April 19th

1987
The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show
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Birthdays

63 Tim Curry Actor
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44 Suge Knight Record company executive (Tha Row)
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Belated happy birthdays to "Hot Rod" Rowdy Roddy Piper and Steve Lombardi. I did not know that Lombardi was Doink the Clown.
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I had forgotten that he was one of the Doinks. I always remembered him more as the Brooklyn Brawler.
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:-)
He's been the Brawler for ages.
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He is now a road agent for WWE.
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Props to Suge for hanging Vanilla Ice over the balcony rail and making him cry like a little girl.:-)
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The OKC bombing happened today.
One of the saddest moments in American history.
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I have been to the memorial a couple times when I was at OKC teaching at Tinker AFB. It is a very moving place. They did a nice job with it.
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I attended an explosives training class in New Mexico put on by the Department of Homeland Security (Center for Domestic Preparedness) a couple years ago. One of the instructors was the (retired) head of the bomb squad for OKlahoma City PD when the event occurred. His recollections ranged from depressing to inspiring, and brought that tragic day to life.
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April 20th

1769
Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac murdered.

1836
The Territory of Wisconsin was established by Congress.

1841
The first detective story, Edgar Allen Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue was published.

1902
Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.

1912
The Boston Red Sox played their first game at Fenway Park. They beat the N.Y. Highlanders (who in 1913 would become known as the Yankees) 7-6.

1912
Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, died at age 64.

1916
Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings

1939
Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox.

1972
The manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon.

1999
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. 14 students (including the shooters) and 1 teacher were killed; 23 others were wounded.

1999
Professional wrestler "Ravishing" Rick Rude died at age 40.

2002
Lead singer of Alice in Chains, Layne Staley's body was found. He was 34 years old.

2008
Danica Patrick became the first female winner in IndyCar history, capturing the Indy Japan 300 in her 50th career start.

Birthdays
85 Leslie Phillips Actor ("Harry Potter" films)
72 George Takei Actor ("Star Trek")
70 Johnny Tillotson Singer
68 Ryan O'Neal Actor ("Love Story," "Paper Moon")
65 Doyle Lawson Bluegrass musician (Quicksilver)
64 Steve Spurrier College football coach
63 Mel Winkler Voice actor
61 Craig Frost Rock musician (Grand Funk Railroad, Silver Bullet Band)
61 Gregory Itzin Actor ("The Mentalist")
60 Veronica Cartwright Actress
60 Jessica Lange Actress
55 ca21455 Cigar Asylum Inmate
50 Clint Howard Actor
48 Don Mattingly Baseball player
45 Crispin Glover Actor
42 Mike Portnoy Musician (Dream Theater)
40 Wade Hayes Country singer
39 Shemar Moore Actor
38 Mikey Welsh Rock musician
37 Carmen Electra Actress
37 Stephen Marley Reggae singer
33 Joey Lawrence Actor
33 JetDr Cigar Asylum Inmate
31 Clay Cook Country musician (Zac Brown Band)

64 Napoleon III of France 4/20/1808 - 1/9/1873 Emperor of the French
81 Daniel Chester French 4/20/1850 - 10/7/1931 American sculptor; works included Lincoln's Memorial
93 Charles G. Curtis 4/20/1860 - 3/10/1953 American inventor; devised a steam turbine
56 Adolf Hitler 4/20/1889 - 4/30/1945 German leader of the Nazi party and dictator of Germany (1933-45)
78 Harold Lloyd 4/20/1893 - 3/8/1971 American motion-picture comedian
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April 20th

1841
The first detective story, Edgar Allen Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue was published.
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1916
Chicago Cubs played their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings
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1939
Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox.
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Birthdays
37 Carmen Electra Actress
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64 Napoleon III of France 4/20/1808 - 1/9/1873 Emperor of the French
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April 21st

1836
Texan army under Sam Houston defeated Mexicans in the Battle of San Jacinto.

1910
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74.

1918
Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious World War I German flying ace known as the "Red Baron," was killed in action today.

1977
The musical "Annie" opened on Broadway.

1980
Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon when she crossed the finish line in a record time of 2 hours, 31 minutes and 56 seconds. After an investigation, she was stripped of the honor when evidence showed that she had not run the entire race.

1982
The final episode of "WKRP in Cincinnati" aired on CBS.

1993
The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.

1995
Timothy McVeigh was arrested in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing.

1997
The ashes of Timothy Leary, Gene Roddenberry, and 22 others blasted into space for the first space funerals.

2008
The United States Air Force retires the F-117 Nighthawk.

Birthdays
83 Britian's Queen Elizabeth II
77 Elaine May Actress, writer
74 Charles Grodin Actor
62 Iggy Pop Rock musician
60 Patti LuPone Actress, singer
58 Tony Danza Actor ("Taxi," "Who's the Boss?")
52 Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake Professional wrestler
51 Andie MacDowell Actress
50 Robert Smith Rock musician (The Cure)
49 Michel Goulet Hockey Hall of Famer
46 John Cameron Mitchell Actor, director ("Hedwig and the Angry Inch")
39 Nicole Sullivan Actress, comedian ("MadTV," "King of Queens")
30 James McAvoy Actor
29 Tony Romo Football player

39 Charlotte Bronte 4/21/1816 - 3/31/1855 English novelist; wrote "Jane Eyre"
90 Joe McCarthy 4/21/1887 - 1/13/1978 Baseball Hall of Famer
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April 21st

1910
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), author of the novel Huckleberry Finn, died at the age of 74.
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1993
The first episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger" aired on CBS.
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Birthdays

51 Andie MacDowell Actress
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Happy Birthday to Ed Leslie, aka Brutus Beefcake, aka The Disciple, aka Zodiac, aka The Booty Man, aka Ed Boulder, aka version of the Fake Sting, aka...
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He has alway's been one of my favorite wrestlers.
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I liked him a lot when I was a kid, but after seeing him follow Hogan around for so long...
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80's-90's are still the best era for wrestling. I have been watching TNA lately when it is on because they have the older guys there. Foley beat Sting for the title this weekend.
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Mick Foley has the TNA strap?!? Of all the talent in that organization, they give it to him?
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I am sure it was part of getting him to leave Vince. He will probably dump it back off to Sting next month. Foley only has so many matches in that body of him.
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He left Vince before thinking about TNA. Foley and Vince don't often see eye to eye. Foley was good in his day (Hell in a Cell against Undertaker) but shouldn't be holding any big strap at this point in his career.



Sorry for bantering in the History thread, Ryan and Tom. :-)
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