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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 13, 2008 8:35:00 GMT
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Post by ss on Apr 13, 2008 18:38:47 GMT
1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
1829 - The British Parliament grants freedom of religion to Roman Catholics.
1873 - The Colfax Massacre takes place. (Louisiana, USA)
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 14, 2008 4:00:11 GMT
April 14
1894 - Thomas Edison demonstrated the kinetoscope, a device for peep-show viewing using photographs that flip in sequence, a precursor to movies.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 14, 2008 6:47:02 GMT
1865 – Actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth shot U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C
"Sic semper tyrannis" (Thus always to tyrants)
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Post by ss on Apr 14, 2008 14:00:15 GMT
April 14, in 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank to the bottom of the sea, taking the lives of over 1,500 people.
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 15, 2008 2:45:00 GMT
April 15, 1923 - Insulin first became generally available for use by diabetics. This was the culmination of decades of research. Prior to the availability of insulin, children dying from diabetic keto-acidosis were kept in large wards, often with 50 or more patients in a ward, mostly comatose.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 15, 2008 4:54:26 GMT
April 15th, 1912 – The passenger liner RMS Titanic sank about two hours and forty minutes after colliding with an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people.
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 16, 2008 3:53:40 GMT
On April 16, 1787: "The Contrast" debuted in New York City. The play is reportedly the first American comedy ever produced. The play satirized Americans who followed British fashions and indulged in 'British vices'. Here are the opening lines:  A Pocket-Hoop  A Bell-Hoop I believe I prefer hoopless myself. You can read the entire play online. |
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 16, 2008 5:39:38 GMT
On April 16, 1787: "The Contrast" debuted in New York City. The play is reportedly the first American comedy ever produced. The play satirized Americans who followed British fashions and indulged in 'British vices'. Here are the opening lines: A Pocket-Hoop A Bell-Hoop I believe I prefer hoopless myself. You can read the entire play online. Way to go Cleg! April 16th, 1521 - Martin Luther's first appearance before the Diet of Worms to be examined by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the other estates of the empire. |
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 17, 2008 2:49:37 GMT
In 1964 on April 17, at the New York World's Fair, Ford Motors unveiled my car (well not my personal car -- I drive a 2001), the Ford Mustang.  2001 Mustang Convertible  1964 Mustang |
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 17, 2008 8:49:02 GMT
On April 17th,1961 – Armed Cuban exiles backed by the CIA invaded Cuba, landing in the Bay of Pigs, with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 18, 2008 4:09:58 GMT
According to the US Census Bureau, on April 18, 1934 the first self service Laundromat opened -- in Fort Worth, TX. For the first time, people could rent washing machines for laundering clothes. It was called a washeteria.  |
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 18, 2008 5:55:58 GMT
On 18 April 1980, Zimbabwe attained recognized independence and along with it's new name, a new flag, and government led by Robert Mugabe of ZANU. Canaan Banana served as the first president with Mugabe as Prime Minister.
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 19, 2008 3:05:19 GMT
On April 19: In 1971 Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched.  In 1989 a giant asteroid passed within 500,000 miles of Earth. There is no known connection between the two events. |
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Post by LaFille on Apr 19, 2008 4:18:41 GMT
April 19
1839: Belgium becomes a Kingdom under the Treaty of London
1919: first successful free-fall parachute jump, made by American Leslie Irvin
1995: Oklahoma City bombing by anti-government terrorists
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 19, 2008 4:25:36 GMT
April 19, 1713 – With no living male heirs, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction to ensure one of his daughters would inherit the Hapsburg monarchy.
April 19, 1775 – The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 20, 2008 19:06:15 GMT
April 20, 1977 Cleglaw married a wonderful woman to whom he is still married.
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Post by LaFille on Apr 21, 2008 2:57:00 GMT
Awesome; happy anniversary and I wish you many more beautiful ones!  |
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Post by cleglaw on Apr 21, 2008 4:44:03 GMT
April 21, 1944 women in France received the right to vote.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Apr 21, 2008 14:40:57 GMT
753 BC – Romulus and Remus founded Rome, according to the calculations by Roman scholar Varro Reatinus.
1918 – The German fighter pilot known as "The Red Baron", the most successful flying ace of World War I with 80 confirmed air combat victories, was shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
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