Today in history

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 16
2012 The trial against Anders Behring Breivik begins in Oslo
The right-wing extremist had killed 77 people, mostly teenagers, in Oslo with a car bomb and at a youth camp on Utøya island. After doubts about his mental health emerged before the trial, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
2003 Ten new member states are admitted to the European Union
The Treaty of Accession admitted countries like Poland, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic to the EU. Its original title contains 99 words.
1964 The Rolling Stones release their debut album
The album The Rolling Stones, released in the United States with the added title “England's Newest Hit Makers”, topped the UK charts for twelve weeks.
1917 Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia from exile
The communist revolutionary became leader of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (SFSR) later that year. From 1922, he was the first Premier of the Soviet Union.
1912 Harriet Quimby flies across the English Channel
The U.S. aviator was the first woman who achieved this feat. She died at the age of 37 when her plane crashed in Massachusetts.


Births On This Day – April 16
1939 Dusty Springfield
English singer, producer
1927 Pope Benedict XVI
1918 Spike Milligan
Indian/Irish actor, singer, screenwriter, author
1896 Tristan Tzara
Romanian/French poet, critic
1889 Charlie Chaplin
English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer


Deaths On This Day – April 16
1958 Rosalind Franklin
English scientist
1879 Bernadette Soubirous
French mystic, saint
1859 Alexis de Tocqueville
French historian, scientist
1850 Marie Tussaud
French sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum
1828 Francisco Goya
Spanish painter

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 CHESLEY LARRY J. BURLEY ID 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 JOHNSON SAMUEL R. DALLAS TX 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1969 KONYU WILLIAM M. PHILLIPSBURG NJ
1970 AYERS RICHARD L. WATERLOO IA
1970 RAUSCH ROBERT E. HICKSVILLE NY
1972 JONES ORVIN C. JR. NEWPORT NEWS VA
1972 MATEJA ALAN P. LOUISVILLE KY
1975 LEWIS JAMES F. 10/75 RELEASED FROM HANOI DECEASED

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Cuba : Militiamen Day
Denmark : Queen Margrethe's Birthday
Puerto Rico : José De Diego's Birthday (1867)
Massachusetts, Maine : Patriots Day-Boston Marathon run (1775) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" God never imposes a duty without giving time to do it. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 17
1986 The world's longest war ends without a single shot having been fired
The state of war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly had been extended for a total of 335 years by the lack of a peace treaty. Some historians doubt that war had ever been declared.
1978 Mir Akbar Khyber's assassination triggers a communist coup in Afghanistan
The communists introduced a series of reforms, such as equal rights for women and universal education. These achievements were undone soon after by the outbreak of several wars.
1975 Phnom Penh falls to the Khmer Rouge
The regime under “Brother number 1” Pol Pot tortured and killed several million people. Amongst the communists' perceived enemies were intellectuals, anyone with a connection to the former government, and several ethnic minorities.
1961 A CIA-sponsored paramilitary group attempts to invade Cuba
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government. The United States government had ordered the CIA to plan Fidel Castro's overthrow.
1521 Martin Luther faces charges for his revolutionary religious writings
The German monk was a leading figure of the Protestant Reformation. As a result of the hearing before the Diet of Worms, he was excommunicated and declared an outlaw.


Births On This Day – April 17
1974 Victoria Beckham
English singer, actress
1972 Muttiah Muralitharan
Sri Lankan cricketer
1966 Vikram
Indian actor, singer, producer
1964 Maynard James Keenan
American singer-songwriter, producer
1734 Taksin
Thai king


Deaths On This Day – April 17
2014 Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author, journalist, Nobel Prize laureate
2014 Karpal Singh
Malaysian politician
1988 Louise Nevelson
American sculptor
1790 Benjamin Franklin
American politician, scientist, publisher, 6th President of Pennsylvania
1680 Kateri Tekakwitha
American saint

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 WOODWORTH SAMUEL ALEXANDER MINCO OK CRASH EXPLODE
1966 TROMP WILLIAM L. FENNVILLE MI NO INFO EVER CAPTURED
1967 CARLTON JAMES E. BIRMINGHAM AL
1967 MC GARVEY JAMES M. VALPARAISO IN
1968 HELD JOHN W. INDIANAPOLIS IN
1969 DAHILL DOUGLAS E. LIMA OH
1969 NEWTON CHARLES V. CANADIAN TX
1969 PREVEDEL CHARLES F. FLORISSANT MO
1969 WILLETT ROBERT V. JR. GREAT FALLS MT
1971 GILLESPIE JOHN FRANCIS AUSTRALIA "LANCE CORPORAL, 8 FD AMP MISSING IN ACTION" #3170244 REFNO 1741

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
American Samoa : Flag Day (1900)
Burma : New Years
Democratic Kampuchea : Day of the Great Victory
Japan : Children's Protection Day
New York NY : Verrazano Day (1524)
Syria : Evacuation Day/Independence Day (1946)
Massachusetts, Maine : Patriots Day-Boston Marathon run (1775) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Thrift is a wonderful virtue - in an ancestor. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 18
1956 Rainier III marries Grace Kelly
The wedding celebrations for the Prince of Monaco and the glamorous U.S. actress were broadcast around the world and enthused the population of war-torn Europe.
1951 The European Coal and Steel Community, a precursor of the European Union, is established
The Treaty of Paris was signed by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
1949 Ireland becomes an independent republic
Six counties in the northern part of the island remained in the Commonwealth, leading to a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict that culminated in The Troubles.
1906 A massive earthquake destroys San Francisco
About 3000 people died in the disaster. Over 80 percent of the city was destroyed by the quake and resulting fires.
1506 Construction of the current St. Peter's Basilica begins
St. Peter's in Vatican City is one of the world's most important Catholic sites.


Births On This Day – April 18
1973 Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopian runner
1971 David Tennant
Scottish actor
1964 Niall Ferguson
Scottish historian
1902 Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian/French rabbi
1882 Leopold Stokowski
Polish/English conductor


Deaths On This Day – April 18
2012 Dick Clark
American television host, producer, founded Productions
2002 Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian explorer
1964 Ben Hecht
American screenwriter, director, producer
1955 Albert Einstein
German/American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese admiral

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 WHEELER JAMES A. TUCSON AZ CRASH TARGET AREA
1969 ELLIS RANDALL S. CHARLESTON SC
1973 JAMES SAMUEL L. CHATTANOOGA TN "DEAD, CHARRED BODIES FOUND" REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04/16/99 ID DISPUTED
1973 MARTIN DOUGLAS K. TYLER TX "DEAD, CHARRED BODIES FOUND" REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04/16/99

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Oklahoma : 89'ers Day rodeos commemorate opening of Oklahoma in 1889
Zimbabwe : Independence Day (1989)
Massachusetts, Maine : Patriots Day-Boston Marathon run (1775) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" If we were intended to talk more than we hear, we'd have two mouths and only one ear. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 19
1995 168 die in the Oklahoma City bombing
Timothy McVeigh, the mastermind behind the attack, was executed on June 11, 2001. The motives for the bombing, which also killed 19 babies and children, remain somewhat unclear.
1987 The first installment of The Simpsons is aired
The hugely popular animated sitcom debuted on the Tracey Ullman Show in the form of one-minute shorts.
1971 The Soviet Union launches the world's first manned space station
Salyut 1 was 23 meters long and offered 100 cubic meters of pressurized space.
1919 Leslie Irvin makes the world's first free-fall parachute jump
The jump was executed to test a new kind of parachute, which was also the first featuring a ripcord. The Hollywood stuntman broke a leg on landing.
1775 The American Revolutionary War begins
The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of the armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and 13 colonies of British North America. The war resulted in U.S. independence.


Births On This Day – April 19
1987 Maria Sharapova
Russian tennis player
1978 James Franco
American actor, director, producer, screenwriter
1952 Alexis Argüello
Nicaraguan boxer, politician
1937 Joseph Estrada
Filipino actor, producer, politician, 13th President of the Philippines
1933 Jayne Mansfield
American model, actress, singer


Deaths On This Day – April 19
2004 John Maynard Smith
English biologist
1967 Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany
1914 Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, mathematician, scientist
1882 Charles Darwin
English scientist, theorist
1824 Lord Byron
English poet




Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1961 BAKER LEO AL SHOT DOWN BAY OF PIGS 1961 - NATIONAL GUARD CAPTURED/SHOT BURIED WITH UNCLAIMED CUBAN INVADERS
1961 RAY "THOMAS ""PETE""" BIRMINGHAM AL SHOT DOWN BAY OF PIGS 1961 - CAPTURED/SHOT 1979 - CASTRO FROZE REMAINS NATIONAL GUARD
1966 ADAMS LEE A. WILLITS CA
1966 BROWN JOSEPH O. NORWALK CT "REMAINS RETURNED, IDENTIFIED 12/03/98"
1966 ROBBINS RICHARD J. CLEVELAND OH 09/27/96 REMAINS RETURNED
1967 HAMILTON JOHN S. SILVER CITY NM NO CHUTE BEEP REMAINS RETURNED 10/97
1967 MADISON THOMAS M. TUSKEGEE AL 03/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 STERLING THOMAS JAMES AUSTIN TX 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 BLODGETT DOUGLAS R. ALEXANDRIA VA
1968 DENNIS WILLIAM R. PITTSBURGH PA
1968 GONZALEZ JESUS A. PITTSBURGH PA
1968 HOUSH ANTHONY F. NEWTON IL
1968 LORD ARTHUR JAMES SAVANNAH GA "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 MILLARD CHARLES W. WILSON NC "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 SHAFER PHILIP R. GRAND JUNCTION CO "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 WALLACE MICHAEL J. ANN ARBOR MI
1968 WERDEHOFF MICHAEL M. TOLEDO OH "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 WILBURN JOHN E. LUTHER OK


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Cuba : Bay of Pigs Victory Day (1961)
England : Primrose Day
Sierra Leone : Republican Anniversary Day (1971)
Uruguay : Landing of the 33/Desembarco de los "Treinta y Tres" (1825)
US : John Parker Day (1775) honors minutemen
Venezuela : Declaration of Independence Day/Day of Indian
Massachusetts, Maine : Patriots Day-Boston Marathon run (1775) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Better to be religious with your eloquence, than eloquent with your religion. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 20
2010 The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes
The explosion of the British Petroleum (BP) platform operated by Transocean killed 11 workers and led to the largest accidental marine oil spill in history.
1999 15 die in the Columbine High School massacre
A further 24 victims were injured when two teenagers opened fire on students and teachers in the high school south of Denver.
1978 Soviet air defense shoots down Korean Air Lines Flight 902
The Boeing 707's crew had miscalculated their route, taking them into Soviet air space at the height of the Cold War. The jet made an emergency landing on a frozen lake. Two passengers were killed in the incident.
1951 A human organ is surgically replaced for the first time
Romanian surgeon Dan Gavriliu used a section of the stomach to bypass the esophagus.
1902 Pierre and Marie Curie discover the radioactive element radium
In 1903, the French couple received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering research.


Births On This Day – April 20
1969 Felix Baumgartner
Austrian skydiver
1939 Gro Harlem Brundtland
Norwegian physician, politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Norway
1893 Joan Miró
Spanish painter
1889 Adolf Hitler
Austrian/German politician, Chancellor of Germany
1808 Napoleon III
French politician, 1st President of France


Deaths On This Day – April 20
1993 Cantinflas
Mexican actor, screenwriter, producer
1991 Don Siegel
American film director
1991 Steve Marriott
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
1918 Karl Ferdinand Braun
German/American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1521 Zhengde Emperor
of China

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 BUTLER PHILLIP N. TULSA OK 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1965 SHEA JAMES PATRICK BURLINGAME CA CRASH TARGET AREA / NO PARA
1966 ABBOTT JOHN SAN DIEGO CA DRV RETURNED REMAINS 03/13/74
1968 CESTARE JOSEPH ANGELO NEW YORK NY
1968 WALKER WILLIAM J. RIVERSIDE CA
1968 ZUTTERMAN JOSEPH A. JR. MARYSVILLE KS
1970 MAHAN DOUGLAS F. COLUMBIA MO 07/05/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 AMOS THOMAS H. REPUBLIC MO REMAINS ID'D 11/03/99
1972 BURNHAM MASON I. PORTLAND OR REMAINS ID'D 11/03/99
1972 ELIAS EDWARD K. 09/28/72 RELEASED HANOI

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Massachusetts, Maine : Patriots Day-Boston Marathon run (1775) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" Freedom has a thousand charms to show, that slaves, however content, will never know. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 21
1992 The first exoplanets are discovered
Polish astronomer Aleksander Wolszczan announced that he found two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
1967 Dictator Georgios Papadopoulos assumes power in Greece
During his six-year reign, thousands of political opponents were incarcerated and tortured.
1934 The Surgeon's photo, allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail
In reality, the famous image depicts a toy submarine with a head and neck made of wood putty.
1918 The Red Baron is killed
Manfred von Richthofen was a legendary German fighter pilot. He earned his renown and nickname by achieving 80 air combat victories in World War I. He was shot down and killed during combat at the age of 25.
1509 Henry VIII is crowned King of England
In popular culture, the monarch is known mainly for his six marriages, two of which ended with the wife's execution.


Births On This Day – April 21
1959 Robert Smith
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
1947 Iggy Pop
American singer-songwriter, producer, actor
1926 Elizabeth II
of The United Kingdom
1864 Max Weber
German economist, sociologist
1838 John Muir
Scottish/American environmentalist, author


Deaths On This Day – April 21
2016 Prince
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
2003 Nina Simone
American singer-songwriter, pianist
1946 John Maynard Keynes
English economist
1910 Mark Twain
American author
1736 Prince Eugene of Savoy

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 AUSTIN ELLIS E. VERMONTVILLE MI POSS DEAD
1966 KELLER JACK E. CHICAGO IL
1967 HAMILTON ROGER DALE BALTIMORE MD
1967 HASENBACH PAUL A. FREEBURG MO DISAPEARED WHILE ON SAMPAN
1967 MANGINO THOMAS A. ALLIANCE OH DISAPEARED WHILE ON SAMPAN
1967 NIDDS DANIEL R. WEST ISLIP NY DISAPPEARED WHILE ON SAMPAN
1967 WINTERS DAVID M. DELPHIA CA DISAPEARED WHILE ON SAMPAN
1968 CREAMER JAMES E. NORTH BRANFORD CT
1968 JOHNSON FRANKIE B. JR. FOUNTAIN INN SC
1968 JAMERSON LARRY C. ROSMAN NC
1968 LINK ROBERT C. WASHINGTON DC
1968 MAC KEDANZ LYLE E. HUTCHINSON MN
1968 OLSEN FLOYD W. WHEATON IL
1968 SPINDLER JOHN GATES ST LOUIS MO
1970 WHEELER EUGENE L. ASHVILLE OH "VOICE CONTACT, IN SHOOTOUT"
1978 MAC NAMARA LEN PHNOM PHENH JAIL TIL 11/78
1978 CLARK JAMES W. PHNOM PHENH JAIL TIL 11/78

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Belize, Hong Kong : Queen's Birthday
Brazil : Tiradentes Day/Día de Tiradentes/Brasilia Day (1789, 1960)
Indonesia : Kartini Day
Israel : Deliverance from Egypt
Taiwan : Death of Chiang Kai-shek/Tomb Sweeping Day (non leap years)
Texas : San Jacinto Day (1836)
Massachusetts, Maine : Patriots Day-Boston Marathon run (1775) - - - - - ( Monday )

Thought for the day :
" The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our change. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 22
1997 The Japanese embassy hostage crisis ends after 126 days
The hero status of the Peruvian troops involved in the successful raid was later called into question when evidence of summary executions of captured insurgents emerged.
1992 A series of massive explosions destroys parts of Guadalajara
The disaster in the downtown district of Analco occurred after gasoline had leaked into the sewer system. At least 206 people died, nearly 500 were injured, and about 15,000 were left homeless.
1977 Optical fiber is used for telephone transmissions for the first time
Fiber-optic technology allows sending information over long distances by means of light pulses. It has played an important role in the development of modern-day global communications.
1945 Adolf Hitler admits defeat
The German dictator announced in the underground Führerbunker that he plans to commit suicide after learning that Soviet forces had entered Berlin.
1906 The 1906 Olympic Games begin in Athens
While the meet in practice was the second Olympic Games of the modern era, it is not recognized as such by the International Olympic Committee.


Births On This Day – April 22
1916 Yehudi Menuhin
American/Swiss violinist, conductor
1899 Vladimir Nabokov
Russian/American author
1891 Nicola Sacco
Italian/American criminal
1870 Vladimir Lenin
Russian politician
1724 Immanuel Kant
Russian/German philosopher


Deaths On This Day – April 22
1999 Munir Ahmad Khan
Austrian/Pakistani scientist, engineer
1994 Richard Nixon
American politician, 37th President of the United States
1986 Mircea Eliade
Romanian historian, author
1983 Earl Hines
American pianist
1616 Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish author

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1961 BALLENGER ORVILLE ROGER COLUMBUS OH 08/17/62 RELEASED
1961 BIBER GERALD MACK BENKELMAN NE PROB KIA IN AMBUSH AFT OVRUN SFG CO B 7TH SFG (ABN) 1SF
1961 BISCHOFF JOHN MALCOM MOUNTAIN REST SC PROB KIA IN AMBUSH AFT OVRUN
1961 MOON WALTER H. RUDY AR 07/22/61 KIA IN ESCAPE
1966 BOYD CHARLES G. ROCKWELL CITY IA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1966 BRUNSTROM ALAN L. MIAMI FL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 NICKERSON WILLIAM B. STAMFORD CT
1966 WEIMORTS ROBERT F. EIGHT MILE AL
1968 COOLEY DAVID L. WARWICK VA RADIO CONTACT LOST
1968 CHOMYK WILLIAM HICKSVILLE NY
1968 PALMGREN EDWIN D. WINSTON-SALEM NC
1968 RIGGINS ROBERT P. CHAMPAIGN IL
1969 SCOTT VINCENT CALVIN JR RICHMOND VA
1969 VAN CLEAVE WALTER SHELBY DALLAS TX
1970 ADACHI THOMAS Y. LOS ANGELES CA GROUP BURIAL 11/08/95
1970 BROOKS WILLIAM L. TOLAR TX GROUP BURIAL 11/08/95
1970 DAVIS CHARLIE B. DAYSBORO KY REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95
1970 FISHER DONALD G. HAZLETON PA GROUP BURIAL 11/08/95
1970 GOLZ JOHN B. ROCK ISLAND IL
1970 HARRIS STEPHEN W. SPRINGFIELD MO REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95 GROUP BURIAL
1970 HENSLEY RONNIE L. RICHWOOD WV REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95 GROUP BURIAL
1970 IRELAND ROBERT N. SAN BERNARDINO CA REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95 GROUP BURIAL
1970 LINT DONALD M. DES MOINES IA REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95 GROUP BURIAL
1970 ROWLEY CHARLES S. RIVERTON CT REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95 GROUP BURIAL ID DISPUTED
1970 TOWLE JOHN C. HARRISBURG IL REMAINS RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED 09/95

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Brazil : Discovery Day (1500)
Nebraska : Arbor Day, where they created it (1872)
Oklahoma : Oklahoma Day (1889)
Spain, US : Queen Isabella Day
USSR : Lenin's Birthday (1870)

Thought for the day :
" Of all the ills that men endure, hope is the only cheap and universal cure. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 23
2005 The first YouTube video is posted
The 18-second clip “Me at the zoo” shows co-founder Jawed Karim at San Diego Zoo. It has been viewed more than 13 million times (2014).
1988 Kanellos Kanellopoulos flies across the Aegean Sea in a human-powered aircraft
The Greek Olympic cyclist flew a record-breaking 115 km (71 mi) from Crete to Santorini in the MIT Daedalus aircraft, which was named after the mythological inventor of aviation.
1985 Coca-Cola releases New Coke
The new formula was so unpopular that the original Coke was re-introduced as Coca-Cola Classic soon afterwards.
1984 The discovery of the virus causing AIDS is announced
French virologists Luc Montagnier and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the HI virus.
1971 The Rolling Stones release Sticky Fingers
The album is often considered one of the British rock band's best. It includes hits like “Brown Sugar” and ”Wild Horses”.


Births On This Day – April 23
1936 Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter
1928 Shirley Temple
American actress, singer, dancer
1891 Sergei Prokofiev
Russian pianist, composer, conductor
1858 Max Planck
German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1791 James Buchanan
American politician, 15th President of the United States


Deaths On This Day – April 23
2007 Boris Yeltsin
Russian politician, 1st President of Russia
1998 Konstantinos Karamanlis
Greek politician, 3rd President of Greece
1993 Cesar Chavez
American activist
1992 Satyajit Ray
Indian director, producer, screenwriter
1616 William Shakespeare
English playwright, actor

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 DYCZKOWSKI ROBERT R. BUFFALO NY
1966 GOSS BERNARD JOSEPH SYRACUSE NY 08/78 REMAINS RETURNED MONTGOM HANOI
1970 EADS DENNIS K. PROPHETSTOWN IL
1970 GOMEZ ROBERT A. JACKSONVILLE FL
1970 LUCKI AUBIN E. SALT LAKE CITY UT
1970 LITTLE DANNY L. ABILENE TX
1970 MURPHY LARRON D. DALTON GA


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Bermuda : Peppercorn Day
Turkey : National Sovereignty Day/Children's Day (1923)
Ancient Rome : Vinalia (grape harvest), honoring Jupiter


Thought for the day :
" If you bow at all, bow low. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 24
2013 1129 people die in the worst building collapse disaster in modern history
The building was used by clothing factories producing garments for western markets, highlighting the disastrous working conditions in the industry.
2005 Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as Pope Benedict XVI
The German was considered a particularly conservative Pope - quite unlike his successor, Pope Francis.
1990 The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into Earth orbit
Unhindered by the impurities and distortions of Earth's atmosphere, the 2.4 meter (7.9 feet) aperture telescope has delivered some of the most spectacular images of the far reaches of the Universe.
1957 The Suez Canal reopens after the Suez Crisis
The conflict between Egypt on the one hand and France, the United Kingdom and Israel on the other, erupted in October 1956 when Egypt announced that the canal will be nationalized.
1915 The Ottoman Empire begins its systematic extermination of Armenians
An estimated 1 million people were killed in the Armenian Massacres during and after World War I. The event is considered one of the first genocides in modern history.


Births On This Day – April 24
1982 Kelly Clarkson
American singer-songwriter, producer, actress
1973 Sachin Tendulkar
Indian cricketer
1942 Barbra Streisand
American singer-songwriter, actress, producer
1941 Richard Holbrooke
American journalist, banker, diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1897 Benjamin Lee Whorf
American linguist


Deaths On This Day – April 24
2011 Sathya Sai Baba
Indian guru, philosopher
1980 Alejo Carpentier
Swiss/Cuban author
1960 Max von Laue
German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1942 Lucy Maud Montgomery
Canadian author
1731 Daniel Defoe
English journalist, spy



Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
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 TG8 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

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 )

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

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 25
2011 The largest tornado outbreak ever recorded hits the U.S.
348 people in six states were killed during the outbreak, which encompassed a total of 358 confirmed tornadoes.

1983 The German news magazine, Stern, announces discovery of Hitler's diaries
The documents were later exposed as forgeries, triggering one of the most spectacular media scandals in history. Experts believe that Hitler never kept a diary.

1974 In Portugal, the fascist Estado Novo is overthrown in a bloodless coup
The leftist Carnation Revolution was lead by military officers and supported by widespread civil resistance.

1953 The double helix structure of DNA described for the first time
Francis Crick and James D. Watson published their groundbreaking findings about the molecule containing genetic information was in Nature that day.

1859 Construction of the Suez Canal begins
The waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea became the shortest sea link between Europe and Asia.


Births On This Day – April 25
1940 Al Pacino
American actor, director

1928 Cy Twombly
American/Italian painter, sculptor

1917 Ella Fitzgerald
American singer

1874 Guglielmo Marconi
Italian businessman, inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate

1599 Oliver Cromwell
English general, politician


Deaths On This Day – April 25
2008 Humphrey Lyttelton
English trumpet player, composer

2006 Jane Jacobs
American/Canadian journalist, author, activist

2001 Michele Alboreto
Italian race car driver

1944 George Herriman
American cartoonist

1744 Anders Celsius
Swedish astronomer

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 STACKHOUSE CHARLES D. SHEBOYGAN WI "03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV (NORWOOD, OH)" ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 WESKAMP ROBERT LARRY ARVADA CO 03/06/74 REMAINS RETURNED
1968 CROSSMAN GREGORY J. STURGIS MI
1968 GUILLORY HUBIA J. NEW ORLEANS LA "KIA IN AMBUSH, REMAINS LEFT BEHIND"
1968 KELLEY DANIEL M. DORCHESTER MA "KIA IN AMBUSH, REMAINS LEFT BEHIND"
1968 MITCHELL ALBERT C. NEW YORK NY
1968 SCOTT DAVID L. CARLOCK IL "KIA IN AMBUSH, REMAINS LEFT BEHIND"
1971 LEMON JEFFREY C. FLOSSMOOR IL
1971 ODOM CHESTER R. II "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - ""ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON" "BLACK AMERICAN WORKING WITH THE VC-ODOM, CHESTER"""
1971 SIGAFOOS WALTER H. III RICHBORO PA
1972 BROWNLEE ROBERT W. CHICAGO IL EVADED ACROSS RIVER
1975 WALSH BRIAN LED AWAY AT GUNPOINT
1975 YIM JOHN SUNG POSSIBLY BEHEADED BY KC


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Australia, Nauru, New Zealand, Solomon Is, Tonga, W Samoa : ANZAC Day (1915)
Azores : Portugal's Day (1974)
Italy : Liberation Day
Portugal : Revolution Day (1974)
Swaziland : Flag Day
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 26
2005 Syria ends its military occupation of Lebanon after 29 years
Syria buckled to domestic and international pressure following the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on February 14 of the same year.
1994 Germany makes Holocaust denial illegal
The far-right party NPD had sought legitimation by Germany's Federal Constitutional Court for expressing the view that the Nazis' genocide of six million Jews never occurred. The court ruled against them.
1989 The deadliest tornado in history kills about 1300 people
The Daulatpur–Saturia Tornado devastated everything in its 50-mile long path across central Bangladesh.
1986 The worst nuclear disaster in history occurs in Chernobyl
Large parts of Europe were contaminated when reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Although the number of deaths attributable to the disaster is difficult to determine, experts anticipate tens of thousands of deaths across Europe in the coming decades due to cancer caused by the radioactive fallout.
1925 Franz Kafka publishes his landmark novel The Trial
The text, which was initially published as Der Process, is a nightmarish account of a man being arrested and prosecuted by a faceless authority for an unknown crime.


Births On This Day – April 26
1932 Israr Ahmed
Indian/Pakistani theologian, philosopher, scholar
1917 I. M. Pei
Chinese/American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art, Bank of China Tower
1889 Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian/English philosopher
1822 Frederick Law Olmsted
American journalist, landscape designer, co-designed Central Park
121 Marcus Aurelius
Roman emperor


Deaths On This Day – April 26
1999 Adrian Borland
English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
1989 Lucille Ball
American actress
1984 Count Basie
American pianist, bandleader, composer
1951 Arnold Sommerfeld
German physicist
1920 Srinivasa Ramanujan
Indian mathematician






Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 ANDERSON WARREN L. CAMDEN MI RADIO CONTACT LOST
1966 REILLY EDWARD D. PHILADELPHIA PA INTERRO PAPERS FOUND REMAINS RETURNED 08/22/89
1966 TUCKER JAMES H. PAUNEE OK ALL CONTACT LOST
1967 AUSTIN CHARLES D. NEW CANAAN CT SURVIVAL UNLIKELY
1967 DUDASH JOHN F. MANVILLE NJ REMAINS RETURNED 06/03/83
1967 ESTOCIN MICHAEL J. TURTLE CREEK PA
1967 MEYER ALTON B. FREDERICKSBURG TN 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 MEYER WILLIAM TAYLOR MI REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85
1967 RIATE ALFONSO R. DELL GARDENS CA 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG
1968 MC DANIEL JOHN LEWIS GIBSONVILLE NC
1968 STOW LILBURN RAY VICI OK
1968 TODD LARRY RICHARD CHAMBLEE GA
1969 EAST JAMES BOYD JR. OKLAHOMA CITY OK REMAINS RETURNED ID 07/28/97
1970 ELLIOTT ARTICE W. TERRELL TX 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 AMESBURY HARRY A. JR. MORRISON IL "CRASH, NO SIGN SUBJ"
1972 COOKE CALVIN C. JR. WASHINGTON DC "CRASH, NO SIGN SUBJ"
1972 DUNN RICHARD E. TERRYVILLE CT "CRASH, NO SIGN SUBJ- 1 REMAINS RECOVERED"
1972 HOSKINS DONALD R. MADISON IN "CRASH, 1 REMAINS RECOVERED, NOT SUBJS"
1972 HIRONS ALAN NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST.
1972 RUSSELL RICHARD L. SNYDER TX "CRASH, 1 REMAINS RECOVERED, NO SIGN SUBJ"
1972 REYNOLDS TERRY L. GRAINFIELD KS
1972 WEISMAN KURT F. JASPER IN 02/75 REMAINS RETURNED

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Georgia : Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
Guinea-Bissau : Municipal Holiday
Tanzania : Union Day (1964)
Virginia : Cape Henry Day
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" A minister says matrimony should be enduring. It is. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 27
2005 The Airbus A380 takes to the skies for the first time
The double-deck airliner is the world's largest commercial jet.
1994 South African citizens of all races are allowed to vote in a general election for the first time
The 1994 general election was held precisely 44 years after Apartheid was formalized by the government with the passing of the Group Areas Act.
1992 For the first time in its 700-year history, the British House of Commons is presided over by a female Speaker
Betty Boothroyd served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000.
1961 Sierra Leone becomes an independent republic
The West African country's first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai, ended over 150 years of British colonial rule.
1810 Ludwig van Beethoven composes “Für Elise”
“Bagatelle No. 25” for solo piano is one of the German composer's most popular works and one of the most recognized melodies in the history of music.


Births On This Day – April 27
1963 Russell T Davies
Welsh screenwriter, producer
1935 Theodoros Angelopoulos
Greek director, producer, screenwriter
1822 Ulysses S. Grant
American general, politician, 18th President of the United States
1791 Samuel Morse
American painter, inventor, co-invented the Morse code
1759 Mary Wollstonecraft
English author, philosopher


Deaths On This Day – April 27
1992 Olivier Messiaen
French composer, ornithologist
1972 Kwame Nkrumah
Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana
1938 Edmund Husserl
Austrian mathematician, philosopher
1896 Henry Parkes
English/Australian politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales
1521 Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese explorer

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 BENTON JAMES AUSTIN DAISY TN
1967 CASTRO REINALDO ANTONIO PACIFIC GROVE CA
1967 DALLAS RICHARD H. MEMPHIS TN
1967 DYER BLENN COLBY STANDISH ME
1967 OSBORNE SAMUEL WILLIAM JR CHARLESTON SC
1967 PENNINGTON RONALD KEITH HAMBLETON WV
1969 DIEHL BERNHARD GERMANY RELEASED 1973 ALIVE AND WELL 98
1969 SCHWINN MONICA GERMANY RELEASED 1973 ALIVE AND WELL 98
1970 HILL JOHN R. WAYNESBORO PA
1971 KRUPA FREDERICK SCRANTON PA
1972 MOLINARE ALBERT R. SAN DIEGO CA 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 SOUDER JAMES B. ELIZABETHTOWN TN 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Austria : 2nd Republic Day (1945)
Sierra Leone-1961, Togo-1960 : Independence Day
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" No man can serve two masters, yes-men can serve hundreds. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 28
2004 The first Abu Ghraib torture pictures are published
The images aired in a 60 Minutes II report showed gross human rights violations, including torture and murder, committed by U.S. soldiers and CIA personnel in the Baghdad prison.
2001 Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist in history
A Russian rocket transported the Californian billionaire to the International Space Station (ISS).
1994 Former CIA officer Aldrich Ames admits he forwarded U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union
Ames was sentenced to life imprisonment for his activities which amounted to one of the most damaging spy cases in U.S. history.
1969 Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France
De Gaulle founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and became its first President a year later.
1947 Thor Heyerdahl begins his legendary journey on Kon-Tiki
The Norwegian explorer and his crew set out on the 101-day journey on the self-built raft to prove that South Americans could have reached and settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.


Births On This Day – April 28
1974 Penélope Cruz
Spanish/American actress
1948 Terry Pratchett
English author
1937 Saddam Hussein
Iraqi politician, 5th President of Iraq
1916 Ferruccio Lamborghini
Italian businessman, created Lamborghini
1908 Oskar Schindler
Czech/German businessman


Deaths On This Day – April 28
1992 Francis Bacon
Irish painter
1949 Aurora Quezon
Filipino wife of Manuel L. Quezon, 2nd First Lady of the Philippines
1945 Benito Mussolini
Italian politician, Dictator of Italy
1716 Louis de Montfort
French priest, saint
1192 Conrad of Montferrat

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 STORZ RONALD EDWARD SOUTH OZONE PARK NY 03/02/74 REMAINS RETURNED
1967 CARAS FRANKLIN ANGEL SPANISH FORK UT REMAINS RETURNED 11/25/87
1968 BORS JOSEPH C. BINGHAMTON NY
1968 COOK WILLIAM R. REDWOOD FALLS MN
1968 FINLAY JOHN S. ARLINGTON VA 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 RUMBLE WESLEY L. OROVILLE CA 08/05/69 RELEASED
1968 SAAVEDRA ROBERT NOGALES AZ
1969 REARDON RICHARD J. HUNTINGTON NY 02/04/70 CREW REMAINS RECOVERED
1970 SNIDER HUGHIE F. NEW CUMBERLAND WV

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Maryland : Ratification Day (1788)
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" A good man gone wrong is usually a bad man found out. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 29
1997 The Chemical Weapons Convention becomes effective
The arms control treaty prohibits the production, storage, and use of chemical weapons. It has so far been ratified by some 190 countries.
1992 Deadly riots erupt in Los Angeles
53 people died in the riots, which started after the acquittal of the 4 Los Angeles police officers accused of the brutal beating of Rodney King.
1975 Hubert van Es takes the famous picture of a helicopter airlift from a Saigon rooftop
The image shows South Vietnamese civilians employed by the U.S. trying to escape Saigon on the day before the city's fall. It came to symbolize the American defeat in Vietnam.
1968 The musical Hair goes to Broadway
As a portrait of the 1960s hippie counterculture and sexual revolution, it was highly controversial at the time. Some of the musical's songs became anthems of the peace movement during the Vietnam War.
1945 A day before committing suicide, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun marry
On the same day, U.S. troops liberated the Dachau concentration camp near Munich.


Births On This Day – April 29
1974 Anggun
Indonesian/French singer-songwriter, producer
1958 Michelle Pfeiffer
American actress, singer
1901 Hirohito
Japanese emperor
1899 Duke Ellington
American pianist, composer, bandleader
1854 Henri Poincaré
French mathematician, physicist, engineer


Deaths On This Day – April 29
2006 John Kenneth Galbraith
Canadian/American economist
1980 Alfred Hitchcock
English director, producer
1951 Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian/English philosopher
1937 William Gillette
American actor, author
1921 Arthur Mold
English cricketer

Reported: MISSING in ACTION

( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 SHELTON CHARLES E. OWENSBORO KY RADIO CONTACT / REPORTED DIED AS POW
1966 BOSTON LEO S. CANON CITY CO
1966 BROWN THOMAS E. DANVILLE IL
1966 BRUCH DONALD W. JR. MONTCLAIR NJ
1966 EGAN WILLIAM P. FORT WORTH TX
1966 MULLEN WILLIAM F. BROCKTON MA
1966 RUNYAN ALBERT E. OAKLAND CA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 POLLIN GEORGE J. LAVALLETTE NJ POSS DIED CRASH EJECTION SEAT NEARBY REMAINS RETURNED I.D.12/20/90
1967 SIGLER GARY R. TABLE GROVE IL 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 STEPHENSEN MARK L. SALT LAKE CITY UT REMAINS RETURNED 03/06/88 / ID 08/88
1967 TORKELSON LOREN H. CROSBY ND 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED
1970 BISHOP EDWARD J. JR. HARTFORD CT
1975 COOPER WILLIAM G. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 COWAN KENNETH
1975 DANIEL LEON 08/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 DAWSON ALAN 09/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 EDIGER MAX 05/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 ESPER GEORGE 06/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 FAIGAN LARRY 12/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 FILLER FONG DUONG 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 FORSYTHE JULIA 10/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 FRANJOLA MATT 05/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 GULDEN FREDERICK 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HEUBECK ELMER K. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HORTON PAUL L. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HUGHES JOSEPH 08/12/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HUGHES RICHARD 08/07/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HUNTLEY CHAD 06/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 KAJI ANDREW T. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KALSSEN JAMES 04/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KIEN CUONG TRIEU 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KIEN NAM BAO
1975 KIEN NGIEP TRIEU 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KING JOHN S. 04/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KISTNER MITCHELL 08/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KRISH CLAUDIA 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LAFFIE GEORGE
1975 LAFFIE LINA MARLINE
1975 LAURIE JAMES 08/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 LECORNEC JOHN GILBERT CLEARLAKE OAKS CA REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85 A/C TECHNICIAN NOT ON LISTS UNTIL REM RET
1975 LINH DAM 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LUNDGREEN KIM DUNG 12/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LUNDGREEN KIM THO 12/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LUSK ANDRE 08/75 LEFT SAIGON WITH FAKE PASSPORT
1975 MIELKE MADELINE XUAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MIELKE RICHARD M. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MIELNE MISTY S. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MIKYO MAI LAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MOSLEY MONIQUE C.
1975 MOSS JAMES
1975 NGUYEN THI THI CHIN
1975 NGUYEN VAN CHIEN
1975 NGUYEN XWAN ANH-TRU
1975 POLARD PERRY 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 POSNER GERALD 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 QUINN JUDGE SOPHIE 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RANDOLPH CLIFFORD 05/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 REED THERESA 06/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 REGAN JOHN D. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 REGAN LON THI 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RIOS JOSE 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RIVERA FREDERICK 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RODILL DANIEL 08/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 SMITH WILLIAM J. 06/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 STARNER FRANCES 06/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 STEVENS F.
1975 THOMAS FERNANDO K.
1975 THOMASON FORD W. 06/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 THUY NHIEN TRIEU
1975 TO BAO 06/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 TOOP PARTICIA 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 UNDERWOOD F.
1975 VOGEL PAUL 06/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 WILLIAMS DANNY MUY
1975 YEE LEONG CHING 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 ZIMINSKE TOM 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 AGOR VICTOR
1975 BENNETT SHERMAN H. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BERARD ARAM J. 08/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BANHAM MAURICE J. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BRICKMAN JOSEPH 04/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BRINTON KEITH 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BORDEN HOWARD A.
1975 BAKER JACKY D. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BAILEY MICHAEL RELEASED
1975 CANTON SUZAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 CHUNG YEN BINH 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HEUBECK NIBRIT H.
1975 JUDGE DARWIN LEE MARSHALTOWN IA 02/22/76 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1975 MC MAHON CHARLES JR. WOBURN MA 02/22/76 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1975 NYSTUL WILLIAM CRAIG CORONODO CA "KIA, FUEL RAN OUT DURING EVAC"
1975 SHEA MICHAEL J. EL PASO TX "KIA, FUEL RAN OUT DURING EVAC"

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Japan : Emperor Hirohito's Birthday
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" Losing weight: the triumph of mind over platter. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – April 30
1993 CERN announces that World Wide Web protocols will remain free
By offering the software required to operate a web server with an open license, the European organization ensured its dissemination, and the WWW flourished.
1993 Tennis ace Monica Seles is stabbed by an obsessed fan
Although the stab wound proved to be relatively harmless, the psychological ramifications meant that Seles did not play any tournaments for over two years.
1975 The fall of Saigon marks the end of the Vietnam War
As Communist forces gained control of Saigon, South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh, who had only been in office for 2 days, surrendered unconditionally.
1916 Germany and its World War I allies become the first countries to use daylight saving time (DST)
The rationale was to save energy to aid the war effort. Other European countries, such as the United Kingdom, first introduced DST later that year.
1789 George Washington becomes the first U.S. President
Washington took the oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. In the United States, he is venerated as one of the country's founding fathers.


Births On This Day – April 30
1982 Kirsten Dunst
American actress, singer
1959 Stephen Harper
Canadian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada
1956 Lars von Trier
Danish director, screenwriter
1933 Willie Nelson
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor
1777 Carl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician


Deaths On This Day – April 30
1983 Muddy Waters
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1980 Luis Muñoz Marín
Puerto Rican poet, politician, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
1945 Adolf Hitler
Austrian/German politician, Chancellor of Germany
1883 Édouard Manet
French painter
1030 Mahmud of Ghazni

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 ABBOTT JOSEPH S. ALLOWAY NJ 02/18/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 ABBOTT ROBERT A. DECKERVILLE MI 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 BROTZ DANNY R. DETROIT MI 05/67 REMAINS RECOVERED
1967 JOHNSON HAROLD E. BLAKESBURG IA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 MC PHEE RANDY NEAL LONG BEACH CA
1967 PRESCOTT MILTON E JR BLUE ISLAND IL REMAINS RETURNED UNKNOWN DATE REMOVED FROM LISTS AFTER 01/70
1967 THORSNESS LEO K. STORDEN MN 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 GUILLERMIN LOUIS F. WESTCHESTER PA
1968 PIETSCH ROBERT E. CLEVELAND OH
1968 STAEHLI BRUCE W. CROW POINT LAKE IN
1972 SEAGRAVES MELVIN DOUGLAS LUBBOCK TX
1974 MC COMBS PHILLIP A. 05/74 RELEASED
1974 SPRAGENS JOHN 05/74 RELEASED
1975 GAY ARLO N. 09/76 LEFT SAIGON

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Louisiana : Admission Day (1813)
Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Surinam : Queen Juliana's Birthday
Switzerland : May Day Eve/Maitag Vorabend
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi : Confederate Memorial Day (1868) - - - - - ( Monday )
US-Utah : Arbor Day-Plant a tree (1872) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" To get ahead and stay ahead, use your head. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 1
1978 Naomi Uemura becomes of the first person to reach the North Pole alone
The Japanese adventurer is also credited with the first solo ascent of Mount McKinley and the first solo rafting of the Amazon river. He disappeared in 1984 during a winter ascent of Mount McKinley.
1961 Fidel Castro declares Cuba a socialist nation and bans elections
A month after Cuban troops had fought off a U.S. backed military invasion at the Bay of Pigs, Castro announces that “The revolution has no time for elections.”
1945 Adolf Hitler's death is announced on German radio
As the Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, the German people are informed that “our leader, Adolf Hitler, has fallen for Germany, fighting to his last breath against Bolshevism.”
1925 The world's largest trade union is founded
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions has a total of 134 million members.
1840 The world's first adhesive postage stamp is issued in the United Kingdom
The Penny Black shows a portrait of Queen Victoria. Despite its historical significance, the stamp can be bought for around £25 as over 68 million copied were distributed.


Births On This Day – May 1
1987 Shahar Pe'er
Israeli tennis player
1967 Tim McGraw
American singer-songwriter, actor
1924 Terry Southern
American author, screenwriter
1923 Joseph Heller
American author, playwright
1769 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Irish/English field marshal, politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom


Deaths On This Day – May 1
1994 Ayrton Senna
Brazilian race car driver
1990 Sergio Franchi
Italian/American singer, actor
1960 Charles Holden
English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library
1904 Antonín Dvořák
Czech composer
1873 David Livingstone
Scottish missionary, explorer

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 BAILEY JOHN HOWARD DOCENA AL
1967 CORFIELD STAN L. GALLUP NM
1967 GAUGHAN ROGER CONRAD BELCHERTOWN MA
1967 GUAJARDO HILARIO H. SAN ANTONIO TX
1967 SMITH CARL ARTHUR ATTICA NY
1967 SOULIER DUWAYNE MILWAUKEE WI
1968 GERVAIS DONALD P. CLARKSVILLE TN
1968 MARTIN RICHARD D. HONOLULU HI
1968 WHITMIRE WARREN T. JR. FAIRFAX VA

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
66 nations : Labor Day
Finland : Vappu Day
Hawaii : Lei Day
ndia : Maharashtra Day (1960) - - - - - ( )
Massachusetts : Senior Citizens' Day (1963)
US : Child Health Day
US : Dewey Day (Battle of Manila Bay) (1898)
Zambia : Labour Day - - - - - ( Monday )
New Orleans : McDonogh Day (1850) - - - - - ( Friday )
Turkey : Commemoration of Yunus Emre

Thought for the day :
" Do not clog intellect`s sluices with knowledge of questionable uses. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 2
2011 Osama bin Laden is killed by a U.S. commando
Bin Laden was the founder of al-Qaeda, a militant group that claimed responsibility for a series of terrorist attacks on U.S. targets on September 11, 2001.
1997 Tony Blair becomes British Prime Minister, ending 18 years of Conservative Party reign
Blair's Labor Party achieved a landslide victory in the general elections. Many of his early fans were bitterly disappointed when he supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
1989 The Iron Curtain begins to crumble as Hungary dismantles its border fence
By gradually opening its border to Austria, Hungary facilitated the escape of hundreds of East Germans in the months before the Berlin Wall fell.
1982 The British Royal Navy sinks the Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano
323 lives were lost in the attack, more than half of the total number of Argentinian casualties during the Falklands War.. The British Sun tabloid newspaper commented the controversial attack with one of its most notorious headlines: “Gotcha”.
1952 The jet age begins with the first scheduled flight of the De Havilland Comet 1
Precisely one year after the maiden flight from London to Johannesburg, a Comet 1 crashed due to structural problems, killing 43 people. A series of similar accidents soon led to the grounding of the entire Comet fleet.


Births On This Day – May 2
1985 Lily Allen
English singer-songwriter
1975 David Beckham
English footballer, coach, model
1921 Satyajit Ray
Indian director, producer, screenwriter
1808 Emma Darwin
English wife of Charles Darwin
1729 Catherine the Great
Russian wife of Peter III of Russia


Deaths On This Day – May 2
2011 Osama bin Laden
Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda
1972 J. Edgar Hoover
American 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1957 Joseph McCarthy
American politician
1864 Giacomo Meyerbeer
German composer
1519 Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter, sculptor, architect

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 WOOD WALTER S. FORT BRAGG NC
1968 ENGLANDER LAWRENCE J. VAN NUYS CA
1969 MASCARI PHILLIP L. CALDWELL NJ
1970 CROWSON FREDERICK H. PENSACOLA FL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG INJURED ALIVE IN 98
1970 GRIFFIN RODNEY L. CENTRALIA MO "HELO FOUND, NO TRACE OF SUBJ"
1970 MASLOWSKI DANIEL L. CHICAGO IL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1970 PRICE BUNYAN D. JR. BELMONT NC "HELO FOUND, NO TRACE OF SUBJ"
1970 RICHARDSON DALE W. CASHTON WI "HELO FOUND, NO TRACE OF SUBJ"
1970 VARNADO MICHAEL B. FERRIDAY LA "09/70 DIED IN CAMBODIA, ON PRG LIST" REMAINS RETURNED 07/25/89
1970 YOUNG ROBERT M. NEW ALEXANDRIA PA 09/72 ON PRG DIC LIST (EGRESS MURDRD BY LACK OF RR 12/07/97 MED TREAT/COLD/CONVUL/DEATH/BURIED
1972 BERKSON JOSEPH MIKE CHICAGO IL 07/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 JESSE WILLIAM CLIFTON LAWTON OK 07/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 MORGAN CHARLES VERNON WARSAW KY 07/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 PETRILLA JOHN JOSEPH JR. PHILADELPHIA PA 07/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 PORTERFIELD DALE KYETTE LOS ANGELES CA 07/72 REMAINS RECOVERED

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Antigua, Montserrat, St Christopher, USSR : Labor Day
Bhutan : 3rd King's Birthday
Burma : Peasants' Day
Lesotho : King's Birthday
Zambia : Labour Day - - - - - ( Monday )
New Orleans : McDonogh Day (1850) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the Czar won`t see his face. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 3
1999 A tornado produces the highest wind speeds ever recorded
The F5 tornado hitting parts of Oklahoma City caused the record wind speed of about 301 mph (484 km/h). 45 people were killed, 665 injured.
1979 Margaret Thatcher is elected British Prime Minister
The conservative politician was the first female head of state in Europe. During her 11-year reign, her sweeping economic reforms polarized the British public and her toughness earning her the nickname The Iron Lady.
1978 The Digital Equipment Corporation sends the world's first spam email
A representative sent out 600 emails and sold computers for $12 million. Unsolicited bulk emails have since become a scourge of the digital age as spammers attempt to achieve a similar success.
1958 Truman Capote's book Breakfast at Tiffany's is published
The novella is one of the U.S. author's most popular works. he 1961 film of the same name starring Audrey Hepburn is classic in its genre.
1913 The first Indian full-length feature film is premiered
The release of Raja Harishchandra marked the birth of the Indian film industry, the world's largest in terms of films produced and ticket sales.


Births On This Day – May 3
1933 James Brown
American singer-songwriter, producer, actor
1921 Sugar Ray Robinson
American boxer
1919 Pete Seeger
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
1898 Golda Meir
Israeli educator, politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel
1469 Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian historian, philosopher


Deaths On This Day – May 3
2014 Jim Oberstar
American politician
1999 Godfrey Evans
English cricketer
1987 Dalida
Egyptian/French singer, actress
1916 Patrick Pearse
Irish activist
1481 Mehmed the Conqueror
Ottoman sultan

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1967 MOORE RALPH E. INDIANAPOLIS IN
1968 AVERY ROBERT DOUGLAS MORGANTOWN NC DID NOT RETURN FROM MISSION
1968 CLEM THOMAS D. NEW PARIS IN
1968 CHANEY ARTHUR F. VIENNA VA
1968 CLARK STEPHEN W. PLYMOUTH CA
1968 MC KAIN BOBBY L. GARDEN CITY KS
1968 TERRY ORAL R. MASCOUTAH IL
1970 CHURCHILL CARL R. BETHEL ME
1970 CONAWAY LAWRENCE Y. COLUMBUS OH
1972 AYRES TIMOTHY R. HOUSTON TX 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 BRACY LESTER JR. 08/17/72 REMAINS RECOVERED ID 06/12/74 NOT ON WALL SP BRACEY
1972 HOPPER JOSEPH CLIFFORD MEMPHIS TN 08/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 MC DONALD JOSEPH W. WAPPINGER FALLS NY POSSIBLY CAPTURED
1972 MC IVER ALEXANDER SANTA MONICA CA 08/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 SIENICKI THEODORE S. IRVINGTON NJ 03/28/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1972 SLATER FREDDIE LEON BALTIMORE MD 08/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 UNGER DON LEE LAKE WORTH FL 08/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 WILLIAMS DAVID B. LAFAYETTE LA REMAINS RETURNED 10/26/89
1972 WIDERQUIST THOMAS CARL MORTON GROVE IL 08/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1973 MOREAU RON 05/73 RELEASED

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Japan-1947, Poland-1791 : Constitution Day
Lesotho : King's Birthday
Northern Ireland : Bank Holiday
Zambia : Labour Day - - - - - ( Monday )
New Orleans : McDonogh Day (1850) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" Creditors have much better memories than debtors. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 4
1994 Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord to ensure Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and Jericho
Together with Shimon Peres, the two leaders received the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. A year later, Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist.
1959 The Grammy is presented for the first time
It is one of the most prestigious awards in the music industry. Winners of the first edition included Ella Fitzgerald, Henry Mancini, and Frank Sinatra.
1953 Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize
The American author was awarded the prestigious accolade for his novel The Old Man and the Sea. The story about a fisherman and his battle with a large marlin also earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1904 The United States takes over the construction of the Panama Canal
French engineers had begun digging a waterway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in 1881, but they had to abandon the project after about 22,000 lives had been lost to accidents and disease.
1675 King Charles II of England commissions the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
The observatory was built on the prime meridian. The mean solar time at this location is the basis for Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).


Births On This Day – May 4
1989 Rory McIlroy
Irish golfer
1929 Audrey Hepburn
Belgian/English actress, singer
1928 Hosni Mubarak
Egyptian air marshal, politician, 4th President of Egypt
1916 Jane Jacobs
American/Canadian journalist, author, activist
1825 Thomas Henry Huxley
English biologist


Deaths On This Day – May 4
2014 Elena Baltacha
Ukrainian/Scottish tennis player
1980 Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslav marshal, politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia
1924 E. Nesbit
English author
1903 Gotse Delchev
Bulgarian activist
1799 Tipu Sultan
Indian army officer, king

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 MALONE JIMMY M. MORFOLK VA
1967 GRAHAM JAMES S. ARDMORE PA GOOD CHUTE WAVED IN DECENT REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85
1967 ROGERS CHARLES E. GARY IN
1968 KING PAUL C. JR. WALTHAM MA


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Tonga : Crown Prince's Birthday
US : Student Memorial Day (1970)
Zambia : Labour Day - - - - - ( Monday )
New Orleans : McDonogh Day (1850) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" A man without a God is like a fish without a bicycle. "

[Suzuki Johnny]

What Happened On This Day – May 5
1980 The British Special Air Service (SAS) terminate the Iranian Embassy siege in London
Six gunmen had held 26 people hostage for six days, demanding the release of Iranian Arab prisoners. Two of the hostages were killed.
1955 West Germany regains full sovereignty after World War II
The Federal Republic of Germany had been established in 1949. Its provisional capital was Bonn. After the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany, Berlin was declared the country's capital.
1949 The Council of Europe is founded
The organization was the first to work for European integration. It has 47 member countries and is a completely separate entity from the European Union (EU).
1934 The first Three Stooges film is released
The comedy trio soon became famous, especially in the U.S., for their short films featuring slapstick humor.
1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern major league baseball
A game is considered perfect when none of the opposing players reaches the first base. Young's team, the Boston Americans, won 3-0 over the Philadelphia Athletics


Births On This Day – May 5
1988 Adele
English singer-songwriter, musician
1943 Michael Palin
English actor, screenwriter
1830 John Batterson Stetson

1818 Karl Marx
German philosopher
1813 Søren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher, author


Deaths On This Day – May 5
2013 Greg Quill
Australian/Canadian singer-songwriter, journalist
2000 Gino Bartali
Italian cyclist
1995 Mikhail Botvinnik
Russian chess player
1977 Ludwig Erhard
German politician, 2nd Chancellor of West Germany
1821 Napoleon
Corsican/French military officer, political leader

Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 DAWES JOHN J. MADERA CA
1966 HEILIG JOHN MIAMI FL 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 THOMAS KENNETH DEANE JR MT VERNON IL REMAINS RECOVERED 08/14/85
1967 HUGHES JAMES L. WATERLOO IA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL IN 96/98
1967 LARSON GORDON A. WINONA MN 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 SHIVELY JAMES R. SPOKANE WA 02/18/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 MITCHELL HARRY E. MARION IN 09/79 POSSIBLY SEEN IN USA REFNO 2053
1968 NORRINGTON GILES R. SPRINGFILED OH 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 TANGEMAN RICHARD G. NEW YORK NY 03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98

Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"
Denmark-1945, Ethiopia-1941, Netherlands-1945 : Liberation Day
Ethiopia : Victory Day
Japan : Tango-no-sekku [Boys' Festival]/Children's Day
México : Cinco de Mayo/Battle of Pueblo (1862)
South Korea : Dano Festival/Children's Day (1975)
Thailand : Coronation Day
Zambia : Labour Day - - - - - ( Monday )
New Orleans : McDonogh Day (1850) - - - - - ( Friday )

Thought for the day :
" A plucked goose doesn't lay golden eggs. "