On This Day in History...April 23

1616: English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare, often considered the greatest playwright in history, dies on his birthday in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.Learn more about William Shakespeare.



1789: President George Washington and his wife, Martha, move into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House in New York; the White House is built 10 years later.Learn more about the White House.



1896: In New York City, Americans sit together in a theater and view a motion picture for the first time.Learn more about the history of motion pictures.

1954: In baseball, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits the first of his record 755 career home runs.Learn more about Hank Aaron.

1969: Sirhan Sirhan is sentenced to death for the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy; the sentence is later reduced to life in prison.Learn more about Robert F. Kennedy.

1972: Apollo 16 astronauts explores Moon surface

1992: McDonald's opens its 1st fast-food restaurant in China

Happy Birthday to...
Stephen Douglas, American politician (1813)
James Buchanan, U.S. president (1791)
William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564)
Shirley Temple, child actress and foreign ambassador (1928)

Taken from: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/onthisday.aspx

And if all this is totally and completely boring to you, let me know, I just do this for fun. ;)

On This Day in History...

I love looking at these things. Notice the Red Baron!

753 B.C.: According to legend, twin brothers Romulus and Remus, sons of the god Mars, founded the ancient city of Rome.Learn more about Ancient Rome.

1836: Shouting "Remember the Alamo," Gen. Sam Houston and his army of Texans defeat Mexican forces in the Battle of San Jacinto, winning independence for Texas.Learn more about the Battle of San Jacinto.

1910: Mark Twain, author of the American classics "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," dies.Learn more about Mark Twain.

1918: Germany's World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious Red Baron, is shot down behind British lines.Learn more about World War I.

1960: Three years after construction of Brasília began, the city replaces the crowded Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil.Learn more about Brasília.

Taken from: http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/onthisday.aspx

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