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Gravdigr · 04-09-2017, 02:20 PM

April 9

Today is National Former POW Recognition Day in the U.S..

Our friends in Canadia are marking today as Vimy Ridge Day, commemorating the sacrifices of the Canadian Corps during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in WWI.

Events

537 – Siege of Rome: The Byzantine general Belisarius receives his promised reinforcements, 1,600 cavalry, mostly of Hunnic or Slavic origin and expert bowmen. He starts, despite shortages, raids against the Gothic camps, and Vitiges is forced into a stalemate.

1388 – Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels.

1413 – Henry V is crowned King of England.

1585 – The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (present day North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.

1682 – Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana.

1865 – American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war.

1916 – World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.

1917 – World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.

1939 – Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after being denied the right to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall.

1940 – Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norwegia.

1942 – World War II: The Battle of Bataan/Bataan Death March: United States forces surrender on the Bataan Peninsula. The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire are sunk off the island's east coast.

1947 – Sixteen white and black men began a two-week journey in the American South, acting in defiance of local laws that enforced segregated seating on public buses. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel.

1957 – The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping.

1959 – Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".

1965 – The Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played.

1967 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight.

1969 – The first British-built Concorde, 002, makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.

1976 – The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.

1980 – The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture.

1992 – A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison.

2005 – Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall. Thankfully, those two horsefaces had no children together.

2014 – A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

Births

1821 – Charles Baudelaire, 1898 – Curly Lambeau (namesake of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, founded the Packers

), 1898 – Paul Robeson♪ ♫, 1903 – Ward Bond, 1926 – Hugh Hefner

, 1928 – Tom Lehrer, 1932 – Jim Fowler, 1932 – Carl Perkins♪ ♫, 1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1933 – Fern Michaels, 1935 – Avery Schreiber, 1937 – Marty Krofft, 1939 – Michael Learned (the mother 'Olivia Walton' on The Waltons), 1942 – Brandon deWilde, 1945 – Steve Gadd

(drums on Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover", drum solo on Steely Dan's "Aja"), 1953 – Hal Ketchum♪ ♫, 1954 – Dennis Quaid, 1957 – Seve Ballesteros, 1963 – Marc Jacobs, 1963 – Joe Scarborough (talking head), 1965 – Jeff Zucker, 1966 – Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), 1971 – Jacques Villeneuve

, 1974 – Jenna Jameson

, 1977 – Gerard Way♪ ♫(My Chemical Romance), 1979 – Albert Hammond, Jr.♪ ♫(The Strokes), 1982 – Jay Baruchel, 1990 – Kristen Stewart (non-actress), 1998 – Elle Fanning

Deaths

491 – Zeno, 1626 – Francis Bacon, 1876 – Charles Goodyear, 1926 – Zip the Pinhead, 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, 1976 – Phil Ochs♪ ♫, 1980 – Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, 1988 – Brook Benton♪ ♫, 1988 – Dave Prater♪ ♫(Sam & Dave), 1996 – Richard Condon, 1997 – Mae Boren Axton♪ ♫(co-wrote presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel", mother of Hoyt Axton), 2001 – Willie Stargell, 2011 – Sidney Lumet

04-09-2017, 02:20 PM	#712
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 9 Today is National Former POW Recognition Day in the U.S.. Our friends in Canadia are marking today as Vimy Ridge Day, commemorating the sacrifices of the Canadian Corps during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in WWI. Events 537 – Siege of Rome: The Byzantine general Belisarius receives his promised reinforcements, 1,600 cavalry, mostly of Hunnic or Slavic origin and expert bowmen. He starts, despite shortages, raids against the Gothic camps, and Vitiges is forced into a stalemate. 1388 – Despite being outnumbered 16 to 1, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy are victorious over the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Näfels. 1413 – Henry V is crowned King of England. 1585 – The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (present day North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony. 1682 – Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana. 1865 – American Civil War: Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26,765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the war. 1916 – World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle. 1917 – World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. 1939 – Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after being denied the right to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall. 1940 – Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norwegia. 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Bataan/Bataan Death March: United States forces surrender on the Bataan Peninsula. The Japanese Navy launches an air raid on Trincomalee in Ceylon (Sri Lanka); Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes and Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Vampire are sunk off the island's east coast. 1947 – Sixteen white and black men began a two-week journey in the American South, acting in defiance of local laws that enforced segregated seating on public buses. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. 1957 – The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping. 1959 – Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven". 1965 – The Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played. 1967 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) makes its maiden flight. 1969 – The first British-built Concorde, 002, makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford. 1976 – The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak. 1980 – The Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein kills philosopher Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr and his sister Bint al-Huda after three days of torture. 1992 – A U.S. Federal Court finds former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega guilty of drug and racketeering charges. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison. 2005 – Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall. Thankfully, those two horsefaces had no children together. 2014 – A student stabs 20 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. Births 1821 – Charles Baudelaire, 1898 – Curly Lambeau (namesake of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, founded the Packers), 1898 – Paul Robeson♪ ♫, 1903 – Ward Bond, 1926 – Hugh Hefner, 1928 – Tom Lehrer, 1932 – Jim Fowler, 1932 – Carl Perkins♪ ♫, 1933 – Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1933 – Fern Michaels, 1935 – Avery Schreiber, 1937 – Marty Krofft, 1939 – Michael Learned (the mother 'Olivia Walton' on The Waltons), 1942 – Brandon deWilde, 1945 – Steve Gadd(drums on Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover", drum solo on Steely Dan's "Aja"), 1953 – Hal Ketchum♪ ♫, 1954 – Dennis Quaid, 1957 – Seve Ballesteros, 1963 – Marc Jacobs, 1963 – Joe Scarborough (talking head), 1965 – Jeff Zucker, 1966 – Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), 1971 – Jacques Villeneuve, 1974 – Jenna Jameson, 1977 – Gerard Way♪ ♫(My Chemical Romance), 1979 – Albert Hammond, Jr.♪ ♫(The Strokes), 1982 – Jay Baruchel, 1990 – Kristen Stewart (non-actress), 1998 – Elle Fanning Deaths 491 – Zeno, 1626 – Francis Bacon, 1876 – Charles Goodyear, 1926 – Zip the Pinhead, 1959 – Frank Lloyd Wright, 1976 – Phil Ochs♪ ♫, 1980 – Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, 1988 – Brook Benton♪ ♫, 1988 – Dave Prater♪ ♫(Sam & Dave), 1996 – Richard Condon, 1997 – Mae Boren Axton♪ ♫(co-wrote presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel", mother of Hoyt Axton), 2001 – Willie Stargell, 2011 – Sidney Lumet __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. 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