This Day in History

Gravdigr · 04-22-2016, 09:37 AM

April 22, 1970

The first Earth Day is celebrated.

1977

For the first time, optical fiber is used to carry live telephone traffic.

1993

Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released.

2008

The last F-117 Nighthawk in service is retired.

Births

Immanuel Kant-1724; Vladimir Lenin-1870; Nicola Sacco-1891; Vladimir Nabokov-1899; J. Robert Oppenheimer-1904; Eddie Albert1906; Yehudi Menuhin-1916; Charles Mingus-1922; Bettie Page, Aaron Spelling-1923; Glen Campbell-1936; Jack Nicholson-1937; Steve Fossett-1944; John Waters-1946; Peter Frampton-1950; Paul Carrack-1951

Deaths

Henry Royce-1933; Earl Hines-1983; Ansel Adams-1984; Richard Nixon-1994; Erma Bombeck-1996; Linda Lovelace-2002; Pat Tillman-2004; Richie Havens-2013

Gravdigr · 04-23-2016, 01:11 PM

April 23, 1985

Coca Cola has the biggest brainfart ever, and reformulates its product and releases it as "New" Coke. Yeah, that lasted three months.

2005

The first YouTube video is uploaded, entitled "Me, At The Zoo".

Births

James Buchanan-1791; Stephen Douglas-1813; Shirley Temple-1928; Halston, Jim Fixx-1932; Roy Orbison-1936; Lee Majors-1939; Sandra Dee-1942; Hervé Villechaize ("De plane! De plane!")-1943; Narada Michael Walden-1952; James Russo-1953; Tony Atlas-1954; Timothy McVeigh-1968; and just for Sheldon, John Cena-1977

Deaths

Bill Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes-1616; William Wordsworth-1850; Alferd (no, not Alfred) Packer-1907; Charles Dawes-1950; William Hartnell (Dr. Who)-1975; Buster Crabbe-1983; Otto Preminger-1986; Johnny Thunders-1991; Cesar Chavez-1993; Howard Cosell, John C. Stennis-1995; James Earl Ray-1998; David Halberstam, Boris Yeltsin-2007

04-22-2016, 09:37 AM	#1
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 22, 1970 The first Earth Day is celebrated. 1977 For the first time, optical fiber is used to carry live telephone traffic. 1993 Version 1.0 of the Mosaic web browser is released. 2008 The last F-117 Nighthawk in service is retired. Births Immanuel Kant-1724; Vladimir Lenin-1870; Nicola Sacco-1891; Vladimir Nabokov-1899; J. Robert Oppenheimer-1904; Eddie Albert1906; Yehudi Menuhin-1916; Charles Mingus-1922; Bettie Page, Aaron Spelling-1923; Glen Campbell-1936; Jack Nicholson-1937; Steve Fossett-1944; John Waters-1946; Peter Frampton-1950; Paul Carrack-1951 Deaths Henry Royce-1933; Earl Hines-1983; Ansel Adams-1984; Richard Nixon-1994; Erma Bombeck-1996; Linda Lovelace-2002; Pat Tillman-2004; Richie Havens-2013 __________________ 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.

04-23-2016, 01:11 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	April 23, 1985 Coca Cola has the biggest brainfart ever, and reformulates its product and releases it as "New" Coke. Yeah, that lasted three months. 2005 The first YouTube video is uploaded, entitled "Me, At The Zoo". Births James Buchanan-1791; Stephen Douglas-1813; Shirley Temple-1928; Halston, Jim Fixx-1932; Roy Orbison-1936; Lee Majors-1939; Sandra Dee-1942; Hervé Villechaize ("De plane! De plane!")-1943; Narada Michael Walden-1952; James Russo-1953; Tony Atlas-1954; Timothy McVeigh-1968; and just for Sheldon, John Cena-1977 Deaths Bill Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes-1616; William Wordsworth-1850; Alferd (no, not Alfred) Packer-1907; Charles Dawes-1950; William Hartnell (Dr. Who)-1975; Buster Crabbe-1983; Otto Preminger-1986; Johnny Thunders-1991; Cesar Chavez-1993; Howard Cosell, John C. Stennis-1995; James Earl Ray-1998; David Halberstam, Boris Yeltsin-2007 __________________ 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.

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