Poor Gabriel's Almanac

Interesting things that happened April 18th:

Birthdays on this date:

In 1820 Franz von Suppe, composer
In 1857 Clarence Darrow, lawyer
In 1882 Leopold Stokowski, conductor
In 1922 Barbara Hale, actor (Perry Mason, Airport, The Window, Lady Luck)
In 1946 Hayley Mills (in London, England), actor (Pollyanna, The Parent Trap)
In 1948 Catherine Malfitano (in New York), operatic soprano
In 1971 David Tennant (born David McDonald), actor, tenth Doctor (Doctor Who)

Events worth noting:

In 1775 Paul Revere's famous ride, warning of the coming of British troops.
In 1861 Col. Robert E. Lee turns down offer of command of all Union Armies.
In 1868 San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals formed.
In 1869 First International Cricket Match, held in SF, won by Californian.
In 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco at 5:12 a.m. -- 8.3 on the Richter scale, hundreds (possibly thousands) dead.
In 1907 Fairmont Hotel opens.
In 1923 74,000 on hand for Opening of Yankee Stadium, 62,281 paid.
In 1934 First "Washateria" (laundromat) is opened, in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 1936 Pan-Am's "Clipper" starts providing regular passenger flights between San Francisco to Honolulu.
In 1942 "The Stars and Stripes" paper started for U S Armed Forces.
+ James H. Doolittle bombed Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
In 1946 League of Nations went out of business, replaced by the U.N.
In 1949 Irish Republic comes into existence.
In 1950 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing 9-0 in the 6th to the Red Sox.
+ First transatlantic jet passenger trip.
In 1956 Don Larsen makes his major league debut. Later, he would become the first baseball pitcher to pitch perfect World Series game.
+ Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco (civil ceremony).
In 1968 San Francisco's Old Hall of Justice demolished.
In 1978 U.S. Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panama.
In 1979 TV show "Real People" premiers.
In 1980 Nation of Zimbabwe founded (formerly Rhodesia).
In 1981 Pawtuckett and Rochester become involved in a 33 inning game.
In 1983 An unidentified suicide bomber blows up the U.S. embassy in Beirut, the most devastating terrorist attack against any U.S. diplomatic post. The U.S. responds by siding with the Lebanese Forces militia in the Lebanese civil war.
In 1987 Mike Schmidt hits homerun #500.

And remember ...

America's Heartland Development Month
Cancer Control Month
Math Education Month
National Poetry Month

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