Monday, April 21, 2014

History for April 21

History for April 21 - On-This-Day.com:
Boston Marathon—118th running. See www.baa.org


White House Easter Egg Roll. Since 1810.

Birth anniversary of Charlotte Brontë (1816-55).

Birth anniversary of naturalist, explorer and conservationist John Muir (1838-1914).

150th birth anniversary of sociologist and philosopher Max Weber (1864-1920).



Happy Birthday, Queen Elizabeth II!

And Happy Birthday! Patti Lupone, Andi MacDowell, Elaine May

1789 - John Adams was sworn in as the first U.S. Vice President. 


1836 - General Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. This battle decided the independence of Texas. 


1862 - The U.S. Congress established the U.S. Mint in Denver, CO. 





1898 - The Spanish-American War began. 


1918 - German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," was shot down and killed during World War I. 


1943 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announced that several Doolittle pilots had been executed by the Japanese. 


1967 - Svetlana Alliluyeva (Svetlana Stalina) defected in New York City. She was the daughter of Joseph Stalin. 

1984 - In France, it was announced that doctors had found virus believed to cause AIDS. 

1986 - Geraldo Rivera opened a vault that belonged to Al Capone at the Lexington Hotel in Chicago. Nothing of interest was found inside. 


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