April 4, 896 the pope, Formosus, dies after being pope for four years! I feel as though that was a short time for being pope. April 5, 456 Saint Patrick returns to Ireland after being a missionary bishop. April 6, 46 B.C. Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato during the battle of Thapsus! April 7, 1957 New York's last electric trollies complete their last run ever! :( April 8, 1994 smoking finally gets banned in the Pentagon and every other U.S. military base! April 9, 1667 the first public art exhibition opens in the palace, Palais-Royale in Paris. April 10, 1825 the very first hotel in Hawaii opens! Today, there is over 500 hotels down there!
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March 28, 1990 was the day president Bush awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
March 29, 2013 Today's Good Friday everyone! Have a wonderful day! March 30, 240 B.C. was the first time ever recorded that Halley's comet reaches the point where it is closest to the sun! March 31, 1918 The very first time daylight savings went into effect. April 1, 2013 is April Fools day!! Anyway, I wanted to explain how April Fools day got started, but it is a little lengthy so... if you want to know here is a link to what I thought was a good explanation of the holiday. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/aprilfools1.html April 2, 2012, at the Oikos University, in Oklahoma seven people killed at a shooting with 3 other people injured. April 3, 1961 EDIE MURPHY is born! If by any chance you see him or are in contact with him please wish him a happy birthday, because I adore him:)! March 19, 1831 the very first bank robbing in the U.S. occurred! March 20, 1852 the great Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published! March 21, 1788 a fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana. March 22, 1990 the older version of "Les Miserables" opens in Shunert Theater, Boston. March 23, The very first World League American Football games occur. At the end of the games London wins! March 24, 1973 is a special day for all of those Big Bang Theory Lovers, it's Jim Parson's birthday!! March 25, 31 A.D. is the very first Easter, at least according to calender-marker Dionysus Exiguous! March 26, 1926 the very first lip-reading contest was held in America! Cool right? March 27, 1914 the very first successful blood transplant took place in Brussels! This both makes me lose my appetite and interests me... |
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