This Day in History

Gravdigr · 04-25-2016, 02:11 PM

April 25, 1847

The last survivors of The Donner Party leave the wilderness.

1859

Ground is broken for the Suez Canal.

1898

The U.S. declares war on Spain.

1915

The Battle of Gallipoli begins.

1916

Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time.

1944

The United Negro College Fund is established.

1953

Francis Crick and James Watson describe the structure of DNA.

1954

The first practical solar cell is demonstrated.

1959

The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens to shipping.

1960

The USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe.

1961

Robert Noyce patents the integrated circuit.

1983

Pioneer 10 travels beyond the orbit of Pluto.

Yuri Andropov invites 11-year old Samantha Smith to visit the Soviet Union.

2015

Nepal is hit with a 7.8 earthquake that kills over 9,000 people.

Riots break out in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.

Births

Oliver Cromwell-1599; Guglielmo Marconi-1874; Edward R. Murrow-1908; Ella Fitzgerald-1917; Albert King-1923; Paul Mazursky-1930; Meadowlark Lemon-1932; Jerry Leiber-1933; Al Pacino-1940; Stu Cook-1945; Steve Ferrone-1950; Joe Buck-1969; Tim Duncan-1976

Deaths

12th Dalai Lama-1875; Art Fleming, Ginger Rogers-1995; Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes-2002; Bobby Pickett-2007; Bea Arthur-2009

Gravdigr · 04-26-2016, 10:37 AM

April 26, 1777

Sixteen year old Sybil Ludington rides forty miles to alert Colonial forces to the approach of the British.

1865

Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union forces.

1933

The Gestapo is established.

1962

Ranger 4, the first U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body, crashes into the far side of the moon.

1966

An earthquake destroys most of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

1986

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes and burns, resulting in the world's worst nuclear power plant accident.

1989

A tornado strikes Bangladesh, killing 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving almost 80,000 homeless. It is the world's deadliest tornado.

1991

A tornado outbreak sees 70 tornadoes form over the central U.S..

Births

Marcus Aurelius-121; John James Audubon-1785; Frederick Law Olmsted-1822; Rudolf Hess-1894; Charles Francis Richter-1900; Carol Burnett-1933; Gary Wright-1943; Jet Li-1963

Deaths

John Wilkes Booth-1865; Gypsy Rose Lee-1970; Jim Davis-1981; Count Basie-1984; Broderick Crawford-1986; Lucille Ball-1989; A. B. Guthrie, Jr.-1991; George Jones-2013; Jayne Meadows-2015

glatt · 04-26-2016, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Sixteen year old Sybil Ludington rides forty miles to alert Colonial forces to the approach of the British.

And Paul Revere gets all the press because he was a well known businessman with connections.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-26-2016, 12:59 PM

Practical. When telling the story, if they say Sybil Ludington the response is, Who? Saying Paul Revere who everybody knows, they aren't interrupted and get on with it. Besides, it's in the national interest to promote a hero, instead of heroin. That shit's bad for kids, and other living things.

04-25-2016, 02:11 PM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 25, 1847 The last survivors of The Donner Party leave the wilderness. 1859 Ground is broken for the Suez Canal. 1898 The U.S. declares war on Spain. 1915 The Battle of Gallipoli begins. 1916 Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time. 1944 The United Negro College Fund is established. 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson describe the structure of DNA. 1954 The first practical solar cell is demonstrated. 1959 The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens to shipping. 1960 The USS Triton completes the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. 1961 Robert Noyce patents the integrated circuit. 1983 Pioneer 10 travels beyond the orbit of Pluto. Yuri Andropov invites 11-year old Samantha Smith to visit the Soviet Union. 2015 Nepal is hit with a 7.8 earthquake that kills over 9,000 people. Riots break out in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Births Oliver Cromwell-1599; Guglielmo Marconi-1874; Edward R. Murrow-1908; Ella Fitzgerald-1917; Albert King-1923; Paul Mazursky-1930; Meadowlark Lemon-1932; Jerry Leiber-1933; Al Pacino-1940; Stu Cook-1945; Steve Ferrone-1950; Joe Buck-1969; Tim Duncan-1976 Deaths 12th Dalai Lama-1875; Art Fleming, Ginger Rogers-1995; Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes-2002; Bobby Pickett-2007; Bea Arthur-2009 __________________ 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.

04-26-2016, 10:37 AM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 26, 1777 Sixteen year old Sybil Ludington rides forty miles to alert Colonial forces to the approach of the British. 1865 Presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union forces. 1933 The Gestapo is established. 1962 Ranger 4, the first U.S. spacecraft to reach another celestial body, crashes into the far side of the moon. 1966 An earthquake destroys most of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 1986 The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explodes and burns, resulting in the world's worst nuclear power plant accident. 1989 A tornado strikes Bangladesh, killing 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving almost 80,000 homeless. It is the world's deadliest tornado. 1991 A tornado outbreak sees 70 tornadoes form over the central U.S.. Births Marcus Aurelius-121; John James Audubon-1785; Frederick Law Olmsted-1822; Rudolf Hess-1894; Charles Francis Richter-1900; Carol Burnett-1933; Gary Wright-1943; Jet Li-1963 Deaths John Wilkes Booth-1865; Gypsy Rose Lee-1970; Jim Davis-1981; Count Basie-1984; Broderick Crawford-1986; Lucille Ball-1989; A. B. Guthrie, Jr.-1991; George Jones-2013; Jayne Meadows-2015 __________________ 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.

04-26-2016, 12:59 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Practical. When telling the story, if they say Sybil Ludington the response is, Who? Saying Paul Revere who everybody knows, they aren't interrupted and get on with it. Besides, it's in the national interest to promote a hero, instead of heroin. That shit's bad for kids, and other living things. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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