchen Lama 1979 ― Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pa. (no deaths) 1990 ― Michael Jordan scores 69 points, fourth time he scores 60 points in a game  1995 ― World's largest bank-Japan’s Mitsubishi Bank & Bank of Tokyo merge 

Mar 28, 2014

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014

Today is Friday, March 28, the 87th day of 2014. There are 278 days left in the year.1794 ― Louvre opens to the public (although officially opened since August)  1854 ― During the Crimean War, Britain and France declare war on Russia  1859 ― First performance of John Brahms’ 1st Serenade for orchestra  1866 ― First ambulance goes into service  1891 ― First World Weightlifting Championship held  1922 ― First microfilm device introduced 1959 ― 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet’s government and installs Panchen Lama 1979 ― Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pa. (no deaths) 1990 ― Michael Jordan scores 69 points, fourth time he scores 60 points in a game  1995 ― World’s largest bank-Japan’s Mitsubishi Bank & Bank of Tokyo merge 

Mar 27, 2014

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