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April 20th ----------- *This Day In History* ----------- MsPriss©

  Author:  44960  Category:(Human Interest) Created:(4/20/2003 7:18:00 PM)
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This Day In History for April 20th.

1770 -- Captain Cook arrives in New South Wales.

1775 -- British begin siege of Boston.

1777 -- New York adopts new constitution as an independent state.

1836 -- Territory of Wisconsin created.

1841 -- 1st detective story (Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue") published.

1879 -- 1st mobile home (horse drawn) used in a journey from London & Cyprus.

1896 -- 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitán", premieres in NYC.

1917 -- Pravda (Lenin names Russia "Free land of world")

1920 -- Tornadoes kill 219 in Alabama & Mississippi.

1926 -- 1st check sent by radio facsimile transmission across the Atlantic.

1931 -- British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday.

1940 -- 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia PA.

1948 -- NYC hikes subway fare from 5¢ to 10¢.

1961 -- American Harold Graham makes 1st rocket belt flight.

1964 -- 86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools.

1971 -- US Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation.

1973 -- Canadian ANIK A2 becomes 1st commercial satellite in orbit.

1983 -- President Ronald Reagan signs a $165 billion bail-out for Social Security.

1991 -- Mark Lenzi is 1st diver to score 100 points on a dive (101.85)

1992 -- Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner.

1993 -- Uranus passes Neptune (this occurs once every 171 years)

1999 -- Deadliest school shooting in US history at Columbine High School, Littleton CO, 13 killed, 23 wounded.

I hope everyone enjoys this Day In History.

MsPriss (((HUGS>)





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Date: 4/20/2003 7:22:00 PM  From Authorid: 47699    I'm really enjoying these nightly posts, Ms. Priss, and I hope you keep them up. You're doing quite well, if I do say so, my friend.  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:28:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    Thank you Frankie for your comment, I do plan to put up a post each night about this day in history. These post can get to quite interesting. (((HUGS)))  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:30:00 PM  From Authorid: 16845    GOD BLESS COLUMBINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:32:00 PM  From Authorid: 55499    cool post. do have anything for november 22nd. cause i was born on this date...kim...  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:33:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    Thanks Becky, I agree with you. (((HUGS)))  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:36:00 PM  From Authorid: 16845    Thought this was interesting....went to the news site which told of how the families marked the fourth anniversary......April 20th 2004 will be marked by the opening of a 3million dollar memorial....http://www.columbinememorial.org/ *Sorry Ms. Priss.....It's just I remember the day so clearly and the fear I had was so very real...*  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:43:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    I understand Becky, it was a very tragic day. (((HUGS)))  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:44:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    Hi Kim TheArtist, I sent you a few through PM. Thank you for your comment. (((HUGS)))  
Date: 4/20/2003 7:58:00 PM  From Authorid: 54570    Thanks Ms. Priss. I really look forwards to these post's. They bring back vivd memories of what I was doing at the moment that that particular news was announced. In my time frame of course.  
Date: 4/20/2003 8:04:00 PM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    Thanks SmokinJoe, Your comments are appreciated! (((HUGS)))  
Date: 4/20/2003 10:15:00 PM  From Authorid: 19482    this day 2 years ago I broke my collar bone at school....great post   
Date: 4/21/2003 12:42:00 AM  From Authorid: 53558    I have enjoyed reading them, Sis, but I am not saying anything is time, last time I got it wrong. Good post, Sis, thank you for sharing.  
Date: 4/21/2003 4:43:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    Ouchers!, Sorry about the collar bone (((HUGS)))  
Date: 4/21/2003 4:44:00 AM  ( From Author ) From Authorid: 44960    Thanks AromaticsSis for you comment. (((HUGS)))  
Date: 7/20/2005 3:05:00 PM  From Authorid: 16376    Yep, April 20th is not a good day. Columbine and Hitlers birthday...  

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