Thursday, April 22, 2010

GIRL SCOUTS RULE

Earth Day, Girl Scout Leader Day, National Jelly Bean Day

1778  John Paul Jones lead an invasion into Whitehaven, England and then onto Kirkcudbright Bay and then across the Irish Sea to Carrickfergus where he and his mighty men captured the HMS Drake.
1886  Under penalty of two to ten years in prison, Ohio passed a law that made seduction illegal by instructors or teachers over the age of 18 even if sex was consensual.
1889  Oklahoma Territory was opened for settlers.
1934  Baby Face Nelson killed FBI Special Agent Carter Baum during a raid in Wisconsin.
1954   Senator Joseph McCarthy began communist hearings with the US Army.
1970   The first Earth Day. Created by Senator Gaylord Nelson (WI) to increase global ecological awareness.
1978  Saturday Night Live debuts the infamous group The Blues Brothers.
1992   A gas leak in Guadalajaran sewer system caused dozens of explosions killing more than 200 and damaging 1,000 buildings.
1994   Four days after having a stroke, Former President Richard Milhouse Nixon died.



1870
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Politician
Led October Revolution of 1917
1873
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist
The Descendants; Veins of Iron; This is Our Life
1908
Eddie Albert
Actor
Oklahoma!; The Longest Day; Green Acres
1928
Aaron Spelling
Producer
Dynasty; Mod Squad; Fantasy Island; Charlie’s Angels; TJ Hooker; Charmed
1936
Glen Campbell
Singer
Wichita Lineman; Rhinestone Cowboy
1937
Jack Nicholson
Actor
Easy Rider; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1939
Jason Miller
Playwright/Actor
That Championship Season; The Exorcist
1946
John Waters
Director
Pink Flamingos, Polyester, Hairspray
1950
Peter Frampton
Singer
Do You Feel Like We Do
1978
Kim Elizabeth
Author
Netherworld; Dark World Vampires

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