Today in History

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55 years ago ****ing Obi-Wan Kenobi was born (Ewan McGregor)

 

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On this day in 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded Apple. Fearing financial risk and exhausted by Jobs and Wozniak, Wayne lasted less than two weeks — surrendering his 10% stake for a total of $2,300

 

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USS Wil Rogers SSBN-659 was commissioned on April 1, 1967.

 

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If you grew up in south Georgia, that is the War Between the States, The Recent Unpleasantness (a personal favorite of mine), or The War of Northern Aggression.

 

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April 3rd 1968, MLK was assassinated

 

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April 4th 1949, NATO was formed

 

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US president William Henry Harrison became the first to die in office

 

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Microsoft was created

 

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On this date in 1792, George Washington issued the first presidential veto, rejecting legislation for redistricting.

 

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1980
Post It Notes launched in the United States
Post-it note - Wikipedia

 

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Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated the throne in 1814, Patton’s Third Army liberated the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in 1945, and Adolf Eichmann’s trial for war crimes began in 1961

 

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• 1961: Bob Dylan makes his live debut, opening for John Lee Hooker at Gerde’s Folk City in New York City.
• 1964: The Beatles make history by holding 14 positions on the Billboard Hot 100simultaneously.
• 1966: Buffalo Springfield perform for the first time at The Troubadour in Hollywood.
• 1967: Paul McCartney writes "Magical Mystery Tour" while flying to London.
• 1968: Janis Joplin makes her national TV debut with Big Brother and the Holding Company on Hollywood Palace.
• 1970: The Beatles" "Let It Be" hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. On the same day, Peter Green quits Fleetwood Mac.
• 1981: Hall & Oates hit No. 1 with "Kiss on My List," and Eddie Van Halen marries [Valerie Bertinelli]

 

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Today is the birthday of a true genius. Jeremy Clarkson was born

 

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Is there just a regular history forum cause I came across a phone call during the Cuban Missile Crisis that is interesting

 

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On April 12, 1954, Bill Haley & His Comets recorded the iconic "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" at Pythian Temple Studios in New York City, a pivotal moment in popular music history. Other notable April 12 events include Elton John’s "Philadelphia Freedom" hitting #1 in 1975,

 

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In 1976, the US reintroduced the $2 bill to mark the bicentennial.