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Starscream · 04-28-2009, 06:39 AM

April 28th

1758 James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, was born in Virginia.

1788 Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1789 The crew of the British ship Bounty mutineed, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific.

1937 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was born near the desert town of Tikrit.

1945 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed.

1967 Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army.

1980 President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, who had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran.

1988 The roof of an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 peeled back during a flight from Hilo to Honolulu, killing a flight attendant and injuring 61 people.

1990 The musical "A Chorus Line" closed after 6,137 performances on Broadway.

1994 Former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had betrayed U.S.secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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

1999 The House rejected on a tie vote a measure expressing support for NATO's five-week-old air campaign against Yugoslavia and voted to limit the president's authority to use ground forces in Yugoslavia.

2001 A Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia bearing the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito.

2004 The first photos of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal were shown on CBS' "60 Minutes II."

Birthdays:

83 Harper Lee
Author ("To Kill a Mockingbird")

79 James A. Baker III
Former secretary of state

68 Ann-Margret
Singer, actress

61 Marcia Strassman
Actress ("Welcome Back, Kotter")

60 Paul Guilfoyle
Actor ("CSI")

59 Jay Leno
Talk show host ("The Tonight Show")

57 Chuck Leavell
Rock musician

56 Kim Gordon
Rock musician (Sonic Youth)

56 Mary McDonnell
Actress

45 Barry Larkin
Baseball player

43 John Daly
Golfer

43 Too Short
Rapper

38 Simbi Khali
Actress ("3rd Rock from the Sun")

38 Bridget Moynahan
Actress

38 Chris Young
Actor

36 Jorge Garcia
Actor ("Lost")

36 Big Gipp
Rapper

36 Elisabeth Rohm
Actress ("Law and Order")

35 Penelope Cruz
Actress

31 Nate Richert
Actor ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch")

28 Jessica Alba
Actress ("Dark Angel")

18 Aleisha Allen
Actress

04-28-2009, 06:39 AM	#326
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: This Day In History April 28th 1758 James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, was born in Virginia. 1788 Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1789 The crew of the British ship Bounty mutineed, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. 1937 Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was born near the desert town of Tikrit. 1945 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed. 1967 Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army. 1980 President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, who had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran. 1988 The roof of an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 peeled back during a flight from Hilo to Honolulu, killing a flight attendant and injuring 61 people. 1990 The musical "A Chorus Line" closed after 6,137 performances on Broadway. 1994 Former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had betrayed U.S.secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. 1996 President Bill Clinton gave 4 1/2 hours of videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners. 1999 The House rejected on a tie vote a measure expressing support for NATO's five-week-old air campaign against Yugoslavia and voted to limit the president's authority to use ground forces in Yugoslavia. 2001 A Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia bearing the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito. 2004 The first photos of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal were shown on CBS' "60 Minutes II." Birthdays: 83 Harper Lee Author ("To Kill a Mockingbird") 79 James A. Baker III Former secretary of state 68 Ann-Margret Singer, actress 61 Marcia Strassman Actress ("Welcome Back, Kotter") 60 Paul Guilfoyle Actor ("CSI") 59 Jay Leno Talk show host ("The Tonight Show") 57 Chuck Leavell Rock musician 56 Kim Gordon Rock musician (Sonic Youth) 56 Mary McDonnell Actress 45 Barry Larkin Baseball player 43 John Daly Golfer 43 Too Short Rapper 38 Simbi Khali Actress ("3rd Rock from the Sun") 38 Bridget Moynahan Actress 38 Chris Young Actor 36 Jorge Garcia Actor ("Lost") 36 Big Gipp Rapper 36 Elisabeth Rohm Actress ("Law and Order") 35 Penelope Cruz Actress 31 Nate Richert Actor ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") 28 Jessica Alba Actress ("Dark Angel") 18 Aleisha Allen Actress __________________ Insert quote here. Last edited by Starscream; 04-28-2009 at 06:44 AM.