Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989)
Bette Davis, a Hollywood legend whose "raw, unbridled intensity
kept her at the top of her profession for 50 years," as Encyclopedia Britannica put it, was born on this day in history, April 5, 1908.
A recipient of two Academy Awards, she was the first thespian
to accrue ten nominations.
1931 (Bette Davis film debut)
1989 (Final film role)
SANDY KOZEL
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)
The movement that would create the anti-slavery party first
met here in Ripon, Wisconsin.
The former members of the Whig Party met to establish a new
party to oppose the spread of slavery into the western territories.
The Whig Party, which was formed in 1834 to oppose the “tyranny”
of President Andrew Jackson, had shown itself incapable of
coping with the national crisis over slavery.
On March 18, 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William
G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their
namesake business, today one of the world’s largest banks.
In July 1852, their company shipped its first loads of freight
from the East Coast to mining camps scattered around
northern California.
The Trail Blazers debuted their new mascot at the
Tuesday night basketball game. The Big Foot
mascot was named Douglas Fur, ‘Douggy’ for
short.
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