 | Today in History UCD Staff - Thursday, April 05, 2001
2348 -BC- Noah's ark grounded, Mt Ararat (calculated date).
1614 Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe
1649 Elihu Yale England , philanthropist founded Yale was born.
1649 John Winthrop 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies
1792 George Washington casts 1st presidential veto
1830 Alexander Muir Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (The Maple Leaf Forever) was born.
1856 Booker Taliaferro Washington pioneer educator was born.(Ist black on US Stamp)
1887 Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller.
1896 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens.
1908 Bette Davis Lowell Mass, famous eyes, was born.
1916 Gregory Peck La Jolla Calif, actor was born.(To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur)
1937 Colin Powell Bronx NY, was born.
1955 Winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him.
1964 Douglas MacArthur US general (Pacific theater-WW II), dies at 84.
1964 1st driverless trains run on the London Underground.
1975 Chai Kai-shek leader (Taiwan), dies.
1976 Howard Hughes reclusive billionaire, dies at 72.
1992 Sam Walton Billionaire CEO (Walmart), dies of cancer at 74. | |