April 21st ----------- *This Day In History* ----------- MsPriss©

This Day in History for April 21st.

0753 -- ~BC~ Traditional date of the foundation of Rome.

1509 -- Henry the VIII becomes King of England.

1649 -- Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship.

1689 -- William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed king & queen of England.

1789 -- John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington)

1828 -- Noah Webster publishes 1st American dictionary.

1836 -- Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from México.

1878 -- New York installs 1st firehouse pole.

1898 -- Spanish-American War begins.

1908 -- Frederick A Cook claims to reach North Pole (He didn't)

1930 -- Fire (set as part of an escape attempt) at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 320.

1941 -- Greece surrenders to Nazi-Germany.

1948 -- 1st Polaroid camera is sold in US.

1956 -- Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel", becomes #1.

1959 -- Alf Dean (using a rod and reel) hooks a 2,664lb, 16' 10" great white shark (largest fish ever caught on a rod)

1961 -- USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to an altitude of 32,000 meters.

1976 -- Swine Flu vaccine, for non-epidemic, enters testing.

1981 -- US furnish $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia.

1984 -- Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS.

1986 -- Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Arizona)

1986 -- Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on TV & finds nothing.

1995 -- FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh & charge him with Oklahoma City bombing.

I hope everyone enjoys this Day In History.

MsPriss (((HUGS>)

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