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Gravdigr · 04-03-2017, 02:18 PM

April 2

Today was World Autism Awareness Day.

1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida.

1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.

1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.

1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet.

1863 – American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.

1865 – American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.

1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles.

1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.

1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials.

1917 – World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.

1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format.

1973 – Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.

1977 - Frank Sinatra scored his first ever UK No.1 album with 'Portrait Of Sinatra', his 46th album release.

1979 – A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.

1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.

1986 – Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.

1992 – In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.

2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.

2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.

2015 – Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.

Births

742 – Charlemagne, 1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, 1725 – Giacomo Casanova, 1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, 1840 – Émile Zola, 1875 – Walter Chrysler, 1891 – Max Ernst, 1908 – Buddy Ebsen, 1914 – Alec Guinness, 1920 – Jack Webb, 1926 – Jack Brabham, 1939 – Marvin Gaye, 1941 – Dr. Demento, 1942 – Leon Russell, 1943 – Antonio Sabàto, Sr., 1945 – Linda Hunt, 1947 – Emmylou Harris, 1949 – Pamela Reed, 1949 – David Robinson, 1952 – Leon Wilkeson, 1962 – Clark Gregg, 1965 – Rodney King, 1966 – Bill Romanowski, 1977 – Michael Fassbender

Deaths

1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, 1865 – A. P. Hill, 1872 – Samuel Morse, 1966 – C. S. Forester, 1987 – Buddy Rich, 1994 – Betty Furness, 1998 – Rob Pilatus, 2003 – Edwin Starr, 2005 – Pope John Paul II, 2013 – Milo O'Shea, 2015 – Robert H. Schuller

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 2 Today was World Autism Awareness Day. 1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now the United States state of Florida. 1792 – The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint. 1800 – Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna. 1801 – French Revolutionary Wars: The British capture the Danish fleet. 1863 – American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia. 1865 – American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia. 1902 – "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles. 1911 – The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census. 1912 – The ill-fated RMS Titanic begins sea trials. 1917 – World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format. 1973 – Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service. 1977 - Frank Sinatra scored his first ever UK No.1 album with 'Portrait Of Sinatra', his 46th album release. 1979 – A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock. 1982 – Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands. 1986 – Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987. 1992 – In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison. 2002 – Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem into which armed Palestinians had retreated. 2006 – Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed. 2014 – A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured. 2015 – Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others. Births 742 – Charlemagne, 1618 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, 1725 – Giacomo Casanova, 1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, 1840 – Émile Zola, 1875 – Walter Chrysler, 1891 – Max Ernst, 1908 – Buddy Ebsen, 1914 – Alec Guinness, 1920 – Jack Webb, 1926 – Jack Brabham, 1939 – Marvin Gaye, 1941 – Dr. Demento, 1942 – Leon Russell, 1943 – Antonio Sabàto, Sr., 1945 – Linda Hunt, 1947 – Emmylou Harris, 1949 – Pamela Reed, 1949 – David Robinson, 1952 – Leon Wilkeson, 1962 – Clark Gregg, 1965 – Rodney King, 1966 – Bill Romanowski, 1977 – Michael Fassbender Deaths 1502 – Arthur, Prince of Wales, 1865 – A. P. Hill, 1872 – Samuel Morse, 1966 – C. S. Forester, 1987 – Buddy Rich, 1994 – Betty Furness, 1998 – Rob Pilatus, 2003 – Edwin Starr, 2005 – Pope John Paul II, 2013 – Milo O'Shea, 2015 – Robert H. Schuller __________________ 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.