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CHICAGO CUBS HISTORY TIMELINE

In 1876, the Chicago White Stockings become one of eight charter members of the National League led by their president William A. Hulbert, who was also the owner of the Chicago club. A.G. Spalding is the manager when the team plays its first game in the history of the Chicago National League Ball Club that takes place on April 25.

1900s

What a decade for Cubs baseball, which is exactly what it was. In 1902, noting the youth movement lead by new manger Frank Selee, a local newspaper penned the nickname Cubs for the first time. The moniker prevailed over time and was officially adopted by the club in 1907. It is currently one of the longest running-and most beloved-alias' in all of sports.

1910s

The team began this decade much like they concluded the previous one-by winning. The Cubs win their fourth National League pennant in five seasons. Despite wining 104 games and capturing the flag by 13 games, they lose the 1910 World Series to the Philadelphia A's, four games to one.

1920s

In 1920, Weeghman Park becomes known as Cubs Park, after chewing gum magnet William Wrigley buys out the remainder of Charles Weeghman's share of the club. The park would undergo yet another name change in 1926 when it becomes Wrigley Field.

1930s

In 1930, outfielder Hack Wilson puts together one of the greatest hitting seasons in baseball history, pounding 56 homers and driving in 191 runs-a mark has never been bettered in Major League Baseball. On June 27, the largest crowd ever to see a game at Wrigley Field — 51,556 — is on hand as the Cubs play the Brooklyn Dodgers. But paid attendance is only 19,748, due to the Ladies Day promotion.

1940s

Instead of becoming one of the first teams to install lights, the Cubs went on to become one of the last when, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, P.K. Wrigley donates the lighting equipment that he had recently purchased to the War Department in 1941.

1950s

With the country in the middle of the Cold War, the Cubs as a team are in the middle of a frigid decade. After experiencing success for the majority of their existence, the Cubs finish the 50s without a postseason appearance, the first decade of a drought that would last until 1984.

1960s

Sport imitated life in the 60s. A period mostly remembered for rebelling against the norm and untimely deaths of promising young leaders could describe the nation's or the organization's history during this time. In 1960 owner P.K. Wrigley experimented with manager position, implementing a "College of Coaches."

1970s

During the 1970s, the Cubs saw many of their greats ride off into the sunset. Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks retires from the game in 1971 with 512 home runs. Three years later he and his familiar greeting of, "Let's play two!" are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Billy Williams, who in 1971 becomes the first player in NL history to play in 1,000 consecutive games, is traded to Oakland on October 23, 1974.

1980s

Ch-ch-changes are in store for the Cubs in the 1980s in regards to ownership, postseason play and the park. In 1981 the Wrigley family ends their 65-year ownership of the team when William Wrigley sells the team to the Tribune Company for $20.5 million. In 1982 Fergie Jenkins -having been picked up as a free agent the previous November-becomes the seventh player in baseball history to hurl a record 3,000 strikeouts. That season Ernie Banks becomes the first Cub to have his number retire. The fabled No. 14 now flies from the left-field foul pole at Wrigley Field while Billy Williams' No. 26-retired in 1987-flies from the right-field pole.

1990s

Home runs, strikeouts and the passing of two legendary voices of the Cubs are the items of note from this decade. In 1990, Ryne Sandberg leads the NL with 40 home runs, the third-highest total ever for a second baseman. Sandberg also established a major-league record by playing errorless ball for 123 straight games. Cub pitcher Greg Maddux wins the NL Cy Young award in 1992, after posting a 20-and-11 record. The next season, Randy Myers sets an NL record with 53 saves. Setting the stage for greater things to come, in 1993 Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in Cubs history to post a "30/30" season, finishing the year with 33 homers and 36 steals.

2000s

However one looks at it-whether 2000 begins the new millennium or ends the old one-the Cubs began it with a rather ominous result. While Sammy Sosa continues his swatting ways en-route to becoming just the third player in major-league history to reach the 50-homer mark in three straight seasons, the team struggles, winding up with a 65-97 record.

The Chicago Cub's Wrigley Field

DID YOU KNOW??

Wrigley Field, which was built in 1914, is playing host to Major League Baseball for the 90th season in 2003.

The Friendly Confines is the second-oldest ballpark in the majors behind Boston's Fenway Park (1912).

Wrigley Field has been the site of such historic moments as:

Babe Ruth's "called shot," when Ruth allegedly pointed to a bleacher location during Game 3 of the 1932 World Series ... Ruth then hit Charlie Root's next pitch for a homer.

Gabby Hartnett's famous "Homer in the Gloamin' " September 28, 1938, vs. Pittsburgh's Mace Brown.

the great May 2, 1917, pitching duel between Jim "Hippo" Vaughn and the Reds' Fred Toney ... both Vaughn and Toney threw no-hitters for 9.0 innings before Cincinnati's Jim Thorpe (of Olympic fame) drove in the only run in the 10th inning ... Toney finished with a no-hitter.

Ernie Banks' 500th career home run May 12, 1970, vs. Atlanta's Pat Jarvis.

Pete Rose's 4,191st career hit, which tied him with Ty Cobb for the most hits in baseball history ... Rose singled off Reggie Patterson September 8, 1985.

Originally known as Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field was built on the grounds once occupied by a seminary.

Weeghman Park was the home of Chicago's entry in the Federal League and was the property of Charles H. Weeghman ... the club was known as both the Federals and the Whales.

the cost of building Weeghman Park, which had a seating capacity of 14,000, was estimated at $250,000 ... the infield and outfield consisted of more than 4,000 yards of soil and four acres of bluegrass.

the first major league game at the ballpark took place April 23, 1914, with the Federals defeating Kansas City 9-1 ... the first homer in ballpark history was hit by Federals catcher Art Wilson - a 2-run shot in the 2nd inning off Kansas City's Chief Johnson.

when the Federal League folded for financial reasons after the 1915 campaign, Weeghman purchased the Cubs from the Taft family of Cincinnati and moved the club to the two-year-old ballpark at the corner of Clark and Addison streets.

the first National League game at the ballpark was played April 20, 1916, when the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings ... a bear cub was in attendance at the game.

the park became known as Cubs Park in 1920 after the Wrigley family purchased the team from Weeghman ... it was named Wrigley Field in 1926 in honor of William Wrigley Jr., the club's owner.

The Wrigley Field bleachers and scoreboard were constructed in 1937 when the outfield area was renovated to provide improved and expanded seating ... the original scoreboard remains intact.

the score-by-innings and the pitchers' numbers are changed by hand ... the numbers signaling batter, ball, strike and out, along with "H" and "E" to signify hit and error, are eyelets.

no batted ball has ever hit the centerfield scoreboard ... two baseballs barely missed - a homer hit onto Sheffield Avenue (right-center) by Bill Nicholson in 1948, and one hit by Roberto Clemente onto Waveland Avenue (left-center) in 1959.

one of the traditions of Wrigley Field is the flying of a flag bearing a "W" or an "L" atop the scoreboard after a game ... a white flag with a blue "W" indicates a victory; a blue flag with a white "L" denotes a loss.

The original vines were purchased and planted by Bill Veeck in September 1937 ... Veeck strung bittersweet from the top of the wall to the bottom, then planted the ivy at the base of the wall.

the bleacher wall is 11.5 feet high ... the basket attached to the wall was constructed in 1970.

Ernie Banks' uniform number (14) is imprinted on the flag which flies from the leftfield foul pole ... Billy Williams' No. 26 flies from the rightfield foul pole.

Wrigley Field added lights in 1988.

the first night game took place August 8 against Philadelphia, but was rained out after 31/2 innings.

the first official night game occurred August 9 vs. New York, when the Cubs defeated the Mets 6-4.

Wrigley Field has also been the site of numerous construction projects since Tribune Company purchased the Cubs in 1981.

new office space was created and old offices refurbished in the administrative area behind home plate in 1981-1982, while the ticket office was built directly behind home plate in 1983.

during the winter of 1984, a new home clubhouse was completed under the third base stands ... the visitors' clubhouse was renovated in 1990.

in 1989, private boxes were constructed on the mezzanine level, formerly occupied by the press box and broadcasting booths ... a press box and broadcasting booths were constructed in the upper deck directly behind home plate ... other improvements included a food court in the upper deck.

following renovations in 1994 and 1995, there are now 63 private boxes.

an elevator was added to the third base concourse in 1996.

CHICAGO CUBS CORNER

Current Standings
The National League Central Standings

CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	EAST	CENT	WEST	AL	L10	STRK
Chicago	13	7	.650	-	8-3	5-4	4-2	8-5	1-0	0-0	8-2	W1
Houston	10	9	.526	2.5	5-4	5-5	1-0	6-6	3-3	0-0	3-7	W1
Pittsburgh	10	9	.526	2.5	4-6	6-3	3-3	6-6	1-0	0-0	4-6	W2
St. Louis	9	9	.500	3.0	4-4	5-5	0-1	7-4	2-4	0-0	5-5	L3
Milwaukee	8	12	.400	5.0	4-6	4-6	0-1	6-7	2-4	0-0	5-5	L1
Cincinnati	6	14	.300	7.0	3-7	3-7	2-4	4-9	0-1	0-0	2-8	L1

A LEGEND

(Click To Hear "Take Me Out To The BallGame")

(Harry Christopher Carabina)
Age: 83

legendary radio/TV broadcaster best remembered for his oversized, black-rimmed glasses and outgoing personality that earned him the title "Mayor of Rush Street" – a nightclub district in Chicago; spent 53 years broadcasting baseball games for St. Louis, Oakland, and most memorably the Chicago White Sox and Cubs; during his 27 years in Chicago (11 with the Sox, 16 with the Cubs) Caray made the seventh-inning stretch almost as interesting as the game, crooning "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in his own off-key strain with the rest of the fans; a stroke in 1987 caused him to miss his first game and he sat out the first six weeks of the season; in 1989 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame; his son Skip broadcasts Braves games and grandson Chip is a studio host for Fox Sports; of cardiac arrest

Died: Rancho Mirage, Calif., Feb. 18, 1998.

(Click To Hear Some Of Harry Caray's famous soundbites)

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On this Day In History

Birthdates which occurred on April 24:
1538 Gugliemo Gonzaga composer
1576 San Vicente de Paúl
1594 Benedikt Lechler composer
1620 John Graunt statistician, founder of science of demography
1660 Cornelis Dusart Dutch painter/engraver
1670 Christian Ludwig Boxberg composer
1706 Giovanni Battista Martini composer
1721 Johann Philipp Kirnberger German composer, baptised
1742 Roman Hoffstetter composer
1743 Edmund Cartwright England, cleric, inventor (power loom)
1750 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier Swiss mathematician
1766 Robert Bailey Thomas founded Farmer's Almanac
1769 Arthur Wellesley General/Duke of Wellington
1773 Harman W Muntinghe lawyer/Dutch colonial director
1791 Nikolaj A Bestuzhev Russia, writer/painter (Account about Holland)
1796 K L Immermann writer
1804 Thomas Oliver Selfridge Commander (Union Navy)
1807 Charles Ferguson Smith Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1814 Angela Burdett-Coutts philanthropist extrordinaire
1814 Vincente F López Argentina historian (La Novia del Hereje)
1815 Anthony Trollope England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers)
1815 James Edward Harrison Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1875
1822 Erastus Barnard Tyler Brevet Major General (Union volunteers)
1824 Fournier Swiss/French postage stamp forger
1828 Robert Brank Vance Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1899
1829 George Peabody Estey Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1836 Jeltje de Bosch Kemper Dutch feminist
1837 Friedrich von Holstein German diplomat (die graue Eminenz)
1845 Carl Spitteler Switzerland, poet (Prometheus & Epimetheus/Nobel 1919)
1849 Joseph S Galliéni General (Battle of Marne)/military governor (Paris)
1851 Eduardo Acevedo Díaz Uruguaian writer (Ismael, Grito de Gloria)
1856 Henri POBJ Pétain French marshal (Verdun/Vichy regime)
1864 George Alting van Geusau Director-General (PTT)/Dutch Minister of War (1918-20)
1867 Fannie Thomas became oldest known American (113 y 273 d at death)
1873 Theodor Körner von Siegringen Austrian General/President
1874 John Russell Pope US, architect (Jefferson Memorial)
1874 Willem E Roelofs Dutch painter/cartoonist
1875 Jeno Huszka composer
1877 Charles Cuvillier composer
1883 Jaroslav Hasek Czechoslovakia, writer (Brave soldier Schweik) [or April 30]
1886 Kurt Pinthus writer
1886 R Pelgrom oldest Dutch man (died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108)
1889 [Richard] Stafford Cripps English Minister of Plane-manufacturing (1942-45)
1892 Jack Hulbert Ely England, actor (Into the Blue, Bulldog Jack)
1893 Robert Harron New York NY, actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)
1895 S Constantine Timoshenko Russian marshal/people's commissioner
1897 Benjamin Lee Whorf linguist (or 1797)
1897 Gyorgy Kosa composer
19-- Colleen Quinn actress (Carly Rescott-Loving)
19-- John Vargas actor (Lorenzo Delgado-Primary Colors)
1903 Mike Michalske NFL guard (New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers)
1903 José A Primo de Rivera y Saénz de Heredia founder (Spanish Falange)
1903 Siegfried F Nadel Austrian/British anthropologist (Black Byzantium)
1904 Friedrich Siemens German industrialist (Siemens), dies
1904 Willem De Kooning Rotterdam Netherlands, artist (North Atlantic Light)
1905 Robert Penn Warren 1st US poet laureate (All the King's Men)
1907 Vaclav Trojan composer
1909 Bernhard Grzimek zoologist (West Germany)
1909 Irven Spence animator
1911 Jack E Leonard Chicago IL, comedian (Disorderly Orderly)
1911 Karl O Schiller German economist (Minister of Economics)
1911 Robert Joseph Kane Ithaca NY, President of US Olympic Committee (1976)
1911 Sigursveinn David Kristinsson composer
1914 Bernard Caulfield judge
1914 Justin Wilson cajun chef (Wise Potato Chips)
1914 Ruth White Perth Amboy NJ, actress (Up the Down Staircase)
1916 Stanley Kauffmann New York NY, playwright (Red Handkerchief Man)
1917 Len Creed bookmaker
1921 Laci Boldemann composer
1922 J D Cannon Salmon ID, actor (McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory)
1924 Marilyn Erskine Rochester NY, actor (Fran-Tom Ewell Show)
1924 Yehoshua Lakner composer
1927 Josy Barthel Luxembourg, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1952)
1927 Pasqualino de Santis cinematographer
1927 Patrick Bowles writer/translator
1928 Gustav Krivinka composer
1929 Ferit Tuzun composer
1930 Conn Findlay Stockton CA, coxswain (Olympics-2 gold/bronze-56, 64, 76)
1931 Bridget Riley British painter (op-art)
1932 Coen[rad] Flink Dutch actor (Pastorale 1943, Havinck, Honneponnetje)
1933 Freddie Scott US songwriter/singer (Cry to Me)
1934 John Barbour Toronto Ontario Canada, TV host (Real People)
1934 Shirley MacLaine Richmond VA, actress/mystic (Irma la Douce)
1935 Louis Keith Chicago IL, physician (expert on multiple-births)
1936 Jill Ireland London, actress (Breakout, Assassination, Chino)
1940 David Larter cricketer (two-metre tall England pace bowler)
1941 John Williams Melbourne Australia, guitarist (Academy Award)
1942 Barbra [Joan] Streisand Brooklyn NY, singer/actress/award winner (Funny Girl, The Way We Were)
1942 Richard M Daley (mayor-Democrat-Chicago)
1942 Valeri Abramovich Voloshin Russian cosmonaut
1943 Richard Sterban Camden NJ, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
1944 [Bernard] St Clair Lee [Calhoun] US singer (Rock the Boat)
1945 Doug Clifford Palo Alto CA, rock drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary)
1945 Eugene O'Brien composer
1945 Robert Knight Franklin TN, rocker (Everlasting Love)
1946 Bruce Stuart Saylor composer
1947 Glenn Cornick rock bassist (Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick)
1947 Hubert Ann Kelly US singer (Hues Corporation/Rock the boat)
1948 Benzion Freshwater English multi-millionaire
1948 Eddie James Hart Martinez CA, 4x100 meter relay runner (Olympics-gold-72)
1949 Wilfrido [Radamés] Vargas [Martínez] Altamira Puerto Plata Dominican Republic, Spanish singer (El Barbarazoí)
1951 Andrew John Fairclough trade union educator
1953 Porter Carroll Jr drummer (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
1953 Eric Bogosian Woburn MA, actor (Talk Radio)
1953 John P Hiler (Representative-Republican-IN, 1981- )
1954 Captain Sensible [Raymond Burns] Balham London England, rocker (Women & Captains First)
1954 Jack Blades rock bassist (Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger)
1954 Vince Ferragamo NFL/CFL quarterback (Los Angeles Rams, Montréal Alouettes)
1955 Jack Kingston (Representative-Republican-GA)
1955 Michael O'Keefe Mount Vernon NY, actor (Caddyshack, Ironweed, Slugger's Wife)
1957 Tricia Lange Hollywood CA, playmate (June 1984)
1958 Fernando Luna Spain, tennis star
1959 Yvonne D Cagle West Point NY, MD/astronaut
1960 Paula Yates London England, Mrs Bob Geldof/rocker/writer (Blondes)
1963 Joey Vera heavy metal rocker (Armored Saint-Aftermath)
1963 Billy Gould Los Angeles CA, rock bassist (Faith No More)
1965 Mike Blowers Wurlzburg Germany, infielder (New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers)
1966 Margashayam Venkataramana cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989)
1966 Pascale Paradis-Mangon France, tennis star
1966 Theo Adams WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1967 Dino Radja NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
1967 Leslie M Marx Fort Belvoir VA, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1967 Pam[ela] Bustin Somerset MA, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
1968 Aaron Comes rocker (Spin Doctors)
1968 Mark Vanderloo Waddenveen Netherlands, model
1968 Todd Jones Marietta GA, pitcher (Houston Astros)
1968 Tracy Gravely CFL linebacker (Montréal Alouettes)
1970 Damien Fleming Australian cricket pace bowler (hat-trick on Test debut)
1970 Emanuela Zardo Switzerland, tennis star
1971 Jeff Brohm quarterback (San Francisco 49ers)
1971 Ken Klee Indianapolis IN, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
1971 Kumara Dharmasena cricketer (Sri Lankan off-spinner)
1971 Phil Rogers Adelaide SA Australia, 100 meter breaststroker (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
1972 Chipper Jones Deland FL, infielder (Atlanta Braves)
1972 Jamie Brown NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1972 Nicolas Gill Montréal Québec Canada, 86kg judoka (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
1973 Eric Snow NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics)
1973 Jamie Brown NFL tackle (Denver Broncos)
1973 Mark Babic Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 Melissa Short Kaaawa HI, Miss Hawaii-America (Top 10-1997)
1973 Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian captain at 23)
1973 Ville Peltonen hockey forward (Team Finland Olympics-bronze-1998)
1974 Jared Tomich defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
1974 Marc Collins NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks)
1974 Toine Rorije soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
1975 Justin Boocock Launceston Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1975 Michael Stewart NBA center (Sacramento Kings)
1976 Shane McDermott actor (Garrett Booth-Swan's Crossing)
1976 Sonya Jeyaseelan Newestminster British Columbia Canada, tennis star (1995 Futures Florida)
1977 Ryan Mitchell Port Augusta SA Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1987 Michael [Mickey] Tylo son of US actor Michael Tylo/actress [Deborah] Hunter Tylo
1992 Sean Rademaker actor (Kirkland Harrison-Another World)

Deaths which occurred on April 24:
0709 Wilfried bishop of York, dies at about 76
0729 Egbert[us] English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89
1077 Geza I King of Hungary (1074-7), dies
1185 Antoku Taira emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns
1530 Jacopo Sannazaro Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies
1617 Carlo Concino French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered
1731 Daniel Defoe English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies
1758 Florian Wrastill composer, dies at 41
1776 Carolus van de Abeele Flemish Jesuit, dies at 84
1776 Giuseppi Paolucci composer, dies at 49
1824 Herman Muntinghe theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71
1827 Pierre Joseph Candielle composer, dies at 82
1848 François van Campenhout Belgian composer (Brabançonne), dies at 69
1850 Louis Alexandre Piccinni composer, dies at 70
1855 Walenty Karol Kratzer composer, dies at 75
1875 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura composer, dies at 58
1891 Count Helmuth K B von Moltke Prussian General/fieldmarshal, dies
1900 George J D Campbell British minister of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76
1904 Friedrich Siemens German industrial, dies at 77
1912 Justin M'Carthy politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81
1917 Oskar Blumenthal writer, dies
1922 Richard Batka composer, dies at 53
1924 George Street English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies
1928 Ferdinand B Hummel composer, dies at 72
1935 Paul Klengel composer, dies at 80
1936 Alphons Diepenbrock composer, dies at 73
1936 Bernard van Dieren composer, dies at 51
1939 John Foulds composer, dies at 58
1943 Gerardus H de Hare socialist vicar, dies at 63
1945 Anton de Kom Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47
1945 Hubert Bath composer, dies at 61
1948 Joseph Wihtol composer, dies at 84
1948 Manuel Marua Ponce Mexican composer (Ferial), dies at 65
1948 Rosita Marstini actress (I Cover Waterfront, Big Parade), dies at 54
1952 Hans [Hendrik A] Kramers physicist (quantum mechanics), dies at 57
1952 Jules Poncelet Belgian minister of State, dies at 82
1955 Alfred Polgar Austrian writer/theater critic, dies at 79
1956 Albrecht G Alt German theologist (Small Schriften), dies at 72
1956 Henry Stephenson actor (Conquest, Mr Lucky), dies at 85
1957 Andries CD de Graeff Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1926-31), dies at 84
1959 Jef van Hoof composer, dies at 72
1960 John P "John" Musch actor/founder (JM), dies at 84
1961 Lee Moran actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72
1965 Louise Dresser actress (State Fair, Ship Comes In, Mammy), dies at 86
1967 Frank Overton actor (12 O'Clock High), dies at 48
1967 Vladimir M Komarov cosmonaut (Voshkod I), is 1st to die in space, aboard Soyuz 1 at 40
1968 Norman McKaye actor (Untamed Fury, Frogman), dies at 62
1968 Tommy Noonan actor (Gentlemen Perfer Blondes), dies at 45
1974 Bud Abbott comedian (Abbott & Costello), dies at 78
1975 William Hartnell actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67
1976 Mark Tobey US abstract painter, (Broadway Norm), dies at 85
1979 John Carroll actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72
1980 Alentejo Carpentier Cuban/Fren writer (Guerra del Tiempo), dies at 75
1985 Sergei Yutkevich Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80
1986 Wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies
1986 Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89
1986 Bill Edrich cricketer (39 Tests for England), dies
1988 E S "Bob" Newson cricketer (South African fast bowler in 1930's), dies
1990 Joseph Leberman entertainer, dies
1990 Tom Rolfing actor (He Knows You're Alone, Cliff-Another World), dies
1991 J de Graaf ethicus/president church & peace, dies
1993 Oliver R Tambo chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75
1995 Douglas Gunsekera banker, dies at 77
1996 Donald Cammell film director, dies at 62
1996 Preston Lockwood actor (House of Windsor, Black Candle), dies at 83
1997 Pat Paulsen comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69

Reported: MISSING in ACTION

1966 COOPER WILLIAM E. ALBANY GA.

1966 DRISCOLL JERRY D. CHICAGO IL.
02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98

1967 CHRISTIAN MICHAEL D. HUNTSVILLE AL.
03/05/73 RELEASED BY DRV DIED IN FIRE, SEPT 1983, VIRGINIA"

1967 KNAPP HERMAN L. ROSEMONT NJ.

1967 TUCKER EDWIN B. BALDWINVILLE MA.
GOOD CHUTE REMAINS RETURNED 11/25/87 ID 02/88

1967 WILLIAMS LEWIS I. JACKSONVILLE FL.
03/05/73 RELEASED BY DRV "IRV" ALIVE AND WELL 98"

1968 HELLE ROBERT R. TOLEDO OH.
03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98

1968 JOHNSON BUFORD GERALD WINTER GARDEN FL.
09/68 REMAINS RECOVERED

1968 KAVANAUGH ABEL L. DENVER CO.
03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG DECEASED SUICIDE

1968 PARKER WOODROW W. ST PETERSBURG FL.
DEAD REMAINS RETURNED/IDENTIFIED 10/01/98

1968 SPARKS JOHN G. CHATTANOOGA TN.
03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98

1968 VINSON BOBBY G. NEDERLAND TX.
DEAD REMAINS RETURNED /IDENTIFIED 10/01/98

1969 SHRIVER JERRY M. SACRAMENTO CA.

1970 CROSS JAMES E. WARREN OH.

1970 REESE GOMER D. III SCARSDALE NY.

1971 CHAMPION JAMES A. HOUSTON TX .

1971 MALO ISSAKO F. SAN FRANCISCO CA.
03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE 99

1972 CARTER GEORGE W. APOPKA FL.
KIA ON ISLE

1972 ELLEN WADE L. NORFOLK VA.
KIA ON ISLE GLADIATOR 17

1972 HUNSICKER JAMES E. DENVER PA.
KIA ON ISLE GLADIATOR

1972 JONES JOHNNY M. AUBURN AL.
KIA ON ISLE GLADIATOR

1972 YONAN KENNETH J. CHICAGO IL.
"LAST SEEN ON WATER TOWER, REMAINS RET. 04/88" ID 11/88

1972 ZOLLICOFFER FRANKLIN KOSCIUSKO MS.
KIA ON ISLE

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
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On this day...
0858 Nicolas I succeeds Benedict III as Catholic Pope
1061 Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country'll be destroyed
1185 Battle at Danoura Yoshitsune Minamoto's fleet beats imperial fleet
1288 Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder
1311 General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India
1364 Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht
1524 Duke of Bourbon drives Admiral Bonnivet out of Milan
1547 Battle of Mühlberg Emperor Karel V vs ruler Johan F the Brave
1558 Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince François
1570 Battles between Spanish troops & followers of sultan Suleiman
1596 Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
1704 "Boston News-Letter", 1st successful newspaper in US, is established
1762 Russia & Prussia signs peace treaty
1792 "La Marseillaise" composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1800 Library of Congress is established with $5,000 allocation
1801 1st performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "Die Jahreszeiten"
1823 Eugène Scribes "Le Menteur Véridique", premieres in Paris France
1833 Patent granted for 1st soda fountain to Jacob Evert & George Dulty
1854 Austria's Franz Joseph I marries Elisabeth A E "Sissi"
1863 Skirmish at Okolona/Birmingham MS (Grierson's Raid)
1865 Fire alarm & police telegraph system put into operation (San Francisco)
1867 Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond VA streetcars
1871 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" is produced (Cairo)
1872 Volcano Vesuvius erupts
1877 Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south (New Orleans)
1877 Russia declares war on Turkey through Romania
1880 Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
1883 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair
1884 National Medical Association of Black physicians organizes (Atlanta GA)
1888 Eastman Kodak forms
1891 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem"
1894 Philadelphia Phillies' Lave Cross hits for the cycle vs Brooklyn Dodgers
1894 French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18
1895 Joshua Slocum completes around-the-world voyage in 11-m boat
1897 1st reporter, William Price (Washington Star), is assigned to White House
1898 Spain declares war on US rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1898 US fleet under commodore Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines
1899 Transvaal British Uitlanders ask Queen Victoria for aid
1900 Passing of Andrew Halliday, cable car pioneer
1901 1st American League game, Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians 8-2, 3 other games rained out
1905 Washington Senators execute a triple-play & beat New York Yankees 4-3
1905 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey vs Gentlemen (18 & 28)
1908 Mr & Mrs Jacob Murdock become the 1st to travel across the US by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard & arrive in NYC in 32 days-5 hours-25 minutes
1909 Harry Hillman & Lawson Robertson run 100 meter 3-legged race in 11 seconds
1910 German Catholic youth movement Quickborn forms
1915 Massacre of Armenians by Turks (Armenian Martyrs Day)
1915 Pittsburgh's Frank Allen no-hits St Louis (Federal League), 2-0
1915 German army fires chloroform gas in Ieper
1916 Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins
1917 Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway
1920 British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)
1920 Polish troops attack Ukraine
1921 1st municipal elections for men & women in Belgium
1923 Colonel Jacob Schick patents Schick shavers
1923 General harbor strike begins in New York NY
1925 88ºF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland OH in April
1928 Fathometer, which measures underwater depth, patented
1929 1st non-stop England to India flight takes-off
1929 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark
1932 German national election (NSDAP 36.3% in Prussia)
1933 1st major league to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 innings (Dick Bartell)
1938 Lindenheuvel soccer team forms
1941 British army begins evacuation of Greece
1941 Dutch Prince Bernhard becomes an RAF pilot
1942 Luftwaffe bombs Exeter
1944 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"
1944 RAF bombs Munich
1945 Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner
1946 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, & McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame
1949 3rd Tony Awards Death of a Salesman & Kiss Me Kate win
1950 "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances
1950 Independent republic of South Molukkas declared
1950 President Harry Truman denies there are communists in US government
1951 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Women's Golf Invitational Open
1953 Winston Churchill knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
1954 1st American, civilian pilot, P R Holden, wounded in Indochina
1954 Australia & USSR break diplomatic relations
1954 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie PA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 Conference of Bandung against colonialism/for self determination ends
1955 Gaullists lose elections in France
1955 KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku HI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1956 American League umpire Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game
1957 Chicago Cub pitchers walk National League record 9 Reds in 5th inning
1958 Lee Walls hits 3 homerunS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2
1959 Netherlands Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig & Cut Flier)
1959 WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1960 14th Tony Awards Miracle Worker & Fiorello! win
1960 Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed
1960 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Civitan Golf Open
1960 Record 4 grand slams hit today
1961 JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs
1961 The Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628, is raised
1962 1st Lockheed A-12 is taxi tested
1962 MIT sends TV signal by satellite for 1st time California to Massachusetts
1962 Sandy Koufax's 2nd 18-strikeout game
1963 Boston Celtics' Bob Cousy retires
1963 17th NBA Championship Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2
1963 English princess Alexandra marries sir Angus Ogilvy
1963 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1965 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden NYC after 192 performances
1965 Military coup under Donald Reid Cabral in Dominican Republic
1965 New York Mets' Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
1966 Atlanta Braves win National League-record 18 straight home games (17 in Milwaukee)
1966 Carol Mann wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational
1967 21st NBA Championship Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 2
1968 Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York NY
1968 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas
1968 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
1969 Paul McCartney says there is no truth to the rumours he is dead
1969 General Lin Piao succeeds Mao, is seriously wounded
1969 Lebanese army in battle with Palestinians
1969 US B-52's drop 3,000 ton bombs at Cambodian boundary
1970 Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth
1970 People's Rebublic of China launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red"
1970 Senegal adopts constitution
1971 Soyuz 10 returns to Earth
1971 "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater NYC for 1 performance
1974 NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers
1974 Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion
1975 Penguins 1-Islanders 4-Quarterfinals-series tied at 3-3
1975 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA American Defender Golf Tournament
1978 Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game
1979 Rhodesian bishop Muzorewa wins general election
1980 US military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die
1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey
1981 San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record
1981 IBM-PC computer introduced
1981 US ends grain embargo against USSR
1982 150 Khomeini followers assault student dormitory in West Germany
1982 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Durbin
1982 St Louis Cardinals win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Philadelphia Phillies
1983 "Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 73 performances
1983 Austrian socialist party loses parliamentary election
1983 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
1984 Edmonton Oiler's Wayne Gretzky is 3rd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot
1985 Pulitzer prize awarded to Carolyn Lizer for "Yin"
1987 Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza NYC
1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic
1989 Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"
1989 Tens of thousands of students strike in Beijing China
1990 Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies
1990 US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit
1990 West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July 1st
1990 Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa", premieres in Dublin
1991 26th Academy of Country Music Awards Garth Brooks wins
1992 "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater NYC for 108 performances
1992 David Bowie marries model Iman in Switzerland
1992 George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball
1992 Vinson Pike fined £1000 for distributing obscene computer pictures
1993 1000 kg heavy IRA car bomb explodes in London, killing 1
1993 ABC news analyst Jeff Greenfield weds Karen Gannett
1993 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham
1994 "Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 73 performances
1994 "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 41 performances
1994 Actress Kelly Preston (26) weds actor Lou Diamond Phillips (32)
1994 Armando Calderón Sol wins El Salvador presidential election
1994 Bomb attack in center of Johannesburg, 9 killed
1994 David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71
1994 New York Rangers sweep New York Islanders in NHL playoffs
1995 Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes
1995 Dow Jones Index hits record 4303.98
1995 Package bomb, linked to Unabomber, blows up killing Gilbert B Murray
1996 "Jack-Night on Town with John Barrymore" opens at Belasco for 12 performances
1996 31st Academy of Country Music Awards Shania Twain wins
1996 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11
1997 "Steel Peer", opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 76 performances

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Armenia : Armenian Martyrs' Day (1915)
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Religious Observances
Roman Catholic : St Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest/martyr (optional)

Religious History
387 Augustine of Hippo, 32, was baptized on this Eve of Easter. He told the story of his Christian conversion from a profligate life in his "Confessions," written between 397-401.
1576 Birth of St. Vincent de Paul, French Catholic priest. He founded several religious orders during his lifetime, including the Lazarists (or Vincentians) in 1625.
1870 At the Vatican I Ecumenical Council, the dogmatic constitution "Dei filius" was published. Explaining the relationship between faith and reason, it declared that God could be known by human thought processes.
1920 Death of Eliza P. Hewitt, 69, American Presbyterian S.S. teacher and hymnwriter. Many of her verses are still sung today, including "More About Jesus," Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus" and "Sunshine in My Soul."
1944 In deciding the legal case "United States v. Ballard," the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the general principle that "the truth of religious claims is not for secular authority to determine."

Thought for the day :
"Toil is most pleasant when done."

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