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Today In History: April 26
Today’s Highlight in History: On April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was surrounded by federal troops near Bowling Green, Va., and killed. Booth shot Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington on April 14; Lincoln died ay 7:22 a.m. the following day.
On this date:
•In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Va., on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
•In 1909, Abdul Hamid II was deposed as sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
•In 1937, planes from Nazi Germany raided the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
•In 1945, Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, the head of France’s Vichy government during World War II, was arrested.
•In 1964, the African nations of Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania.
•In 1968, the United States exploded beneath the Nevada desert a 1.3 megaton nuclear device called “Boxcar.”
•In 1970, the Stephen Sondheim musical “Company” opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York.
•In 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. It resulted in radioactive contamination in Ukraine, Belarus and other parts of Europe.
•In 1989, actress-comedian Lucille Ball died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 77.
•In 2000, Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signed the nation’s first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.
Ten years ago: The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Cornelio Sommaruga, met with three U.S. soldiers held captive by Yugoslavia.
Five years ago: Following conservative criticism of his anti-war activities during the Vietnam era, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of failing to prove whether he’d fulfilled his commitment to the National Guard during the same period. The government unveiled its new, colorized $50 bill. Author Hubert Selby Jr. died in Los Angeles at age 75.
One year ago: Yossi Harel, the ship commander whose attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine aboard the Exodus 1947 built support for Israel’s founding, died in Tel Aviv at age 90. Avant-garde composer Henry Brant died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at age 94.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 76. Singer Bobby Rydell is 67. Actor Giancarlo Esposito is 51. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) is 49. Actor Jet Li is 46. Rock musician Jimmy Stafford (Train) is 45. Country musician Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flats) is 38. Rock musician Jose Pasillas (Incubus) is 33. Actor Jason Earles (“Hannah Montana”) is 32. Actor Tom Welling is 32. Actor Aaron Weeks is 23.
Thought for Today: “Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.” — Dr. Thomas F. Jones Jr., American college official (1916-1981).
On this date:
•In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Va., on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
•In 1909, Abdul Hamid II was deposed as sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
•In 1937, planes from Nazi Germany raided the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
•In 1945, Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, the head of France’s Vichy government during World War II, was arrested.
•In 1964, the African nations of Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania.
•In 1968, the United States exploded beneath the Nevada desert a 1.3 megaton nuclear device called “Boxcar.”
•In 1970, the Stephen Sondheim musical “Company” opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York.
•In 1986, the world’s worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. It resulted in radioactive contamination in Ukraine, Belarus and other parts of Europe.
•In 1989, actress-comedian Lucille Ball died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 77.
•In 2000, Vermont Gov. Howard Dean signed the nation’s first bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.
Ten years ago: The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Cornelio Sommaruga, met with three U.S. soldiers held captive by Yugoslavia.
Five years ago: Following conservative criticism of his anti-war activities during the Vietnam era, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of failing to prove whether he’d fulfilled his commitment to the National Guard during the same period. The government unveiled its new, colorized $50 bill. Author Hubert Selby Jr. died in Los Angeles at age 75.
One year ago: Yossi Harel, the ship commander whose attempt to bring Holocaust survivors to Palestine aboard the Exodus 1947 built support for Israel’s founding, died in Tel Aviv at age 90. Avant-garde composer Henry Brant died in Santa Barbara, Calif., at age 94.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress-comedian Carol Burnett is 76. Singer Bobby Rydell is 67. Actor Giancarlo Esposito is 51. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) is 49. Actor Jet Li is 46. Rock musician Jimmy Stafford (Train) is 45. Country musician Jay DeMarcus (Rascal Flats) is 38. Rock musician Jose Pasillas (Incubus) is 33. Actor Jason Earles (“Hannah Montana”) is 32. Actor Tom Welling is 32. Actor Aaron Weeks is 23.
Thought for Today: “Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.” — Dr. Thomas F. Jones Jr., American college official (1916-1981).
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