On April 16th, 1964, The Rolling Stones released their debut
album. As they looked to enter the race against The Beatles,
they appeared on the record sleeve in mop-top hairstyles
and smart suits as directed by Oldham. But what the group
lacked on The Beatles was original material. The Rolling
Stones consisted of 12 songs in total, and only three were
original compositions by the band.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr.
(16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977)
On April 16, 1889, future Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin
was born Charles Spencer Chaplin in London, England.
Chaplin, one of the most financially successful stars of early
Hollywood, was introduced to the stage when he was five.
The son of London music hall entertainers, young Chaplin
was watching a show starring his mother when her voice
cracked. He was quickly shuffled onto the stage to finish
the act.
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on
April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Seung-Hui Cho (above) an undergraduate student at the university
and a U.S. resident of South Korean descent, killed 32 people and
wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols. Six others
were injured jumping out of windows to escape Cho.
Members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and others observe a moment of silence at a memorial honoring the
victims of the mass shooting. (AP)
SANDY KOZEL
survivors of the Titanic making their way to safety.
