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What happened in history on this day: April 1?
On April 1 in ...
- 1853 - Cincinnati becomes first US city to pay firefighters a regular salary.
- 1862 - Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, Virginia.
- 1863 - First wartime conscription law in US goes into effect.
- 1865 - Battle at Blakely, Alabama.
- 1865 - Battle of Five Forks, Virginia, signalling end of Lee's army.
- 1923 - First sound short films shown in New York's Rivoli Theatre.
- 1929 - Morehouse College, Spelman College and Atlanta University affiliate to form Atlanta University Center.
- 1934 - Bonnie and Clyde kill two police officers.
- 1935 - First radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, New York.
- 1939 - US recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war.
- 1941 - US Navy takes over Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay).
- 1945 - American 1st and 9th Armies complete an encirclement of the Ruhr area of Germany, isolating 325,000 German soldiers of Army Group B.
- 1945 - 50,000 American 10th Army troops land on Okinawa, Japan.
- 1946 - 400,000 US mine workers strike.
- 1946 - Tsunamis generated by an earthquake in Aleutian Trench strike Hilo, Hawaii.
- 1946 - US notifies Cuba it will withdraw from military bases in Cuba.
- 1952 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1954 - First army helicopter battalion is formed, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA.
- 1954 - Earthquake/tsunami ravages Aleutians, 200 killed.
- 1956 - 10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win.
- 1960 - RCA TIROS (TV and Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched.
- 1963 - New York City's newspapers resume publishing after a 114-day strike.
- 1965 - Syncom 3, first geosynchronous communications satellite, passes from civilian to military control.
- 1970 - US President Richard Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on beginning January 1, 1971.
- 1972 - 30,000 attend Mar Y Sol rock concert, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
- 1976 - Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak incorporate the Apple Computer Company, on April Fool's Day.
- 1980 - The Mariel boatlift from Cuba to Florida begins.
- 1980 - New York City's Transport Works Union Local 100 goes on strike, which continues for 11 days.
- 1982 - US formally transfers Canal Zone to Panamá.
- 1984 - 14th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$24,600,000.
- 1986 - US submarine Nathaniel Green runs aground in the Irish Sea.
- 1991 - US Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race.
- 1991 - US minimum wage goes from $3.80 to $4.25 per hour.
- 1992 - Battleship USS Missouri (on which Japan surrendered) decommissioned.
- 1993 - Lou Gerstner replaces John Akers as chairman and CEO of IBM.
- 1994 - Bob Feller Statue on Indians Plaza, dedicated.
- 1995 - The Blizzard Beach water park opens at Walt Disney World.
Births on April 1
- 1909 - Birth of Abner Biberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; director/actor (Imhook - Kodiak).
- 1915 - Birth of Art Lund in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; singer (Ken Murray Show).
- 1917 - Birth of Johnny Andrews in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; singer/host (Songs at Twilight).
- 1917 - Birth of Leon Janney in Ogden, Utah, USA; actor (Hawk).
- 1921 - Birth of William L Bergsma in Oakland, California, USA; composer (Fortunate Island).
- 1922 - Birth of William Manchester in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA; historian (Death of a President).
- 1923 - Birth of Bobby Jordan in Harrison, New York, USA; actor (Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild).
- 1928 - Birth of George Grizzard in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA; actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica).
- 1928 - Birth of Jane Powell in Portland, Oregon, USA; singer/actress (7 Brides for 7 Brothers).
- 1930 - Birth of Grace Lee Whitney in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; actress (Yeoman Rand - Star Trek).
- 1932 - Birth of Debbie Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, USA; actress (Singin' in the Rain).
- 1932 - Birth of Gordon Jump in Dayton, Ohio, USA; actor (Arthur Carlson - WKRP, Growing Pains).
- 1934 - Birth of Don Hastings in Brooklyn, New Yorkm USA; actor (Captain Video, Bob - As the World Turns).
- 1934 - Birth of Jim Ed Brown in Sparkman, Arkansas, USA; country singer ("Nashville on the Road").
- 1938 - Birth of Ali MacGraw in Pound Ridge, New York, USA; actress (Love Story, Goodbye Columbus).
- 1939 - Birth of Rudolph Isley in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; rocker (Isley Brothers - "Shout").
- 1942 - Birth of Phil Margo in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rock vocalist (The Tokens - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight").
- 1945 - Birth of Heather Young in Bremerton, Washington, USA; actress (Betty - Land of Giants).
- 1946 - Birth of William Frederick Fisher in Dallas, Texas, USA; MD/astronaut (STS 51-I).
- 1952 - Birth of Annette O'Toole in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Cat People, Superman III).
- 1954 - Birth of Jeff Porcaro in Los Angeles, California, USA; drummer/percussionist (Toto - "Roxanne", "Africa").
- 1955 - Birth of Danny Joe Pohl in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1986 Colonial).
- 1957 - Birth of Donald William Hammond in Frederick, Maryland, USA; PGA golfer (1986 Bob Hope).
- 1957 - Birth of Peter Deutsch; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Florida).
- 1962 - Birth of Rich Amaral in Visalia, California, USA; outfielder (Seattle Mariners).
- 1969 - Birth of Frank Castillo in El Paso, Texas, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1969 - Birth of Kevin Dean in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; NHL defenseman (New Jersey Devils).
- 1969 - Birth of Traci Lin-Tavi in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night 2).
- 1970 - Birth of Wes Barnett in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; 238lb (108kg) weightlifter (Olympics-6th-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Wyatt Jones in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; kayak (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Bijou Phillips; American actress and socialite.
- 1980 - Birth of Bryan Buffinton in Ridgewood, New Jersey; actor (Bill Lewis Jr - Guiding Light).
- 1980 - Birth of Randy Orton; American professional wrestler.
- 1982 - Birth of Sam Huntington; American actor (Jungle 2 Jungle).
- 1982 - Birth of Taran Killam; American actor.
- 1983 - Birth of Sean Taylor; American football player (dies 2007).
Deaths on April 1
- 1777 - Death of John Morton in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania; served 18 multi-year terms in Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, elected to First Continental Congress and Second Continental Congress, cast tie-breaking vote for independence, signed Declaration of Independence.
- 1969 - Helena Rubinstein, American cosmetic manufacturer, dies at about age 89.
- 1984 - American singer Marvin Gaye shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in Los Angeles, California at age 44 (born 1939).
- 1991 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at age 96 (born 1894).
- 1993 - Alan Kulwicki, American stock car racer, dies in plane crash at age 38 (born 1954).
- 1998 - Death of Rozz Williams, American singer (born 1963).
- 2004 - Death of Carrie Snodgress, American actress (born 1946).
- 2010 - Death of Dr. Edward Roberts, founder of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), "father of the personal computer", inventor of the Altair 8800 computer, at age 68 after a long bout of pneumonia.
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