This Day in History

Gravdigr · 04-15-2016, 02:49 PM

April 15, 1802

William Wordsworth takes a walk with his sister, Dorothy, and is inspired to write "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud".

1817

The American School For The Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, is founded in Hartford, Connecticut.

1861

President Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to stop the insurrection that became the Civil War.

1865

President Lincoln dies a day after being shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson becomes President.

1892

General Electric is formed.

1912

The Titanic sinks the day after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

1924

Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.

1945

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated.

1952

The B-52 Stratofortress makes its maiden flight.

1964

The first Ford Mustang rolls off the showroom floor.

2013

Two bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Births

Leonardo da Vinci-1452; Joseph Seagram-1841;Thomas Hart Benton-1889; Percy Shaw-1890; Corrie ten Boom-1892; Nikita Krushchev-1894; Roy Clark-1933; Dave Edmunds-1944; Michael Kamen-1948; Heloise-1951; Emma Thompson-1959; songwrite Linda Perry-1965; Samantha Fox-1966; Seth Rogen-1982

Deaths

Abraham Lincoln-1865; Wallace Beery-1949; Jean-Paul Sartre-1980; Corrie ten Boom-1983; Pol Pot-1998; Joey Ramone-2001

04-15-2016, 02:49 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 15, 1802 William Wordsworth takes a walk with his sister, Dorothy, and is inspired to write "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud". 1817 The American School For The Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, is founded in Hartford, Connecticut. 1861 President Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers to stop the insurrection that became the Civil War. 1865 President Lincoln dies a day after being shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson becomes President. 1892 General Electric is formed. 1912 The Titanic sinks the day after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic. 1924 Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas. 1945 Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated. 1952 The B-52 Stratofortress makes its maiden flight. 1964 The first Ford Mustang rolls off the showroom floor. 2013 Two bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Births Leonardo da Vinci-1452; Joseph Seagram-1841;Thomas Hart Benton-1889; Percy Shaw-1890; Corrie ten Boom-1892; Nikita Krushchev-1894; Roy Clark-1933; Dave Edmunds-1944; Michael Kamen-1948; Heloise-1951; Emma Thompson-1959; songwrite Linda Perry-1965; Samantha Fox-1966; Seth Rogen-1982 Deaths Abraham Lincoln-1865; Wallace Beery-1949; Jean-Paul Sartre-1980; Corrie ten Boom-1983; Pol Pot-1998; Joey Ramone-2001 __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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