GOOD MORNING - TODAY IS TUESDAY, April 1, the 91st day of 2014 with 273 to follow. Sunrise in the Boston area is @ 6:27 and sunset is @ 7:09. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Neptune, Saturn & Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter, & Uranus. ON THIS DAY IN: 1621 - Leaders of the Plymouth colonists, acting on behalf of King James I, made a defensive alliance with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoags. 1778 - Oliver Pollock created the dollar sign. 1789 - The U.S. House of Representatives held its first meeting, in New York City; Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House. 1826 - Samuel Morey of New Hampshire patented the internal-combustion engine. 1863 - The first U.S. wartime conscription law was enacted. 1864 - The first travel accident policy was issued, by The Travelers Insurance Company to James Batterson, who also received the first general insurance policy issued by the firm. 1865 - At the Battle of Five Forks, General Robert E. Lee began his final offensive of the Civil War. 1918 - The Royal Air Force was established in Britain with the amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). 1920 - Germanys Workers Party changed its name to the Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis). 1924 - Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for leading the Nazis unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch in the German State of Bavaria. 1929 - The yo-yo was introduced by Louie Marx. 1939 - The Spanish Civil War ended with the official recognition of Francisco Francos government. 1956 - Chet Huntley began his successful news career with NBC. 1960 - The first weather satellite in the world, TIROS-I, was launched from Cape Canaveral. 1963 - The soap opera General Hospital began its run on TV. The Doctors soap opera also premiered that day. 1970 - President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and television. 2001 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was arrested on corruption charges after a standoff with the police in Belgrade. 2003 - U.S. troops rescued Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch from a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq; she had been held prisoner since March 23.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:23:40 +0000
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