Special Events of 9 April

Azred · 04-09-2003, 11:34 AM

A brief browse over to the History Channel shows that the following events happened on 9 April in years past:

* NASA introduces the Mercury astronauts to the public--Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Donald Slayton. (1959)
* Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the courthouse in Appamatox, Virginia. (1865)
* German forces invade Norway with the assistance of Vikud Quisling; the word "quisling" now means "traitor" in several languages. (1940)
* West Side Story wins an Academy Award (1962)
* Mark Twain receives steamboat pilot's license (1859)
* Billy the Kid convicted of murdering the sheriff of Lincoln County, NM (1881)
* Douglas Engelbart wins the Lemelson-MIT Prize, a prestigious award for inventors, for inventing both the graphical user interface and the mouse then unveiling them at the Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco in 1968. (1997)
* The Chicago Eight plead "not guilty" to conspiracy to incite riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, 1968. (1969)
* Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, a controversial economic act. (1909)
* Major General Edward P. King Jr. surrenders 78,000 (only 12,000 were American, the rest were Filipino) troops at Bataan, Philippines to Lieutenant General Homma Masaharu; this is the largest contingent of U.S. soldiers ever to surrender. The "Bataan Death March" and captivity happened after this, resulting in the eventual death of 1,600 American and 21,000 Filipino POWs. (1942)

People born on 9 April:
Ward Bond (actor, 1903)
Julian Dash (tenor sax jazz musician, 1916)
J. Presper Eckert (co-inventory of ENIAC, 1919)
Hugh Hefner (publisher of Playboy magazine, 1926)
Carl Perkins (early rock-n-roll musician, 1932)

...and...

Azred marries the lovely Belle at the city park in Frisco, TX. (2003) [img]graemlins/lovestory.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

Kaltia · 04-09-2003, 11:37 AM

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, "one of the cutest couples on IW!"
(Once I got to the bottom of the thread

)

realbinky · 04-09-2003, 11:50 AM

Can't be an anniversary if it happens today, he said the year is 2003, that means today! Happy 0th anniversary (I guess it can)

04-09-2003, 11:51 AM

Congrats dude, and Umm this may be a candidate for another regular feature here at IW...this is a kind of cool thread...historical stuff I mean.

RevRuby · 04-09-2003, 11:57 AM

i had considered mentioning my own sad anniversary of this day but instead i will simply say congrats!!!! lov eis beautiful!

harleyquinn · 04-09-2003, 11:59 AM

Congratulations!!! And what a cute (and informative) way to share that information!!!

Harkoliar · 04-09-2003, 12:35 PM

how nice.. happy 0th anniversery [img]smile.gif[/img]

Azred · 04-09-2003, 03:02 PM

Actually, we met on this day back in 2000, so we cheated and jump-started our calendar by 3 years. By our reckoning, this is actually our third anniversary. [img]graemlins/awesomework.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]

Photos will be forthcoming in the next several days....

Quote:

Originally posted by RevRuby:
i had considered mentioning my own sad anniversary of this day but instead i will simply say congrats!!!! love is beautiful!

Whenever a group of people gather together, joy is multiplied and sorrow is divided. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] What sad anniversary do you mean, RevRuby? If you'd rather not say, a PM will suffice. I suspect it may be something similiar to one of Belle's, but I don't want to make an incorrect assumption.

[ 04-09-2003, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Azred ]

realbinky · 04-09-2003, 03:55 PM

NO cheating, Azred. This is your 0th and that is final [img]tongue.gif[/img]

My own wife and I recently celebrated our 8th, but by your reckoning it would be 10th, and I would have owed a MUCH bigger gift, so that is RIGHT out.

04-09-2003, 11:34 AM	#1
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 54 Posts: 4,037	A brief browse over to the History Channel shows that the following events happened on 9 April in years past: * NASA introduces the Mercury astronauts to the public--Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Walter Schirra Jr., Alan Shepard Jr., and Donald Slayton. (1959) * Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the courthouse in Appamatox, Virginia. (1865) * German forces invade Norway with the assistance of Vikud Quisling; the word "quisling" now means "traitor" in several languages. (1940) * West Side Story wins an Academy Award (1962) * Mark Twain receives steamboat pilot's license (1859) * Billy the Kid convicted of murdering the sheriff of Lincoln County, NM (1881) * Douglas Engelbart wins the Lemelson-MIT Prize, a prestigious award for inventors, for inventing both the graphical user interface and the mouse then unveiling them at the Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco in 1968. (1997) * The Chicago Eight plead "not guilty" to conspiracy to incite riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, 1968. (1969) * Congress passes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, a controversial economic act. (1909) * Major General Edward P. King Jr. surrenders 78,000 (only 12,000 were American, the rest were Filipino) troops at Bataan, Philippines to Lieutenant General Homma Masaharu; this is the largest contingent of U.S. soldiers ever to surrender. The "Bataan Death March" and captivity happened after this, resulting in the eventual death of 1,600 American and 21,000 Filipino POWs. (1942) People born on 9 April: Ward Bond (actor, 1903) Julian Dash (tenor sax jazz musician, 1916) J. Presper Eckert (co-inventory of ENIAC, 1919) Hugh Hefner (publisher of Playboy magazine, 1926) Carl Perkins (early rock-n-roll musician, 1932) ...and... Azred marries the lovely Belle at the city park in Frisco, TX. (2003) [img]graemlins/lovestory.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

04-09-2003, 11:37 AM	#2
Kaltia Jack Burton Join Date: May 2, 2002 Location: Canterbury, England Age: 36 Posts: 5,817	HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, "one of the cutest couples on IW!" (Once I got to the bottom of the thread ) __________________ The wolf is as cunning as he is ferocious; once he's had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do.

04-09-2003, 11:50 AM	#3
realbinky Elminster Join Date: March 14, 2001 Location: Milford, MA 01757 Age: 52 Posts: 442	Can't be an anniversary if it happens today, he said the year is 2003, that means today! Happy 0th anniversary (I guess it can) __________________ <br />Move all ZIG for great PROGRESS!<br />Project M.U.L.E.<br />At least my kids think I\'m smart...

04-09-2003, 11:57 AM	#5
RevRuby Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Limbo Age: 44 Posts: 1,720	i had considered mentioning my own sad anniversary of this day but instead i will simply say congrats!!!! lov eis beautiful! __________________ peek-a-boo

04-09-2003, 11:59 AM	#6
harleyquinn Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: NY Age: 48 Posts: 1,190	Congratulations!!! And what a cute (and informative) way to share that information!!! __________________ [img]\"http://www.bethspage.us/sig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" />

04-09-2003, 11:51 AM	#4
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Congrats dude, and Umm this may be a candidate for another regular feature here at IW...this is a kind of cool thread...historical stuff I mean.

04-09-2003, 12:35 PM	#7
Harkoliar Jack Burton Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney Age: 41 Posts: 5,556	how nice.. happy 0th anniversery [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ Catch me if you can..

04-09-2003, 03:55 PM	#9
realbinky Elminster Join Date: March 14, 2001 Location: Milford, MA 01757 Age: 52 Posts: 442	NO cheating, Azred. This is your 0th and that is final [img]tongue.gif[/img] My own wife and I recently celebrated our 8th, but by your reckoning it would be 10th, and I would have owed a MUCH bigger gift, so that is RIGHT out. __________________ <br />Move all ZIG for great PROGRESS!<br />Project M.U.L.E.<br />At least my kids think I\'m smart...

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