March 29th in History
The Terracotta Warriors are discovered, the last "buzz bomb" attack takes place, the Rosenbergs and William Calley are convicted while Manson is sentenced to death — and, oh yes — Coke® was invented. Happy birthday to Eric Idle, Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, Pearl Bailey, Man o' War, Cy Young, and Tippecanoe's add-on. RIP Johnnie Cochran, Lee Atwater, Seurat, and Emanuel Swedenborg. Happy Día del Joven Combatiente!
Read MoreApril 14th in History
Lincoln is shot and the Titanic hits an iceberg! It's the birthday of Loretta Lynn and Erich von Daniken; Handel and Don Ho die. In various South and Southeast Asian nations, Happy New Year!
Read MoreApril 15th in History
The Titanic sinks! In other news, Jackie Robinson breaks the color line in baseball and the first McDonalds opens. It's the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, Nikita Khrushchev, and Roy Clark; Abraham Lincoln, Madame de Pompadour, and Greta Garbo die. Happy Fordicidia!
Read MoreApril 16th in History
First woman to fly across the English Channel! In other news, DC ends slavery, Bat Masterson hangs up his guns, and Jack Kevorkian assists his first suicide. It's the birthday of Wilbur Wright, Charlie Chaplin, Dusty Springfield, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Madame Tussaud, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Ralph Ellison die. Happy Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day!
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