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From: Mary Minnich< >
Subject: [FOLKLORE-L] Today in History - April 6th
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 06:55:08 -0400


Today is Tuesday, April sixth, the 96th day of 1999.
There are 269 days left in the year.

TODAY IS JOHN BARTON'S BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!

TODAY IS SHERRY & CHRIS AMSTUTZ' S 31st WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
Today's Highlight in History:
On April sixth, 1909, explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson became
the first men to reach the North Pole. (The claim, disputed by skeptics, was
upheld in 1989 by the Navigation Foundation.)

On this date:
In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized by
Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York.

In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee.

In 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.

In 1917, Congress approved a declaration of war against Germany.

In 1945, during World War Two, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other
vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the US fleet off Okinawa; the
fleet was intercepted the next day.

In 1963, the United States signed an agreement to sell Polaris A-three
missiles to Britain.

In 1965, the United States launched the Early Bird communications satellite.

In 1971, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky died in New York City.

In 1985, William J. Schroeder became the first artificial heart recipient to
be discharged from the hospital as he moved into an apartment in Louisville,
Kentucky.

Ten years ago: Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met with British Prime
Minister Margaret Thatcher in London, holding daylong talks that were
characterized as argumentative, but friendly.

Five years ago: Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun announced his
retirement after 24 years. The presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed
in a mysterious plane crash near Rwanda's capital; widespread violence
erupted in Rwanda over claims the plane had been shot down. A Palestinian
suicide-bomber killed seven Israelis in an attack on a bus in Afula.

One year ago: The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9,000 points for
the first time. Energy Secretary Federico Pena announced his resignation.
Country singer Tammy Wynette died at her Nashville, Tennessee, home at age
55.

Today's Birthdays:
Composer-conductor Andre Previn is 70.
Actor Ivan Dixon is 68.
Country singer Merle Haggard is 62.
Actor Billy Dee Williams is 62.
Actor Roy Thinnes is 61.
Movie director Barry Levinson is 57.
Singer Michelle Phillips is 55.
Actor John Ratzenberger is 52.
Actress Marilu Henner is 47.
Figure skater Janet Lynn is 46.
Actor Michael Rooker is 44.
Actress Ari Meyers is 30.
Actor Paul Rudd is 30.
Actor Jason Hervey is 27.
Actress Candace Cameron is 23.

Thought for Today:

"History is the ship carrying living memories to the future."
-- Sir Stephen Spender, British poet and critic.

(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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