- 1861] Hardly civil: The Civil War begins as confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter (4/12)...
- 1912] Where did you say the lifeboats are?: The Titanic sets sail on its ill-fated maiden voyage from Southampton, England (4/10)...
- 1924] Debuted on this date: WLS Chicago signs on (4/11)...1962] The New York Mets make their National League debut with an 11-4 loss in St. Louis (4/11)...
- 1945] 'Happy Trails': President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies from a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs (GA) at 63. Harry S. Truman is sworn in as our new President (4/12)...1998] Edward O. Jackson aka Eddie O'Jay, one of the pioneering disc jockeys of R&B radio, passes away in the Bronx following complications of 2 recent heart attacks. The O'Jays were named after Eddie when he was a jock in Cleveland. Eddie was working for the city of New York when he passed away in his 70s (4/10)...
- 1947] Breaking the color barrier: 28-year old Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player to be signed by a major league team when Dodger President Branch Rickey signs Jackie to a contract at the team's Montague Street executive offices in Brooklyn (4/10). All Jackie will do is guide the Dodgers to 7 pennants and a World Series victory (1955) in his 10 years in Brooklyn...
- 1963] Cape Cod Tragedy: 129 die as the nuclear powered submarine USS Thresher fails to surface off Cape Cod (MA) (4/10)...
- 1995] Gitchy gitchy ya ya da da: Drew Barrymore jumps on David Letterman's desk, lifts her sweater with her back to the audience and gives Letterman an eyeful for his birthday (4/12)...
- 1996] Tragedy in the sky: 7-year old Jessica Dubroff, who was trying to become the youngest person to fly cross-country is killed with her father and flight instructor after taking off from Cheyenne (WY) (4/11)...
- 2003] House rules: The House passes the national Amber Alert System and strengthens child pornography laws (4/10)...
- 2007] Canned Imus: Don Imus is fired for his racial references to the Rutgers' women's basketball team. On the same day (4/12) New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is seriously injured in an automobile crash. Corzine was on his way to a meeting with the team and Imus (4/12)...For more on April 10 - 12:
C L I C K:
http://melphillipsnowandthen.com
