Happy Birthday to my cousin Carolyn!!! April 2: In 1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida; in 1792 the Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint; in 1800 Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna; in 1863 food shortages incite hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia, and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies; in 1865 the Siege of Petersburg is broken when Union troops capture the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia, forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat; in 1902 Electric Theatre, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California; in 1912 RMS Titanic begins sea trials; in 1917 President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany; in 1975 construction of the CN Tower is completed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - reaching 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) in height it beomes the worlds tallest free-standing structure; in 1982 Argentina invades the Falkland Islands; in 1991 Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm as Premier of British Columbia; in 2006 over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States - hardest hit is in Tennessee with 29 people killed. BIrthdays: businessman Walter Chrysler (1875); actor Buddy Ebsen (1908); actor Alec Guinness (1914); actor Jack Webb (1920); Australian racing driver Jack Brabham (1926); singer Marvin Gaye (1939); radio host Dr. Demento (1941); singer Leon Russell (1942); actress Linda Hunt (1945); singer/songwriter Emmylou Harris (1947); Lynyrd Skynyrd bassist Leon Wilkeson (1952). Music: In 1957 Elvis Presley appears for the first time outside the United States, performing at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto (this and a show the next day in Ottawa would be the only Elvis concerts ever given outside the US); in 1966 Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass set a chart record when four of their albums make the Top 10 of the Billboard album chart at the same time; in 1967 Steve Winwood forms Traffic with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason; in 1970 Janis Joplin gets tattoos on her wrist and heart, the one on her chest reading One For The Boys; in 1964 Elvis Presley releases his LP Kissin Cousins and in 1973 The Beatles release the compilation albums The Beatles 1962-1966 and The Beatles 1967-1970; in 1971 Janis Joplins LP Pearl hits #1 and in 1977 Fleetwood Macs LP Rumours hits #1.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:54:37 +0000
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