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Apr

BOMBER ARRESTED ON THIS DAY IN 1996

Ted Kaczynski dead: Unabomber had eluded FBI for years - Los Angeles Times

At his small wilderness cabin near Lincoln, Montana (above),
Theodore John Kaczynski was arrested by FBI agents and
accused of being the Unabomber, the elusive terrorist blamed
for 16 mail bombs that killed three people and injured 23 during
an 18-year period.

Officials say 'Unabomber' Theodore Kaczynski has died in federal prison – WFTV

Biography:Ted Kaczynski - HandWiki

April 4, 1996: A former Berkeley math professor who lived like a hermit in a mountain shack was in jail today, suspected in the deadly Unabomber attacks that have baffled authorities for

Ted Kaczynski: Biography, Unabomber, Mathematician
Theodore John Kaczynski
(May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023)

At 12:23 a.m. on June 10, 2023, Kaczynski was
found in his cell unresponsive with no pulse
after hanging himself with a shoelace from a
handicap rail.

Photograph of Kaczynski's Bible

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Apr

CHILD MAKES BIBLICAL DISCOVERY ON TRIP

Split image of girl holding scarab and Caananite artifact

(FOX NEWS) – The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on
Monday that 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan came across a 3,800-year-old Canaanite amulet back in March.

The Canaanites were the original inhabitants of the Levant and
were descended from Noah’s grandson Canaan, according to
the Old Testament.

Omer Nitzan, Ziv’s sister, said her family was walking along
Tel Azeka, a hill in the Judaean Foothills, when the 3-year-old
spotted the artifact.

The area is the location of the ancient town of Azekah, which
is referenced in 1 Samuel 17:1 during a biblical battle between
David and Goliath.

3-year-old Ziv Nitzan and family
Ziv Nitzan (center) was given a certificate of appreciation for
the discovery.

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Apr

HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

This Day In History




SANDY KOZEL

The troubled childhood that molded Marlon Brando's brooding persona | Mashable

Marlon Brando - Actor
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)

Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th
century, Brando received numerous accolades throughout his
career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy
Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival
Award, three British Academy Film Awards, and an Emmy
Award.

Marlon Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to
bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to
mainstream audiences.

He made his film debut playing a wounded G.I. in The Men
(1950) and won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for his
roles as a dockworker in the crime drama film On the
Waterfront (1954).

Bố Già 1-The Godfather 1 - Toomva.com
1972

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Apr

EDDIE MURPHY IS 64 TODAY

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy Net Worth From Movies, Comedy (2025)

Chameleonic actor-comedian who leapt from the sketch comedy
show Saturday Night Live on NBC, for which he was a regular
cast member from 1980 to 1984 to "Beverly Hills Cop" and
"The Nutty Professor" film series.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy (Video 1998) - IMDb

Eddie Murphy Says He's Returning to SNL After 30 Years
Buckwheat

All Eddie Murphy Movies Ranked | Rotten Tomatoes

Amazon.com: Eddie Murphy Collection Beverly Hills Cop part 1/2/3 Feature Comedy Triple Feature Bowfinger / Life & The Nutty Professor DVD 6 Movie Funny Man Set Bundle : Movies & TV

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Apr

KUBRICK FILM HAS WORLD PREMIERE

Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey had its
world theatrical premiere on April 2, 1968.

Stanley Kubrick Called This Crime Horror Movie the Most Terrifying Movie He'd Ever Seen

Kubrick, whose 1964 Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove had been
popular with audiences and critics alike, was intrigued by
science fiction but felt the genre rarely produced interesting
films.

He became determined to make one, using the sci-fi story The
Sentinel as source material and enlisting its author, Arthur C.
Clarke, as his co-writer.

The film does feature a coherent plot, involving two scientists
and a highly-intelligent computer sent to investigate a mysterious
event near Jupiter, but several scenes—including the film’s now-legendary opening, which seems to depict hominids learning to
use tools after the appearance of a mysterious monolith—are
surreal and highly open to interpretation.

Filming required the construction of a giant centrifuge to serve
as the spaceship’s interior and numerous expensive visual
effects, including a groundbreaking psychedelic sequence near
the end of the film so complex that staff referred to it as the
“Manhattan Project.” Kubrick is said to have removed over 15
minutes from the final cut, which nonetheless ran well over
2 hours.

What makes 2001:Space Odyssey enjoyable? | by GenZo | Medium