Events 70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem. 1866 - Calculations indicate Pluto reached its most recent aphelion (furthest point from Sun) on this day. The next aphelion will occur in August 2113. 1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, Hound Dog, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. 1967 - Six-Day War begins: The Israeli air force launches simultaneous attacks on the air forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. 1968 - U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Sirhan Sirhan. (He dies on 1977 - The Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale. 1986 - A 52-year old man in Auburn, Washington, United States, dies after taking an Excedrin capsule laced with cyanide; this is the first of two Excedrin deaths. 1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Births 1718 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (d. 1779) 1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (d. 1790) 1850 - Pat Garrett, American Western lawman (d. 1908) 1883 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (d. 1946) 1887 - Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1923]) 1919 - Richard Scarry, American children's author (d. 1994) 1934 - Bill Moyers, American journalist 1947 - Laurie Anderson, American actress and composer 1968 - Ron Livingston, American actor 1971 - Mark Wahlberg, American singer and actor 1975 - Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, NBA basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Deaths 1910 - O. Henry, American author (b. 1862) 1942 - Samuel Adams, American naval officer (b. 1912) 1999 - Mel Tormé, American singer ("The Velvet Fog"), composer, and actor 2002 - Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones) (b. 1952) 2004 - Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States (b. 1911)
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Date: 2006-04-08 05:35 pm (UTC)70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem.
1866 - Calculations indicate Pluto reached its most recent aphelion (furthest point from Sun) on this day. The next aphelion will occur in August 2113.
1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, Hound Dog, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1967 - Six-Day War begins: The Israeli air force launches simultaneous attacks on the air forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
1968 - U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Sirhan Sirhan. (He dies on
1977 - The Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale.
1986 - A 52-year old man in Auburn, Washington, United States, dies after taking an Excedrin capsule laced with cyanide; this is the first of two Excedrin deaths.
1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Births
1718 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (d. 1779)
1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (d. 1790)
1850 - Pat Garrett, American Western lawman (d. 1908)
1883 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (d. 1946)
1887 - Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1923])
1919 - Richard Scarry, American children's author (d. 1994)
1934 - Bill Moyers, American journalist
1947 - Laurie Anderson, American actress and composer
1968 - Ron Livingston, American actor
1971 - Mark Wahlberg, American singer and actor
1975 - Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, NBA basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Deaths
1910 - O. Henry, American author (b. 1862)
1942 - Samuel Adams, American naval officer (b. 1912)
1999 - Mel Tormé, American singer ("The Velvet Fog"), composer, and actor
2002 - Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones) (b. 1952)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, former President of the United States (b. 1911)