martes, 5 de abril de 2011

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ON THIS DAY

April 5

On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union.
On April 5, 1856, Booker T. Washington, the educator and reformer who became an important spokesperson for black Americans at the turn of the 20th century, was born. Following his death on Nov. 14, 1915, his obituary appeared in The Times.

On This Date

1614Pocahontas, daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1649Elihu Yale, the English philanthropist for whom Yale University is named, was born in Boston.
1792George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
1856Black educator Booker T. Washington was born in Franklin County, Va.
1887British historian Lord Acton wrote in a letter, "All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
1895Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry, who had accused the writer of homosexual practices.
1908Actress Bette Davis was born in Lowell, Mass.
1951Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union.
1964Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died at age 84.
1975Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek died at age 87.
1976Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died at age 72.
1984Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest-scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points. (He still holds the career record with with 38,387 points.)
1987Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut.
1992Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton died at age 74.
1997Beat poet Allen Ginsberg died at age 70.
2008Actor Charlton Heston died at age 84.
2009President Barack Obama, visiting Prague, launched an effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons, calling them "the most dangerous legacy of the Cold War."

Current Birthdays

Roger Corman, Filmmaker
Filmmaker Roger Corman turns 85 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Troy Gentry, Country singer (Montgomery-Gentry)
Country singer Troy Gentry (Montgomery-Gentry) turns 44 years old today.
AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
1922Gale Storm, Actress, turns 89
1937Colin Powell, Former secretary of state, turns 74
1941Michael Moriarty, Actor, turns 70
1942Allan Clarke, Rock singer (The Hollies), turns 69
1943Max Gail, Actor ("Barney Miller"), turns 68
1950Agnetha Faltskog, Singer (ABBA), turns 61
1968Paula Cole, Rock singer, turns 43
1973Pharrell Williams, Rapper, producer, turns 38

Historic Birthdays

91Thomas Hobbes 4/5/1588 - 12/4/1679
English philosopher and political theorist
72Elihu Yale 4/5/1649 - 7/8/1721
American-born English merchant and benefactor of Yale University
74Jean-Honore Fragonard 4/5/1732 - 8/22/1806
French rococo painter
51Vincenzo Gioberti 4/5/1801 - 11/26/1852
Italian philosopher, politician and cleric
85Baron Joseph Lister 4/5/1827 - 2/10/1912
English surgeon and scientist
72Algernon Chas. Swinburne 4/5/1837 - 4/10/1909
English poet and critic
92Lincoln Filene 4/5/1865 - 8/27/1957
American business executive and philanthropist; chairman of Federated Department Stores (1929-57)
85Chester Bowles 4/5/1901 - 5/25/1986
American politician and advertising entrepreneur
81Bette Davis 4/5/1908 - 10/6/1989
American motion-picture dramatic actress
78Jagjivan Ram 4/5/1908 - 7/6/1986
Indian politician and spokesman for the untouchables
81Herbert von Karajan 4/5/1908 - 7/16/1989
Austrian-born conductor
72Chaim Grade 4/5/1910 - 6/26/1982
Russian-born Yiddish poet, short-story writer and novelist

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