Spacetime for the of 4/04/07
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
By Ed Bushnell
April 4:
1541 – Ignatius of Loyola becomes the first Superior General of the Jesuits.
1850 – The City of Los Angeles is incorporated.
1870 – Golden Gate Park is established.
April 5: 1806 – Isaac Quintard patents apple cider.
1923 – The first inflatable tires are put into production.
1939 – Membership in Hitler Youth becomes mandatory.
April 6: 648 B.C. – The earliest recorded solar eclipse takes place.
1722 – Peter the Great rescinds a tax on men with beards.
1868 – Brigham Young marries his 27th and final wife.
April 7:
1933 – Prohibition ends as Utah becomes the 38th state to ratify the
21st Amendment. 1949 – “South Pacific” opens on Broadway and runs
for 1,928 performances.
1969 – The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting the private possession of obscene material.
April 8:
1789 – The House of Representatives meets for the first time.
1879 – Milk is sold in glass bottles for the first time.
1946 – The League of Nations meets for the last time.
April 9:
1912 – The Titanic begins its doomed voyage.
1970 – Paul McCartney announces the Beatles are splitting up.
1979 – The longest doubles ping pong match begins, and lasts for 101 hours.
April 10:
1825 – The first hotel in Hawaii opens.
1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated.
1923 – Hitler calls for “hatred and more hatred” at a speech in Berlin.
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