MIKE GRACIA

On this day in 2001, former president of Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special
forces, to be tried on charges of war crimes.

On this day in 1945, American forces invaded Okinawa during WW II.

Nazi Germany begins persecution of Jews by boycotting Jewish businesses on this day in 1933.

Nazis affix a sign to Jewish store urging shoppers not to patronize
it.

On this day in 1984, Marvin Gaye, the Grammy-winning
singer who topped the soul charts with such classics as
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” was shot twice in the
chest and killed by his minister father. The Rev. Marvin
Gaye Sr. picked up a handgun during a family dispute
over an “insurance matter”. The singers death was one
day short of his 45th birthday.

Marvin Gaye SR. being escorted in handcuffs.

Marvin Gaye (Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.)  (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984)

Jessica Dawn Lynch is a former U.S. Army soldier who was serving as a unit
supply specialist with the 507th Maintenance Company when her convoy was ambushed by Iraqi forces during the Battle of Nasiriyah. Lynch was seriously injured. Her subsequent recovery by U.S. Special Operations Forces on April
1, 2003 received considerable media coverage; it was the first successful
rescue of an American prisoner of war since World War II and the first ever
of a woman.

The above photo is from combat video footage of Jessica Lynch
on a stretcher during her rescue in Iraq.

Jessica Lynch will be 35 on April 26.

SANDY KOZEL

It was on this day in 1775, when American revolutionary Patrick
Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!"

The German Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act on this day in 1933
that effectively granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial legislative powers.

On this day in 1983, President Ronald Reagan first proposed development of technology to intercept enemy missiles. The
proposal became known as the Strategic Defense Initiative
and "Star Wars."

On this day in 2001, Russia’s orbiting Mir space station plunged into
the South Pacific after its 15-years of use.

It was on this day in 1998.

James Cameron (above) won three awards for "Titanic," for
director, best picture (as producer) and film editing.

SANDY KOZEL

On this day in 1965, Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov (above) became the
first man to spacewalk when he left the Voskhod II space capsule
while in orbit around the Earth. He was outside the spacecraft for
about 20 minutes.

On this day in 1922, Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced to six years
in prison for civil disobedience in India. He served only 2 years of the sentence.

Adolf Hitler (left) and Benito Mussolini (center) held a meeting at the Brenner Pass on this day in 1940. The Italian dictator agreed to join
in Germany’s war against France and Britain during the meeting.

Terri Schiavo before she collapsed in her home from heart failure.

Terri Schindler-Schiavo (above) spent 13 years in a coma, attached
to a feeding tube and unable to communicate. She was taken off the
tube on this day in 2005.

John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001)

Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the vocal group
The Mamas & the Papas. He died of heart failure in Los Angeles at the age
of 65, just days after completing a recording sessions for a new album.

ROSS SIMPSON

The "Anschluss" took place on this day in 1938 as German troops entered Austria.

President Franklin Roosevelt presented his first presidential address
to the nation. It was the first of the "Fireside Chats."

Gacy, known as the “Killer Clown” was convicted on this day
in 1980.

The Girl Scout organization was founded by Juliette Gordon Low on
this day in 1912. The original name was Girl Guides.

Juliette Gordon Low 
(October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927)

On this day in 1987, "Les Miserables" opened on Broadway.

The Broadway production opened ran until 18 May 2003, closing after
6,680 performances. It is the fifth longest-running Broadway show in
history and was the second-longest at the time. The production was
nominated for 12 Tony Awards and won eight, including Best Musical
and Best Original Score.

SANDY KOZEL

State troopers and a sheriff’s posse broke up a march by civil rights demonstrators in Selma, AL. on this day in 1965.

On this day in 1936, Hitler sent German troops into the Rhineland in violation of the Locarno Pact and the Treaty of Versailles.

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999)