Q: What do The Buddha, Jason Voorhees, Bo Duke, Princess Buttercup, Alabama Whirley, and Betty Ford have in common? A: Read todays history lesson! Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 Today is Hana Matsuri, Flower Festival (Celebrating Buddha’s birthday, Japan) TODAY IN HISTORY: 1513 - Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain 1525 - Albert von Brandenburg, the leader of the Teutonic Order, assumes the title Duke of Prussia and passed the first laws of the Protestant church, making Prussia a Protestant state. 1789 - The U.S. House of Representatives held its first meeting. 1820 - The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Melos. 1832 - About 300 American troops of the 6th Infantry left Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, to confront the Sauk Indians in the Black Hawk War 1834 - In New York City, Cornelius Lawrence became the first mayor to be elected by popular vote in a city election 1916 - Norway approves female suffrage 1945 - Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands 1946 - League of Nations assembles for last time 1947 - Henry Ford, US industrialist (Ford cars), dies at 83 1960 - US Senate passes Civil Rights Bill with measures against discriminatory voting practices 1962 - Bay of Pigs invaders got thirty years imprisonment in Cuba 1964 - The Supremes recorded Where Did Our Love Go. The song was their first No. 1 single. 1968 - 40th Academy Awards and baseball’s opening day postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King; new socialist constitution takes effect in East Germany 1969 - 1st Baseball game in Canada - Mont Expos beats NY Mets 10-9 (Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots all win their 1st games) 1970 - In London, the U.K. premiere of the Woodstock movie took place. The film was a documentary of the August 1969 festival that took place in Bethel, NY 1971 - Chicago became the first rock group to sell out a week of shows at Carnegie Hall in New York City. 1973 - Neil Youngs docu-autobiography, Journey through the Past, premiered at the U.S. Film Festival in Dallas. 1975 - Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians became first black manager of a major league baseball team; Aerosmith released Toys in the Attic. 1977 - In Britain, The Clashs self-titled debut album was released; The Damned became the first British punk group to perform at New Yorks club CBGB. 1973 - Thirty-two terrorist bombings in Cyprus take place; Pablo (Ruiz y) Picasso, Spanish/French painter (Guernica), dies at 91 1974 - Hammerin Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruths record in Atlanta 1979 - Van Halen began their first world tour. 1986 - Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel California, Make his day 1990 - Twin Peaks with Peggy Lipton premieres on ABC-TV 1993 - STS-56 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1994 - The RIAA announced that Pink Floyds 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon had become the fourth biggest-selling album in U.S. history. Frank Wells, Disney president, dies in helicopter crash; Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) was found dead at the age of 27. He had committed suicide three days before. 1997 - STS 83 (Columbia 22) lands 2002 - Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama for her play Topdog/Underdog. 2004 - Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups 2013 - 163 people are killed and 50,000 are displaced after tribal violence erupts in Darfur; Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister (1979 - 1990) dies aged 87 TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: 563 BC - Guatama Buddha The Enlightened One in the Buddhist faith 1460 - Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida 1827 - Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (d. 1898) 1918 - Betty [Bloomer] Ford, US 1st lady (1974-77) and founder of the Betty Ford Center clinic (d. 2011) 1926 - Shecky Greene (Sheldon Greenfield), Comedian, actor (Laverne and Shirley, Northern Exposure) 1938 - Kofi Annan, United Nations secretary-general 1947 - Steve Howe, London, rock guitarist (Asia, Yes); Tom DeLay, Laredo, Texas, American politician (Rep-R-Texas, 1985-2006) 1951 - Mel Schacher, Musician (Grand Funk Railroad) 1955 - Kane Hodder, American actor and stuntman (Jason Voorhees-“Friday the 13th VII”+) 1960 - John Schneider, Mt Kisco NY, actor (Bo-“Dukes of Hazzard”, Jonathan Kent – “Smallville”) 1962 - Izzy Stradlin, [Jeff Isabelle], Lafayette IN, guitarist (Guns & Roses) 1963 – Donita Sparks, Singer/Musician (L7) 1963 - Julian Lennon, Liverpool UK, singer and son of John 1964 - Biz Markie, rapper/musician (Just a Friend, “Yo Gabba Gabba”) 1966 - Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Tx, actress (Jenny-“Forrest Gump”, Princess Buttercup “Princess Bride”) 1968 - Patricia Arquette, actress (True Romance, “Stigmata”, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors) 1972 - Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot, d.2010) 1974 - Chino XL, American rapper 1979 - Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom) 1986 - Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player (Seattle Mariners)
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