In article <0t7qu4d1cmknrdj5pmoad09ssp3t436sdu@4ax.com>,
"::darkshadows::" <bat@cave.org> wrote:
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> Today In History ...
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> On The Way To Today... April 20th
>
> 1534 - French explorer Jacques Cartier set sail from St. Malo to
> explore the North American coastline.
>
> 1653 - In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for
> trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill, which would have kept Parliament
> in the hands of a few members only.
>
> 1657 - In the English-Spanish Wars, the English navy under Admiral
> Robert Blake attacked and destroyed all 16 ships of the Spanish fleet
> in Santa Cruz harbor, Tenerife, and then destroyed the city.
>
> 1689 - The siege of Londonderry began when supporters of James II
> attacked the city. The population nearly starved to death before the
> siege was raised on July 30.
>
> 1792 - France declared war on Austria, Prussia and Sardinia in the War
> of the First Coalition.
>
> 1832 - Hot Springs National Park, the first national park in the
> United States, was established by an act of Congress. It had been a
> reservation prior to becoming a national park.
>
> 1841 - "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allen Poe's first
> detective story, was published. The story featured C. Auguste Dupin,
> the first-ever fictional detective. Poe considered his work an example
> of ratiocination - the process of logical and methodical reasoning.
>
> 1865 - Safety matches advertised for the first time.
>
> 1887 - The first motor race was held in Paris - the race resulting in
> a walkover for Georges Bouton, the only competitor.
>
> 1934 - Child actress Shirley Temple's first major movie, Stand Up and
> Cheer, was released to New York theaters on this date. It was the
> beginning of the most-successful child actor's career in the history
> of Hollywood.
>
> 1943 - In World War II, the massacre of Jews in the Warsaw ghetto
> began.
>
> 1959 - CBS-TV's "Desilu Playhouse" presented a two-part show titled,
> "The Untouchables" starring Robert Stack. When the program became a
> weekly show in 1959, Stack became a star.
>
> 1961 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved FM stereo
> broadcasting, but it would be another five or six years before FM
> quality on AM stations. Until then, FM stations broadcast in monaural
> sound.
>
> 1979 - It was reported Johnny Carson was leaving "The Tonight Show".
> Newspapers in the United States offered ideas why the comedian and
> late-night host was unhappy after 17 years on the show. More money,
> more vacation time and a four-day week (he got Mondays off) was just
>
> 1984 - Britain announced that its administration of Hong Kong would
> cease in 1997.
>
> 1986 - Pianist Vladimir Horowitz gave his first concert in the Soviet
> Union for 61 years. He had emigrated in 1925.
>
> 1992 - British comedian Benny Hill died in his home in England at age
> 67. He had suffered heart ailments for many years. The pop-eyed,
> irreverent Hill was the top comic in Britain, and was syndicated on
> American television.
Hot Springs became a National Park in 1921; before that it was called a
"reservation", whatever that is. The first National Park was designated
in 1872, Yellowstone, in Wyoming and Montana.
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