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Cache A Day – April 20th
April 20th is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of the year.
The entire month of April is National Landscape Architecture Month and National Occupational Therapy Month.
This second week of the month of April is Cleaning For a Reason Week and National Coin Week. I do not know about you, but when I clean, I usually find LOTS of coins waiting for me in the couch, the recliner, etc, etc.
Today is National Pot Smoker’s Day!
Historical events occurring on April 20th include:
1139 - The Second Lateran Council opened in Rome.
1534 - Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, set sail from St. Malo to explore the North American coastline.
1653 - In England, Oliver Cromwell expelled the Long Parliament for trying to pass the Perpetuation Bill that would have kept Parliament in the hands of only a few members.
1657 - English Admiral Robert Blake fought his last battle when he destroyed the Spanish fleet in Santa Cruz Bay.
1689 - The siege of Londonderry began. Supporters of James II attacked the city.
1769 - Ottawa Chief Pontiac was murdered by an Illinois Indian in Cahokia.
1775 - American troops began the siege of British-held Boston.
1792 - France declared war on Austria, Prussia, and Sardinia. It was the start of the French Revolutionary wars.
1809 - Napoleon defeated Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria.
1832 - Hot Springs National Park was established by an act of the U.S. Congress. It was the first national park in the U.S.
1836 - The U.S. territory of Wisconsin was created by the U.S. Congress.
1841 - In Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe's first detective story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," was published in Graham's Magazine.
1861 - Robert E. Lee resigned from U.S. Army.
1865 - Safety matches were first advertised.
1879 - First mobile home (horse drawn) was used in a journey from London to Cyprus.
1902 - Scientists Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.
1912 - Fenway Park opened as the home of the Boston Red Sox.
1916 - Sir Roger Casement landed in Ireland to incite rebellion against the British. Casement, a British diplomat, was captured within hours and was hanged for high treason on August 3.
1916 - Chicago's Wrigley Field held its first Cubs game with the first National League game at the ballpark. The Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings.
1919 - The Polish Army captured Vilno, Lithuania from the Soviets.
1934 - The movie "Stand Up And Cheer" opened. It was Shirley Temple's debut.
1940 - The First electron microscope was demonstrated by RCA.
1942 - Pierre Laval, the premier of Vichy France, in a radio broadcast, establishes a policy of "true reconciliation with Germany."
1945 - Soviet troops began their attack on Berlin.
1945 - During World War II, Allied forces took control of the German cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart.
1951 - General MacArthur addressed the joint session of Congress after being relieved by U.S. President Truman.
1953 - Operation Little Switch began in Korea. It was the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war. Thirty Americans were freed.
1953 - The Boston marathon was won by Keizo Yamada with a record time of 2:18:51.
1959 - "Desilu Playhouse" on CBS-TV presented a two-part show titled "The Untouchables."
1961 - FM stereo broadcasting was approved by the FCC.
1962 - The New Orleans Citizens' Council offered a free one-way ride for blacks to move to northern states.
1967 - U.S. planes bombed Haiphong for first time during the Vietnam War.
1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
1972 - The manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon.
1978 - The Korean Airliner Flight 902 was shot down while in Russian airspace. Two passengers were killed when the plane landed on a frozen lake.
1984 - Britain announced that its administration of Hong Kong would cease in 1997.
1988 - The U.S. Air Forces' Stealth (B-2 bomber) was officially unveiled.
1989 - Scientist announced the successful testing of high-definition TV.
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev became the first Soviet head of state to visit South Korea.
1992 - The worlds largest fair, Expo '92, opened in Seville, Spain.
1998 - Kenyan runner Moses Tanui, 32, won the Boston Marathon for the second time. He also registered the third fast time with 2 hours 7 minutes and 34 seconds.
1999 - 13 people were killed at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO, when two teenagers opened fire on them with shotguns and pipebombs. The two gunmen then killed themselves.
1999 - Jane Seymour received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born on April 20th
Phillip Pinel 1745
Napoleon III 1808 - Emperor of France
Daniel Chester French 1850 - Sculptor, created Minute Man statue in Concord, MA, Abraham Lincoln seated in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
Adolf Hitler 1889 - German leader during World War II
Joan Miro 1893 - Artist
Harold Lloyd 1893 - Comedian, actor ("For Heaven's Sake")
Norman Norell (Norman David Levinson) 1900 - Costume designer, fashion designer
Lionel Hampton 1908 - Singer, songwriter, jazz musician, bandleader
Tito (Ernest) Puente 1923 - Jazz musician, bandleader
Nina Foch (Nina Consuelo Maud Fock) 1924 - Actress ("Spartacus", "An American in Paris")
Leslie Philips 1924 - Actor ("Harry Potter" films)
Henri Renaud 1925 - Jazz musician, pianist, record producer
Elena Verdugo 1926 - Actress ("Little Giants", "Meet Millie")
Phil Hill 1927 - Auto racer
Bob (Robert Earl) Braun 1929 - Television host ("The Bob Braun Show"), actor ("Die Hard 2", "The Young and the Restless")
Beaver Harris (William Godwin Harris) 1936 - Musician
George Takei 1937 - Actor ("Star Trek", "Star Trek" movie series)
Johnny Tillotson 1939 - Singer
Ryan O'Neal 1941 - Actor ("Love Story", "Peyton Place")
Michael Brandon (Feldman) 1945 - Actor ("Red Alert", "Promises in the Dark")
Jimmy Winston (Langwith) 1945 - Musician (Moments, Small Faces)
Steve Spurrier 1945 - Football player
Tom (Thomas George) Hutton 1946 - Baseball player
Brian Lavender 1947 - Hockey player
David Leland 1947 - Actor ("Time Bandits"), director
Joe Bonner 1948 - Jazz pianist, composer
Craig Frost 1948 - Musician (Grand Funk Railroad)
Jessica Lange 1949 - Actress ("Tootsie", "Blue Sky")
Luther Vandross 1951 - Singer, songwriter
Denis Leary 1958 - Actor
Clint Howard 1959 - Actor ("Backdraft", "Cocoon")
Crispin Glover 1964 - Actor ("Dead Man", "Twister", "Back to the Future")
Mike Portnoy 1967 - Musician, drummer (Dream Theater), Dream Theater Official Store
Wade Hayes 1969
Carmen Electra 1972 - Actress ("Baywatch"), singer/rapper
Joey Lawrence 1976 - Actor ("Gimme a Break", "Blossom")
This Cache a Day Series will run all year for 2010. Caches will remain active for one year from date of placement (unless the site becomes otherwise unsuitable for a cache prior to that time).
Bonus points for finding the cache on the day it is released.
Double bonus points if it is your birthday! (Send me a note with your date of birth and I will include it in the cache listing.)
Triple bonus points for finding the entire series. (Ok, so that should be worth a lot more. We’ll figure out some suitable award for any survivors left at the end of the year)
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