Friday, April 2, 2010

April 2nd

Today is Children's Book Day
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
National Walk to Work Day
 & Reconciliation Day


HISTORY CLASS
  • 1513 - Ponce de Leon discovered Florida
  • 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen is born
  • 1902 - Esther Morris, first US female judge died in Wyoming
  • 1917 - President Wilson asks Congress to declare war
  • 1972 - Charlie Chaplin prepares for first trip to US in 20 years
  • 1977 - Red Rum wins 3rd Grand National Championship
  • 1982 - Argentina invaded Falklands
  • 2005 - Pope John Paul II died


BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
  • 1805 - Hans Christan Andersen, Writer-The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling
  • 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, Actor-Captain January (with Shirley Temple), Beverly Hillbillies
  • 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, Actor-Ladykillers, Dr ZhivagoStar Wars
  • 1914 - Jack Webb, Actor-The D.I.Dragnet
  • 1939 - Marvin Gaye, Singer-What's Going On, was killed by his father one day before his 45th birthday.
  • 1942 - Leon Russell, Musician- AlsoSang under the name Hank Wilson. Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms.
  • 1945 - Linda Hunt, Actress- The Year of Living Dangerously, NCIS-LA
  • 1947 - Emmylou Harris, Singer-C'est La Vie, Two More Bottles of Wine. Also sang with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt as part of Trio
  • 1954 - Ron Palillo, Actor-Welcome Back, Kotter! "Horshack"

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