Today in History.....

[haiducii]

On this day: 2nd April

In 1978, TV show "Dallas" premieres on CBS (as a 5 week mini-series).

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 3rd April

In 1897, Johannes Brahms, the great master of symphonic and sonata style, died in Vienna.

 

[R_ver]

686 – Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul.

wikipedia :3

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 6th April

In 1941, the German air force launches Operation Castigo, the bombing of Belgrade. The attack on Yugoslavia was swift and brutal, an act of terror resulting in the death of 17,000 civilians - the largest number of civilian casualties in a single day since the start of the war.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 7th April

In 1948, World Health Organization (WHO) forms by United Nations (UN). WHO’s Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948 – a date we now celebrate every year as World Health Day.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 9th April

In 1970, The Beatles officially split up.



The last time they would ever play together and hours later they were signing papers breaking up the band. They sound so good they will be together in our hearts forever! :heart:

 

[camyoo]

On this day: April 13

Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence author and 3rd President of the U.S., was born in 1743.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 14th April

In 1912, the "unsinkable" ship Titanic hit iceberg on April 14, 1912 (11:40 p.m.).

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 15th April

In 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of the Arno River in the territory of the Medici-ruled Republic of Florence. He was one of the great creative minds of the Italian Renaissance, hugely influential as an artist and sculptor but also immensely talented as an engineer, scientist and inventor.

 

[watcher555]

In 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of the Arno River in the territory of the Medici-ruled Republic of Florence. He was one of the great creative minds of the Italian Renaissance, hugely influential as an artist and sculptor but also immensely talented as an engineer, scientist and inventor.

on this day 1 yr ago the tragic boston marathon bombing.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 20th April

In 1992, a memorial concert was held for Freedie Mercury in London.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 22nd April

In 1970 we celebrated the first Earth Day, the day the modern environmental movement was born.

 

[Tjerk12]

In 1970 we celebrated the first Earth Day, the day the modern environmental movement was born.

In April 1968 The Club of Rome was founded. They did environmental studies. In 1972 their rapport Limits to Growth appeared. A year later I had the joy together with fellow students to do a computer simulation (on an analog computer!) of their predictions. Our simulation was successful; we were given a high rating. The reliability of the model, however, is overtaken by reality. Science has its limits too.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 23rd April

In 1616 playwright and poet William Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon, England.

I'm not sure he's the greatest playwright of all time, but he's certainly someone whose work has stood the test of time and culture and language.

 

[bigsal]

In April 1968 The Club of Rome was founded. They did environmental studies. In 1972 their rapport Limits to Growth appeared. A year later I had the joy together with fellow students to do a computer simulation (on an analog computer!) of their predictions. Our simulation was successful; we were given a high rating. The reliability of the model, however, is overtaken by reality. Science has its limits too.

You're right, science has its limits. Is the stupidity of the human race that has no boundaries.

 

[gorgik9]

You're right, science has its limits. Is the stupidity of the human race that has no boundaries.

Very true :rofl::rofl::rofl:

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 30th April

In 1900, Hawaii was annexed to the United States by the signing of a resolution of annexation, providing a government "for the Territory of Hawaii".

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 2nd May

In 1983, Tina Maze was born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. She is one of the most successful alpine skiers of all time. In 2013 season, she listed 11 victories and won a record number of World Cup points – 2414, beating the previous record of Hermann Maier of 2000 points from the 2000 season.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 4th May

Today Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston would have turned 85. Anyone who has ever watched an Audrey Hepburn film knows that she was one-of-a-kind.

 

[haiducii]

On this day: 14th May

In 1939, Lina Medina from Ticrapo (Peru) gave birth to a healthy, 6-pound son. She is the youngest doented mother in human history, giving birth at the age of five. Today, Lina still lives with her husband Raul Jurado in a poor area of Lima, Peru. Their living son lives in Mexico.