Today in History

[h=3]1827[/h] German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven dies in Vienna. He had been deaf for the later part of his life, but said on his death bed "I shall hear in heaven."


[h=3]1938[/h] Hermann Goering warns all Jews to leave Austria.


[h=3]1992[/h] An Indianapolis court finds heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson guilty of rape.
 

[FONT=&quot]1904 - Mary G. Harris "Mother" Jones was ordered by Colorado state authorities to leave the state. She was accused of stirring up striking coal miners.

[/FONT]"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." - Mary G. Harris Jones
 
1881 Rioting took place in Basingstoke in protest against the daily promotion of rigid alcohol abstinence by the Salvation Army.

1914 1st successful non-direct blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Albert Hustin in Brussels'
 
March 29th, 1461...Wars of the Roses: the Battle of Towton, possibly the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret's forces under Henry Beaufort to become King Edward IV of England.
 
1848
Niagara Falls stopped flowing for one day because of an ice jam
1929
The 1st NHL Stanley Cup final between 2 U.S. based teams,Boston Bruins vs NY Rangers. Bruins won their 1st Stanley Cup
1962
Jack Paar made his final appearance on the'Tonight Show'
 
[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]1981 [/FONT]- U.S.A. Ronald Reagan Shot [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1981 : President Ronald Reagan was shot at close range as he left the Washington Hilton Hotel just about one mile from the White House . The attacker John Hinckley, the son of an affluent oil industry executive, was charged with trying to assassinate the president and in the following June, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was committed to hospital.[/FONT]
 
1858
pencil with attached eraser patented by Hyman L. Lipman in Philadelphia
1867
U.S. buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2million
1992
movie'Silence of The Lambs' sweeps Academy Awards by winning 5 Oscars: Best picture,director{Jonathan Demme},actor{Anthony Hopkins},actress{Jodie Foster},adapted screenplay.
 
April 1st
1976 UK BBC Radio British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore told listeners that unique alignment of two planets would result in an upward gravitational pull making people lighter at precisely 9:47 a.m. that day. He invited his audience to jump in the air and experience "a strange floating sensation." Dozens of listeners phoned in to say the experiment had worked.
 
1873
composer,pianist Sergei Rachmanioff's birthdate
1876
the 1st National League baseball game was played,Boston vs. Philadelphia,Boston won 6-5
1969
final episode of'The Andy Griffith Show' aired
 
April2
1792
The Coinage Act was passed creating the U.S.Mint
1827
U.S. inventor,Joesph Dixon begins manufacturing pencils
1977
Fleetwood Mac's album'Rumors' goes #1,stays there for 31 weeks
 
April 3rd
[h=2]1888[/h][h=2]DISASTERS & NATURAL CALAMITIES[/h]

[h=2]The Start Of The Infamous ‘Whitechapel Murders’[/h]This incident is remembered by such a name because it occurred in the Whitechapel district, located towards the east of London. Starting on April 3, 1888, when the first murder took place, several women were butchered mercilessly later on. It was believed that the notorious criminal ‘Jack The Ripper’ was the culprit behind the killings.
 
1953
TVGuide publishes its 1st issue,on the cover is new born Desi Arnaz,Jr, son of Lucille Ball&Desi Arnaz,Sr
 

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