ED DONAHUE

The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl, in
Kiev on this day in 1986. Thirty-one people died in the incident and thousands more were exposed to radioactive material.

John Wilkes Booth was killed by the U.S. Federal Cavalry on this day 
in 1865.

On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth (above) assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching the play ‘Our American Cousin’ at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.

The British established an American colony at Cape Henry, Virginia 
on this day in 1607. It was the first permanent English establishment
in the Western Hemisphere.

On this day in 1937, German planes attacked Guernica, Spain, during
the Spanish Civil War for the Spanish nationalist government. This
raid is considered one of the first to be attacks on a civilian
population by a modern air force.

Spanish Civil War: the Spanish town of Guernica, after the bombing
by German and Italian aircraft.

The state of Vermont  enacted same-sex unions on this day in 2000.

It was on this day in 1989.

Lucille Désirée Ball Morton (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

Lucille Ball was an actress, comedian, model, film-studio executive, and
producer. She was best known as the star of the self-produced sitcoms
I Love Lucy (1951-1967) on CBS, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957-1960)
on CBS, The Lucy Show (1962-1968) CBS, Here’s Lucy (1968-1974) CBS,
and Life with Lucy for only one season in 1986 on ABC.

On this day in 1912, the ocean liner Titanic sank in the
North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg the evening
before. 1,517 people died and more than 700 people
survived.

On this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died
from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth.

Jackie Robinson played his first major league baseball
game for the Brooklyn Dodgers on this day in 1947. He
previously he had only appeared in exhibition games.

U.S. F-111 warplanes attacked Libya on this day in 1986
in response to the bombing of a discotheque in Berlin on
April 5, 1986.

Pol Pot died at the age of 73 on this day in 1998. The leader
of the Khmer Rouge regime thereby evaded prosecution for
the deaths of 2 million Cambodians.

   
    
   
                  SANDY KOZEL

SANDY KOZEL

President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theater by
John Wilkes Booth on this day in 1865. He actually died early the
next morning.

On this day in 1912, the Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its
maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people
lost their lives and more than 700 survived.

The first edition of Noah Webster’s dictionary was published under
the name "American Dictionary of the English Language” on this
day in 1828.  

Noah Webster Jr.
(October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843)

Ampex Corporation of Redwood City, CA, demonstrated the first 
commercial magnetic tape recorder for sound and picture.

Ampex video tape at the National Museum of American History.

On this day in 2002, Tiger Woods celebrates his third Masters victory.

Loretta Lynn (Webb) is 86 years young today. She was born in 
Butcher Hollow, Kentucky.

Country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn has had multiple gold
albums in a career spanning almost 60 years. She is famous for hits s
uch as "You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don’t Come
Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)", "One’s on the Way",
"Fist City", and "Coal Miner’s Daughter".

SANDY KOZEL

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39 on this day
in 1968.

Ray was the accused assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. 

William Henry Harrison Sr. (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)

William Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841). He
was the last president born before the American Revolution, and died
of pneumonia just 31 days into his term, thereby serving the shortest
tenure in United States presidential history. He was the first president
to die in office.

On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth’s major league
baseball home-run record with 714.

Maya Angelou (Marguerite Annie Johnson)
(April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014)

African-American poet and author Maya Angelou is known for her 1969 autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, as well as for her poem
"On the Pulse of Morning." She was mute for five years as the result of
trauma and, during this period, developed her lifelong love of literature.

MIKE GRACIA

On this day in 1997, Dr. Martin Luther King JR’s son Dexter (left) 
met with James Earl Ray, the accused assassin of his father.

April 1968

It was on this day in 2002.

On this day in 1998, the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra,
the first pill for male impotence.

Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Film director, producer, and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino first received
acclaim for his 1990s crime films Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie
Brown.  He dropped out of High School his freshman year to go to acting
school.