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Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- Apr 11
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 04:00:23 GMT

Interesting things that happened April 11:

Birthdays on this date ...
  In 1862 Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice
  In 1866 Carla Ford, wife of Henry the First
  In 1893 Dean Acheson, statesman
  In 1928 Ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby
  In 1932 Joel Grey, entertainer
  In 1939 Louise Lasser (in New York City), actor (Mary Hartman! Mary
          Hartman!)

Events worth noting ...
          Barber Shop Quartet Day
  In 1814 Napoleon Bonaparte thrown out, banished to island of Elba.
  In 1876 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks organized.
  In 1862 Rebels surrender Ft. Pulaski, Georgia.
  In 1895 Anaheim completes it's new electric light system.
  In 1898 President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration.
  In 1921 Iowa imposed first state cigarette tax.
  In 1943 Frank Piasecki, Vertol founder, flies his first (single-rotor) craft.
  In 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes the first black in major league baseball
          since 1887 at New York City.
  In 1951 President Truman fires General Douglas McArthur.
  In 1953 Oveta Culp Hobby becomes first at Health, Education, and Welfare.
  In 1958 Brooks Hall in Civic Center dedicated.
  In 1961 Israel begins the Adolf Eichmann trial.
  In 1970 Apollo 13 blasts off with defective Beech-built oxygen tank.
  In 1975 J. P. Parise's 11 sec OT goal.  The Islanders first playoff advance
          eliminates Rangers.
  In 1979 Idi Amin thrown out, no longer president of Uganda.
  In 1981 Ronald Reagan gets home from the hospital after Hinkley shot him.
  In 1982 Penguins 5-Isles 2 - Preliminary- Series tied at 2-2.
  In 1984 Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth.
  In 1985 Caps 2-Isles 1 (OT) - Patrick Div Semi Finals- Caps hold 2-0 lead.
  In 1987 Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs KC Royals.

And remember ...
  America's Heartland Development Month
  Cancer Control Month
  Math Education Month
 
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