April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoff https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/t3142 Runboard| April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoff en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:36:16 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:36:16 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p84017,from=rss#post84017https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p84017,from=rss#post84017In 1979 - 205th & final episode of "All in the Family"; followed by "Archie Bunker's Place" for 4 seasons nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:23:08 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p81268,from=rss#post81268https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p81268,from=rss#post81268In 1994 - The RIAA announced that Pink Floyd's 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon" had become the fourth biggest-selling album in U.S. history. It had passed the 13 million mark in sales.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 07 Apr 2020 20:18:12 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p78123,from=rss#post78123https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p78123,from=rss#post781231990, Ryan White, the teenage AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance had gained national attention, died in Indianapolis at age 18. Today's Birthdays — Monday, April 8, 2019: Comedian Shecky Greene is 93. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 82. Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek is 79. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 78. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 78. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 77. Actor Stuart Pankin is 73. Rock musician Steve Howe is 72. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 72. Movie director John Madden is 70. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 68. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is 64. Actor John Schneider is 59. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 58.. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 57. Singer Julian Lennon is 56. Actor Dean Norris is 56. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 56. Rapper Biz Markie is 55. Actress Robin Wright is 53. Actress Patricia Arquette is 51. Actor JR Bourne is 49. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 49. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 48. Actress Emma Caulfield Ford (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) is 46. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 39. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 38. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 35. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 35. Actress Kirsten Storms is 35. Rock musician Jamie Sierota is 26. Actress Sadie Calvano is 22.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:36:35 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p73847,from=rss#post73847https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p73847,from=rss#post73847Today is Sunday, April 8, the 98th day of 2018. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record. Ten years ago: The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Army Gen. David Petraeus, told Congress that hard-won gains in the war zone were too fragile to promise any troop pullouts beyond the summer as he held his ground against impatient Democrats and refused to commit to more withdrawals before President George W. Bush left office in January 2009. American Airlines grounded all 300 of its MD-80 jetliners amid safety concerns about wiring bundles; the carrier ended up canceling more than 3,000 flights over the next four days. Tennessee captured its eighth women's NCAA championship with a 64-48 victory over Stanford. Five years ago: President Barack Obama warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter gun regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims during a visit to Hartford, Connecticut, that he was "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 87, died in London. Actress and former Disney "Mouseketeer" Annette Funicello, 70, died in Bakersfield, California. Rick Pitino, who coached Louisville in the NCAA championship game, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with former NBA stars Bernard King and Gary Payton, former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, North Carolina women's coach Sylvia Hatchell, former University of Houston coach Guy Lewis and former University of Virginia star Dawn Staley. One year ago: Immigrant workers at the famed Tom Cat Bakery in New York who were threatened with being fired if they didn't produce legal work papers defied the government by rallying outside President Donald Trump's Manhattan home. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shecky Greene is 92. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 81. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 80. Basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek is 78. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 77. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 77. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 76. Actor Stuart Pankin is 72. Rock musician Steve Howe is 71. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 71. Movie director John Madden is 69. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 67. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is 63. Actor John Schneider is 58. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 57. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 56. Singer Julian Lennon is 55. Actor Dean Norris is 55. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 55. Rapper Biz Markie is 54. Actress Robin Wright is 52. Actress Patricia Arquette is 50. Actor JR Bourne is 48. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 48. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 47. Actress Emma Caulfield is 45. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 38. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 37. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 34. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 34. Actress Kirsten Storms is 34. Rock musician Jamie Sierota is 25. Actress Sadie Calvano is 21.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sun, 08 Apr 2018 16:09:48 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p69697,from=rss#post69697https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p69697,from=rss#post69697Today is Saturday, April 8, the 98th day of 2017. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1952, President Harry S. Truman seized the American steel industry to avert a nationwide strike. (The Supreme Court later ruled that Truman had overstepped his authority, opening the way for a seven-week strike by steelworkers.) Ten years ago: Powerful Shiite (SHEE'-eyet) cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (mook-TAH'-duh al SAH'-dur) ordered his militiamen to redouble their battle to oust American forces from Iraq and called on the country's army and police to join him in defeating "your archenemy." Zach Johnson won the Masters with a two-shot victory over Tiger Woods. Five years ago: A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, last-minute demands that the country's largest rebel group swiftly rejected. The U.S. and Afghanistan signed a deal giving Afghans authority over raids of Afghan homes, resolving one of the most contentious issues between the two wartime allies. Bubba Watson saved par from the pine straw and won the Masters on the second hole of a playoff over Louis Oosthuizen (WUHST'-hy-zen). One year ago: In a sweeping document on family life that opened a door to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, Pope Francis insisted that church doctrine could not be the final word in answering tricky moral questions and that Catholics had to be guided by their own informed consciences. Bruce Springsteen canceled a scheduled concert in Greensboro, North Carolina, citing the state's new law blocking anti-discrimination rules covering the LGBT community. N.W.A. entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center with 1970s-era rock acts Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple and Steve Miller. Today's Birthdays — April 8: Comedian Shecky Greene is 91. Actor-turned-diplomat John Gavin is 86. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 80. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 79. Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 77. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.J. Jackson is 76. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 76. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 75. Actor Hywel Bennett is 73. Actor Stuart Pankin is 71. Rock musician Steve Howe is 70. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 70. Movie director John Madden is 68. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 66. Actor John Schneider is 57. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 56. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 55. Singer Julian Lennon is 54. Actor Dean Norris is 54. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 54. Rapper Biz Markie is 53. Actress Robin Wright is 51. Actress Patricia Arquette is 49. Actor JR Bourne is 47. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 47. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 46. Actress Emma Caulfield is 44. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 37. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 36. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 33. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 33. Actress Kirsten Storms is 33. Rock musician Jamie Sierota (Echosmith) is 24. Actress Sadie Calvano is 20.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:34:40 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p65149,from=rss#post65149https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p65149,from=rss#post65149Today is Friday, April 8, the 99th day of 2016. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record. Ten years ago: The Rolling Stones made their debut in mainland China with a censored — but still raucous — concert in Shanghai. Harley-Davidson Inc. opened its first dealership in China. Eight members of the Toronto chapter of the Bandidos biker gang were found dead in a remote wooded area of a farmer's property in Shedden, Ontario, Canada; six Bandidos from Winnipeg were convicted in 2009 of murdering them. Five years ago: Congressional and White House negotiators struck a last-minute budget deal ahead of a midnight deadline, averting an embarrassing federal shutdown and cutting billions in spending. One year ago: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) was convicted by a federal jury on all 30 charges against him in the Boston Marathon bombing and found him responsible for the deaths of the three people killed in the 2013 attack and the killing of an MIT police officer three days later. (He was sentenced to death the following month.) Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shecky Greene is 90. Actor-turned-diplomat John Gavin is 85. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 79. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 78. Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 76. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.J. Jackson is 75. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 75. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 74. Actor Hywel Bennett is 72. Actor Stuart Pankin is 70. Rock musician Steve Howe is 69. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 69. Movie director John Madden is 67. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 65. Actor John Schneider is 56. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 55. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 54. Singer Julian Lennon is 53. Actor Dean Norris is 53. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 53. Rapper Biz Markie is 52. Actress Robin Wright is 50. Actress Patricia Arquette is 48. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 46. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 45. Actress Emma Caulfield is 43. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 36. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 35. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 32. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 32. Actress Kirsten Storms is 32. Rock musician Jamie Sierota (Echosmith) is 23. Actress Sadie Calvano is 19.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Fri, 08 Apr 2016 21:29:52 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p60048,from=rss#post60048https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p60048,from=rss#post60048Today is Wednesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2015. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, which provided money for programs such as the Works Progress Administration. Ten years ago: With presidents and kings looking on, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in St. Peter's Square sang, applauded and chanted for the Catholic Church to declare John Paul II a saint as the pope was laid to rest. Five years ago: President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START treaty in Prague. Authorities in Cancun, Mexico, found the body of Monica Beresford-Redman, the wife of "Pimp My Ride" and former "Survivor" producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, who was convicted by a Mexico court in March 2015 of murdering her and sentenced to 12 years in prison (he continues to maintain his innocence). Malcolm McLaren, 64, former manager of the Sex Pistols, died in Switzerland. Bishop Abel Muzorewa, the first black prime minister of an interim white-dominated government before Zimbabwe's independence, died six days before his 85th birthday. One year ago: The U.S. said it would keep its current force of 450 land-based nuclear missiles but remove 50 from their launch silos as part of a plan to bring the U.S. into compliance with a 2011 US-Russia arms control treaty. Breanna Stewart scored 21 points and Stefanie Dolson added 17 points and 16 rebounds to help UConn beat Notre Dame 79-58, giving the Huskies a record ninth women's national championship. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shecky Greene is 89. Actor-turned-diplomat John Gavin is 84. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 78. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 77. Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 75. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.J. Jackson is 74. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 74. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 73. Actor Hywel Bennett is 71. Actor Stuart Pankin is 69. Rock musician Steve Howe is 68. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 68. Movie director John Madden is 66. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 64. Actor John Schneider is 55. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 54. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 53. Singer Julian Lennon is 52. Actor Dean Norris is 52. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 52. Rapper Biz Markie is 51. Actress Robin Wright is 49. Actress Patricia Arquette is 47. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 45. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 44. Actress Emma Caulfield is 42. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 35. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 34. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 31. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 31. Actress Kirsten Storms is 31. Rock musician Jamie Sierota (Echosmith) is 22. Actress Sadie Calvano is 18.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:58:42 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p53777,from=rss#post53777https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p53777,from=rss#post53777Today is Tuesday, April 8, the 98th day of 2014. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1864, the United States Senate passed, 38-6, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery. (The House of Representatives passed it in Jan. 1865; the amendment was ratified and adopted in Dec. 1865.) Ten years ago: National security adviser Condoleezza Rice told the September 11 commission "there was no silver bullet" that could have prevented the deadly terror attacks. Iraqi insurgents released a videotape of three Japanese captives, threatening to burn them alive if Japan did not withdraw its troops from Iraq. (The hostages were later released unharmed.) Fred Olivi, who copiloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, died in Lemont, Ill., at age 82. Five years ago: Somali pirates hijacked the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama; although the crew was able to retake the cargo ship, the captain, Richard Phillips, was taken captive by the raiders and held aboard a lifeboat. (Phillips was rescued four days later by Navy SEAL snipers who shot three of the pirates dead.) A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three, including U.S. billionaire space tourist Charles Simonyi, landed safely in Kazakhstan. David "Pop" Winans Sr., patriarch of the award-winning Winans gospel music family, died in Nashville, Tenn., at age 74. One year ago: President Barack Obama warned Congress not to use delaying tactics against tighter gun regulations and told families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims during a visit to Hartford, Conn., that he was "determined as ever" to honor their children with tougher laws. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 87, died in London after a stroke. Actress and former Disney "Mouseketeer" Annette Funicello, 70, died in Bakersfield, Calif. Rick Pitino, who'd coached Louisville in the NCAA championship game, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with former NBA stars Bernard King and Gary Payton, former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, North Carolina women's coach Sylvia Hatchell, former University of Houston coach Guy Lewis and former University of Virginia star Dawn Staley. Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shecky Greene is 88. Actor-turned-diplomat John Gavin is 83. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 77. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 76. Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 74. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.J. Jackson is 73. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 73. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 72. Actor Hywel Bennett is 70. Actor Stuart Pankin is 68. Rock musician Steve Howe is 67. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 67. Movie director John Madden is 65. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 63. Actor John Schneider is 54. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 53. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 52. Singer Julian Lennon is 51. Actor Dean Norris is 51. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 51. Rapper Biz Markie is 50. Actress Robin Wright is 48. Actress Patricia Arquette is 46. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 44. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 43. Actress Emma Caulfield is 41. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 34. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 33. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 30. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 30. Actress Kirsten Storms is 30. Actress Sadie Calvano is 17.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:29:02 +0000 Re: April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p47201,from=rss#post47201https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p47201,from=rss#post47201Today is Monday, April 8, the 98th day of 2013. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, providing for popular election of United States senators (as opposed to appointment by state legislatures), was ratified. President Woodrow Wilson became the first chief executive since John Adams to address Congress in person as he asked lawmakers to enact tariff reform. One year ago: A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, last-minute demands that the country's largest rebel group swiftly rejected. The U.S. and Afghanistan signed a deal giving Afghans authority over raids of Afghan homes, resolving one of the most contentious issues between the two wartime allies. Bubba Watson saved par from the pine straw and won the Masters on the second hole of a playoff over Louis Oosthuizen (WUHST'-hy-zen).   Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shecky Greene is 87. Actor-turned-diplomat John Gavin is 82. Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh is 76. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 75. Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 73. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.J. Jackson is 72. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 72. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 71. Actor Hywel Bennett is 69. Actor Stuart Pankin is 67. Rock musician Steve Howe is 66. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 66. Movie director John Madden is 64. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 62. Actor John Schneider is 53. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 52. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 51. Singer Julian Lennon is 50. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 50. Rapper Biz Markie is 49. Actress Robin Wright is 47. Actress Patricia Arquette is 45. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 43. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 42. Actress Emma Caulfield is 40. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 33. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 32. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 29. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 29. Actress Kirsten Storms is 29.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:19:32 +0000 Re: April 8thhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41438,from=rss#post41438https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41438,from=rss#post41438Today's Birthdays: Comedian Shecky Greene is 86. Actor-turned-diplomat John Gavin is 81. Author and investigative reporter Seymour Hersh is 75. Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is 74. Basketball Hall-of-Famer John Havlicek is 72. "Mouseketeer" Darlene Gillespie is 71. Singer J.J. Jackson is 71. Singer Peggy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 71. Songwriter-producer Leon Huff is 70. Actor Hywel Bennett is 68. Actor Stuart Pankin is 66. Rock musician Steve Howe (Yes) is 65. Former House Republican Leader Tom DeLay is 65. Movie director John Madden is 63. Rock musician Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad) is 61. Actor John Schneider is 52. "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch is 51. Rock musician Izzy Stradlin is 50. Singer Julian Lennon is 49. Rock singer-musician Donita Sparks is 49. Rapper Biz Markie is 48. Actress Robin Wright is 46. Actress Patricia Arquette is 44. Rock singer Craig Honeycutt (Everything) is 42. Rock musician Darren Jessee is 41. Actress Emma Caulfield is 39. Actress Katee Sackhoff is 32. Actor Taylor Kitsch is 31. Rock singer-musician Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) is 28. Actor Taran Noah Smith is 28. Actress Kirsten Storms is 28. Other notable birthdays, April 8: 1943, Miller Farr, American football player 1946, Tim Thomerson, American actor 1955, Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer 1955, Kane Hodder, American actor and stuntman 1955, Ron Johnson, American politician, junior senator of Wisconsin. 1956, Justin Sullivan, English musician (New Model Army) 1957, Fred Smerlas, American football player 1963, Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach 1964, Lisa Guerrero, American sports broadcaster 1968, Tracy Grammer, American folk singer 1973, Alex S. Gonzalez, American baseball player 1975, Timo Pérez, Dominican baseball player 1978, Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress 1979, Jeremy Guthrie, American baseball player 1981, Brian Burres, American baseball player 1981, Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model 1981, Lito Sheppard, American football cornerback 1986, Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player 1986, Bridget Kelly, American singer-songwriter 1987, Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player 1992, Shelby Young, American actress Born on this day, April 8, passed away: 1761, Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Founder of the Society of Mary (d. 1850) 1842, Elizabeth Bacon Custer, wife of George Armstrong Custer (d. 1933) 1892, Mary Pickford, Canadian actress (d. 1979) 1905, Helen Joseph, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 1992) 1912, Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (d. 1969) 1918, Betty Ford, Former First Lady of the United States(d. 2011) 1919, Ian Smith, Former Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007) 1920, Carmen McRae, American jazz singer (d. 1994) 1923, Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (d. 1997) 1926, Shirley Mills, American actress (d. 2010) 1927, Tilly Armstrong (alias Tania Langley and Kate Alexander), British writer (d. 2010) 1928, Leah Rabin, widow of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (d. 2000) 1928, Monty Sunshine, English jazz clarinetist (d. 2010) 1929, Walter Berry, Austrian bass-baritone (d. 2000) 1929, Jacques Brel, Belgian singer/composer (d. 1978) 1943, Michael Bennett, American dancer/choreographer (d. 1987) 1946, Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999) 1947, Larry Norman, American singer/songwriter (d. 2008) 1954, Gary Carter, American baseball player (d. 2012) 1955, Ricky Bell, American football player (d. 1984) 1972, Paul Gray, American bassist (Slipknot) (d. 2010) Notable deaths, April 8: 1861, Elisha Otis, American elevator builder (b. 1811) 1950, Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish-born ballet dancer (b. 1890) 1968, Barbara Jane Harrison, Air stewardess (b.1945) 1973, Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist and sculptor (b. 1881) 1978, Ford Frick, American baseball commissioner (b. 1894) 1981, Omar Bradley, U.S. general (b. 1893) 1990, Ryan White, American AIDS activist (b. 1971) 1993, Marian Anderson, American contralto (b. 1897) 1996, Ben Johnson, American actor (b. 1918) 1997, Laura Nyro, American singer and composer (b. 1947) 2000, Claire Trevor, American actress (b. 1910) 2010, Malcolm McLaren, British music manager (b. 1946)nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:09:21 +0000 April 8th - Happy Birthday John Schneider and Katee Sackhoffhttps://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41437,from=rss#post41437https://broguesholonet.runboard.com/p41437,from=rss#post41437Today is April 8, the 99th day of 2012. There are 267 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 8, 1952, President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order seizing the American steel industry to avert a nationwide strike. On this date: In BC 563, Buddha, the Enlightened One, originally known as Siddhartha Gautama, is born on this day. He received Perfect Enlightenment at the age of 35. In 217, Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. In 1093, The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin. In 1730, Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated. In 1740, War of Jenkin's Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa. In 1767, Ayutthaya kingdom falls to Burmese invaders. In 1781, Mozart's violin sonata K379 premieres. In 1808, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII. In 1820, the Venus de Milo statue was discovered by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos. In 1832, Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans. In 1864, American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield, Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana. In 1866, Italy and Prussia ally against Austrian Empire. In 1876, Amiliare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda," premieres in Milan. In 1879, Milk is sold in glass bottles for the first time. In 1886, William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. In 1893, The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. In 1895, In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional. In 1904, The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale. In 1904, British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law. In 1904, Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times. In 1906, Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies. In 1908, Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School. In 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity. In 1911, an explosion at the Banner Coal Mine in Littleton, Ala., claimed the lives of 128 men, most of them convicts loaned out from prisons. In 1912, Olympic gold medal figure skater Sonja Henie was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, providing for direct popular election of United States senators (as opposed to appointment by state legislatures), was ratified. In 1916, In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three, and badly injuring five, spectators. In 1918, World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district. In 1929, Indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act, which provided money for programs such as the Works Progress Administration. In 1942, World War II: Siege of Leningrad, Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad. In 1942, World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines. In 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities. In 1945, World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis. In 1946, The last meeting of the League of Nations, the precursor of the United Nations, is held. In 1946, Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors. In 1950, India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat-Nehru Pact. In 1953, Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by Kenya's British rulers. In 1954, A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collided with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people. In 1954, South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. In 1959, A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. In 1959, The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. In 1960, The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung. In 1961, a suspected bomb exploded aboard the passenger liner MV Dara in the Persian Gulf, causing it to sink; 238 of the 819 people aboard were killed. In 1963, "Lawrence of Arabia" won the Oscars for best picture and best director. In 1965, No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: "I'm Telling You Now," by Freddie and the Dreamers. In 1967, Sandie Shaw wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Britain with "Puppet on a String." In 1968, BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime. In 1970, Bahr el-Baqar incident: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. 46 children are killed. In 1973, Neil Young's autobiographical film "Journey Through The Past" premiered at the US Film Festival in Dallas. In 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record. In 1975, Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager. In 1975, "The Godfather Part Two" won the best picture Oscar. In 1981, General of the Army Omar N. Bradley died in New York at age 88. In 1983, Danny Rapp, lead singer of Danny and the Juniors, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 41. In 1986, actor Clint Eastwood won his bid to become mayor of Carmel, Calif. In 1987, Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline. In 1990, Ryan White, the teenage AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance had gained national attention, died in Indianapolis at age 18. In 1991, a lawsuit was filed against Virgin Records, claiming that Paula Abdul did not do all of the singing on her hit album "Forever Your Girl." The record company eventually won. In 1991, Actor Michael Landon announces he has inoperable pancreatic cancer. He died on July 1, 1991 at the age of 54. In 1992, tennis great Arthur Ashe announced at a New York news conference that he had AIDS. In 1993, The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations. In 1993, singer Marian Anderson died at age 96 in Portland, Oregon. In 1994, Kurt Cobain, singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead in Seattle from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was 27. In 1996, actor Ben Johnson, who won an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show," died at age 77 in Mesa, Arizona. In 1997, singer-songwriter Laura Nyro died of ovarian cancer at her home in Danbury, Connecticut. She was 49. The songs Nyro wrote include "Wedding Bell Blues," "Eli's Coming," and "Stoney End." In 1999, Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress. In 2004, Darfur conflict: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups. In 2005, Over four million people attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II. In 2006, Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Ontario, Canada. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos motorcycle gang. In 2008, The construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain. Ten years ago: Israel announced it would pull back from two West Bank cities, taking note of President George W. Bush's plea. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein cut off crude oil exports to demonstrate support for the Palestinians. The New York Times won seven Pulitzer Prizes, six of them related to coverage of the September 11 attacks; Suzan-Lori Parks became the first black woman to win a Pulitzer for drama for her play "Topdog/Underdog" while Richard Russo won the fiction prize for "Empire Falls." Five years ago: Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his militiamen to redouble their battle to oust American forces from Iraq and called on the country's army and police to join him in defeating "your archenemy." Zach Johnson won the Masters with a two-shot victory over Tiger Woods. One year ago: Congressional and White House negotiators struck a last-minute budget deal ahead of a midnight deadline, averting an embarrassing federal shutdown and cutting billions in spending. A strong aftershock ripped through northeastern Japan, killing two people and piling misery on a region still buried under the rubble of a devastating tsunami.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Rogue9a)Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:02:08 +0000