Monthly Archives: April 2011

April 30th

On this day in 1957 – Elvis recorded “Jailhouse Rock.”

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April 29th

On this day in 1990 – The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.

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April 28th

On this day in 1985 – The largest sand castle in the world was completed near St. Petersburg, FL. It was four stories tall.

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April 27th

On this day in 1965 – “Pampers” were patented by R.C. Duncan.

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April 26th

On this day in 1967 – The Beatles & Co. partnership was formed. The agreement was that John, Paul, George and Ringo would stay together for the next 10 years.

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April 25th

On this day in 2007 – The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 13,000 for the first time.

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April 24th

On this day in 1981 – The IBM Personal Computer was introduced.

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April 23rd

On this day in 2005 – The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.

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April 22nd

On this day in 1970 – The first “Earth Day” was observed by millions of Americans. The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill … Continue reading

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April 21st

On this day in 1977 – “Annie” opened on Broadway.

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