This Day In History

[icehog3]

April 4th

1974
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth's career home run record by hitting his 714th round-tripper in Cincinnati.


Birthdays

70 Muddy Waters 4/4/1915 - 4/30/1983 American blues musician

[SmokeyJoe]

Thanks, guys. I love this thread!

[MedicCook]

April 5th

1614
Pocahontas married John Rolfe.

1792
George Washington cast the first presidential veto.

1951
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for giving away atomic secrets to the Russians.

1955
Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Britain.

1956
Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.

1964
Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died at age 84

1971
Canadian Fran Phipps became the first woman to reach the North Pole.

1976
Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died at age 72.

1984
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest-scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points. (He still holds the career record with with 38,387 points.)

1987
Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut.

1992
Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton died at age 74.

1994
Kurt Cobain commited suicide, his body was not found until 4/8/94, he was 27.

1997
Beat poet Allen Ginsberg died at age 70.

2008
Actor Charlton Heston died at age 84.

Birthdays
87 Gale Storm Actress
72 Colin Powell Former Secretary of State, 4-star General
69 Tommy Cash Country singer
68 Michael Moriarty Actor
66 Max Gail Actor ("Barney Miller")
63 Jane Asher Actress
59 Agnetha Faltskog Singer (ABBA)
57 Mitch Pileggi Actor
53 Diamond Dallas Page Professional wrestler
43 Mike McCready Rock musician (Pearl Jam)
42 Troy Gentry Country singer (Montgomery-Gentry)
42 Kreth Cigar Asylum Inmate
41 Paula Cole Rock singer
38 Krista Allen Actress
37 Pat Green Country singer

72 Elihu Yale 4/5/1649 - 7/8/1721 American-born English merchant and benefactor of Yale University
67 Spencer Tracy 4/5/1900 - 6/10/1967 Two-time Academy Award winning actor of stage and screen, who appeared in 74 films from 1930 to 1967. He is generally regarded as one of the finest actors in motion picture history.
81 Bette Davis 4/5/1908 - 10/6/1989 American motion-picture dramatic actress
87 Gregory Peck 4/5/1916 - 6/12/2003 American film and stage actor

[icehog3]

April 5th

1792
George Washington cast the first presidential veto.


1955
Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Britain.


1956
Fidel Castro declares himself at war with the President of Cuba.


1964
Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died at age 84


1987
Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut.

[SmokeyJoe]

I miss Charlton Heston... quite a man.

[icehog3]

April 5th

2008
Actor Charlton Heston died at age 84.
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Birthdays

87 Gregory Peck 4/5/1916 - 6/12/2003 American film and stage actor

[MedicCook]

April 6th

1830
Joseph Smith and five others organized the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fayette, New York.

1862
The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War began.

1896
First modern Olympic Games opened in Athens, Greece.

1909
Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first to reach the North Pole.

1917
U.S. declared war on Germany and entered World War I.

1973
Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees became the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history

1998
Country singer Tammy Wynette died at age 55.

Birthdays
72 Merle Haggard Musician
72 Billy Dee Williams Actor
62 John Ratzenberger Actor ('Cheers')
57 Marilu Henner Actress ("Taxi," "Evening Shade")
42 Gophernut Cigar Asylum Inmate
40 Paul Rudd Actor
38 jitzy Cigar Asylum Inmate
37 Jason Hervey Actor, producer
34 Zach Braff Actor ('Scrubs')
33 Candace Cameron Bure Actress ("Full House")

59 Mickey Cochrane 4/6/1903 - 6/28/1962 Hall of Fame baseball player

[icehog3]

April 6th

Birthdays

72 Billy Dee Williams Actor


37 Jason Hervey Actor, producer

[MedicCook]

April 7th

1862
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the battle of Shiloh.

1891
P.T. Barnum an American showman remembered for hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus died at age 81.

1913
5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. , seeking the vote for women.

1927
U.S. secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover’s Washington speech was seen and heard in New York in the first long-distance television transmission.

1947
Auto pioneer Henry Ford died at age 83.

1948
The World Health Organization, a UN agency, was founded.

1949
Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize winner, South Pacific opened on Broadway.

1957
New York City's last electric trolley completed its final run from Queens to Manhattan.

2003
Cécile de Brunhoff, creator of Babar the elephant, died.

Birthdays
92 R.G. Armstrong Actor
91 Bobby Doerr Baseball Hall of Famer
81 James Garner Actor
77 Cal Smith Country singer
76 Wayne Rogers Actor ("MASH")
74 Bobby Bare Country singer
70 Francis Ford Coppola Director
60 John Oates Rock singer (Hall and Oates)
58 John Dittrich Country musician (Restless Heart)
58 Janis Ian Singer
55 Jackie Chan Actor
55 Tony Dorsett Football Hall of Famer
45 Russell Crowe Actor
44 Bill Bellamy Actor
43 n3uka Cigar Asylum Inmate
34 Tiki Barber Football player, sportscaster
34 Heather Burns Actress

91 W. K. Kellogg 4/7/1860 - 10/6/1951 American industrialist and founder of the W.K. Kellogg Company
61 John McGraw 4/7/1873 - 2/25/1934 American baseball player and manager of the New York Giants (1902-1932)
44 Billie Holiday 4/7/1915 - 7/17/1959 American jazz singer from the 1930's to the 1950's

[icehog3]

April 7th

Birthdays

81 James Garner Actor


61 John McGraw 4/7/1873 - 2/25/1934 American baseball player and manager of the New York Giants (1902-1932)

[MedicCook]

April 8th

1513
Ponce de León claimed Florida for Spain.

1893
The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

1913
The 17th Amendment was ratified, requiring the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote rather than by the state legislators.

1935
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was approved by Congress to help alleviate joblessness during the Great Depression.

1946
The League of Nations assembled for the last time.

1973
Artist Pablo Picasso died.

1974
Henry "Hank" Aaron hit the 715th home run of his career, breaking Babe Ruth's record.

1977
The Clash's self-titled debut album was released in Britain.

1979
The last episode of "All In The Family" aired.

1986
Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.

1990
Ryan White, the teen-age AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance gained national attention, died at age 18.

1994
Rock singer-musician Kurt Cobain of Nirvana was found dead in Seattle of a self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was 27.

Birthdays
91 Betty Ford Former first lady
83 Shecky Greene Comedian
78 John Gavin Actor
69 John Havlicek Basketball Hall of Famer
68 Darlene Gillespie TV personality ("The Mickey Mouse Club")
68 Peggy Lennon Singer (The Lennon Sisters)
65 Hywel Bennett Actor
63 Stuart Pankin Actor
62 Steve Howe Rock musician (Yes)
58 Mel Schacher Rock musician (Grand Funk Railroad)
55 Gary Carter Baseball Hall of Famer
49 John Schneider Actor, singer ("The Dukes of Hazzard")
47 Izzy Stradlin Rock musician (Guns n' Roses)
46 Julian Lennon Rock musician
45 Biz Markie Rapper
43 Robin Wright Penn Actress ("Tha Princess Bride," "Forest Gump")
41 Patricia Arquette Actress ("Medium")
38 Darren Jessee Rock musician (Ben Folds Five)
37 Paul Gray Rock musician (Slipknot)
36 Emma Caulfield Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Beverly Hills, 90210")
32 chibnkr Cigar Asylum Inmate
29 Katee Sackhoff Actress ("Battlestar Galactica")
28 Taylor Kitsch Actor ("Friday Night Lights")
25 Taran Noah Smith Actor ("Home Improvement")
25 Kirsten Storms Actress

53 Catfish Hunter 4/8/1946 - 9/9/1999 Hall of Fame baseball player

[icehog3]

April 8th

1973
Artist Pablo Picasso died.


1979
The last episode of "All In The Family" aired.


1986
Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.



Birthdays

69 John Havlicek Basketball Hall of Famer


32 chibnkr Cigar Asylum Inmate

[MedicCook]

April 9th

1731
Robert Jenkins's ear was cut off, sparking the War of Jenkins’s Ear between Spain and England.

1865
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.

1867
Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.

1912
The first exhibition baseball game was held at Fenway Park in Boston. The game was between Red Sox and Harvard.

1913
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opened.

1914
The first full-color film, The World, The Flesh and the Devil, was shown in London.

1942
American and Philippine troops on Bataan were overwhelmed by Japanese forces during World War II. The "Bataan Death March" began soon after.

1953
TV Guide was published for the first time.

1953
Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film, entitled House of Wax.

1959
NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.

1963
Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.

1965
The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.

1969
The album "Nashville Skyline" by Bob Dylan was released.

1987
Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.

1992
Former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug and racketeering charges.

2003
American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.

2005
Britain's Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles.

Birthdays
83 Hugh Hefner Playboy magazine founder
76 Jean-Paul Belmondo Actor
70 Michael Learned Actress ("The Waltons")
67 Margo Smith Country singer
64 Peter Gammons Baseball journalist
56 Hal Ketchum Country singer
55 Dennis Quaid Actor
54 Jimmy Tingle Comedian
50 Dave Innis Country musician (Restless Heart)
45 Lisa Guerrero TV personality ("Inside Edition")
44 Mark Pellegrino Actor ("Dexter")
44 Paulina Porizkova Actress, model
43 Cynthia Nixon Actress ("Sex and the City")
40 Kevin Martin Rock singer (Candlebox)
40 jjirons69 Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Jenna Jameson Adult film star
32 Gerard Way Rock singer (My Chemical Romance)
30 Keshia Knight Pulliam Actress ("The Cosby Show")
29 Albert Hammond Jr. Rock musician (The Strokes)
29 Ryan Northcott Actor
27 Jay Baruchel Actor
22 Jesse McCartney Actor, singer
19 Kristen Stewart Actress ("Twilight")
11 Elle Fanning Actress ("Because of Winn-Dixie")

86 Frank King 4/9/1883 - 6/24/1969 American comic-strip artist; created "Gasoline Alley"
67 Curly Lambeau 4/9/1898 - 6/1/1965 American football coach and founder of the Green Bay Packers
78 Paul Arizin 4/9/1928 - 12/12/2006 Basketball Hall of Fame member

[icehog3]

April 9th

1865
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.


1867

1912
The first exhibition baseball game was held at Fenway Park in Boston. The game was between Red Sox and Harvard.


1913
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field opened.

[icehog3]

April 9th

1953
TV Guide was published for the first time.

[icehog3]

April 9th

1959
NASA announced the selection of America’s first astronauts, including Alan Shepard and John Glenn.


1963
Winston Churchill became the first honorary U.S. citizen.


1965
The Houston Astrodome held its first baseball game.


1987
Wayne Gretzky passed Jean Beliveau as the all-time hockey playoff scoring leader.

[icehog3]

April 9th

2003
American Marines pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad after U.S. commanders declared his rule ended.


Birthdays
83 Hugh Hefner Playboy magazine founder


76 Jean-Paul Belmondo Actor


45 Lisa Guerrero TV personality ("Inside Edition")

[MedicCook]

Birthdays
35 Jenna Jameson Adult film star

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

Birthdays
35 Jenna Jameson Adult film star and Medic Cook's gumah.

[taltos]

Even ignoring the above picture, recent pictures that I have seen of Jenna Jameson have her looking awfully rough for only being 35 and I am aware that she supposedly began her career before she was legal. She looks like 35 miles of rough road.