AL PACINO IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY

I'm an actor, not a star. — bilboxthorinus: A young Al Pacino.. Looks,...

Choose three of these Al Pacino films and the rest disappear forever ! What  three are you choosing? : r/FIlm

Al Pacino's Net Worth (2025) From The Godfather, Scarface - Parade

Oscar-winning actor known for playing intense, often violent
characters in "The Godfather," "Dog Day Afternoon" and
"Serpico" is 85 today.

Pacino has won and been nominated for many awards during
his acting career, including nine
Oscar nominations. He won
a Best Actor award for “Scent of a Woman” in 1992.

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - IMDb

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross | Lost Again

Roma rips into Williamson – Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) - YouTube

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HE BROKE THE NBA COLOR BERRIER

The Story Of NBA Pioneer Chuck Cooper: His Life, His Game, His Legacy -  Fadeaway World

On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics made Chuck
Cooper an All-American forward from Duquesne
University, the first African American picked in
the NBA draft.      

     
With the selection, the first pick in the second round,
Cooper breaks the NBA’s color barrier and changes
the league for the better.
Cooper died of cancer on 
February 5, 1984,


Cooper was inducted into the
Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame
on September 9, 2019.

Chuck Cooper - HOF BB Players
Charles Henry Cooper (September 29, 1926 – February 5, 1984)    
    
      

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NEVER MESS WITH A GOOD THING!

 Coca-Cola History: History of New Coke - ABC30 Fresno    
     
        
    
    
   

On April 23, 1985, The Coca-Cola Company announced that it
is changing the formula of its signature soft drink for the first
time in 99 years. The short-lived,
sweeter New Coke, as it was
called, debuted to a consumer backlash that pundits call the
marketing blunder of the century.

Coca-Cola, which had been the world’s bestselling soft drink,
had been facing increasing competition from rival cola Pepsi,
and the company wanted to re-energize the brand. In blind
taste tests, consumers generally preferred New Coke over
Pepsi and the original Coke.

But, consumers had a sentimental attachment to their beloved
brand and reacted very negatively to New Coke. The company
was flooded with up to
8,000 calls a day from dissatisfied
consumers and received some 40,000 complaint letters.

New Coke | History, Response, & Facts | Britannica
Roberto Goizueta (left), chairman of the board and CEO
of the Coca-Cola Company, toasting the launch of New
Coke with Donald Keough, president and chief operating
officer, 1985.


Veteran Employees Remember Infamous 1985 Launch of New Coke     
    
   

Veteran Employees Remember Infamous 1985 Launch of New Coke

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Veteran Employees Remember Infamous 1985 Launch of New Coke


The soda company quickly got the message and brought back
the original formula less than three months after New Coke
launched.

On July 11, 1985, 79 days after the release of New Coke, Coke’s
original formula returned to market, rebranded as
Coca-Cola
Classic
. It quickly regained its status as the dominant cola.

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EASTER RISING BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1916

Irish Rebels Lying In Wait On A Roof

Easter Rising

     
    
   

On April 24, 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish
Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish
nationalists led by Patrick Pearse, launched the so-called
Easter Rising, an armed uprising against British rule.

Assisted by militant Irish socialists under James Connolly,
Pearse and his fellow Republicans rioted and attacked British
provincial government headquarters across Dublin and seized
the Irish capital’s General Post Office.

The Easter Rising and Irish history | Workers' Liberty

The 1916 Easter Rising - The History Press

1916 Easter Rising, Volunteers fighting, two paintings. at Whyte's Auctions  | Whyte's - Irish Art & Collectibles 
Ireland On Stage – The 1916 Easter Rising

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A RESCUE MISSION ENDED IN DISASTER

Jimmy Carter: What was the Iranian hostage crisis? – WPXI

The Iran Hostage Crisis and US President Jimmy Carter

On April 24, 1980, an ill-fated military operation to rescue
the 52 American hostages held in Tehran ended with eight
U.S. servicemen dead and no hostages rescued.

With the Iran Hostage Crisis stretching into its sixth month
and all diplomatic appeals to the Iranian government ending
in failure, President
Jimmy Carter ordered the military mission
as a last ditch attempt to save the hostages.

During the operation, three of eight helicopters failed, crippling
the crucial airborne plans. The mission was then canceled at
the staging area in Iran, but during the withdrawal one of the
retreating helicopters collided with one of six C-130 transport
planes, killing eight service members and injuring five.

The next day, a somber Jimmy Carter gave a press conference
in which he took full responsibility for the tragedy. The hostages
were not released for another 270 days
.

President Carter flew to West Germany to greet the Americans
on their way home.

The Failed Iran Hostage Rescue, 1980 - by Brenda Elthon

Chronicle Covers: The deadly peak of the Iran hostage crisis

Iran hostage crisis to be focus of upcoming talk | Lifestyles |  transylvaniatimes.com

1980 Hostage rescue mission ends in disaster – Bowie News

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