04-03-2009, 05:18 AM
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April 3rd
1895 ~ The libel trial started by Oscar Wilde against the Marquess of Queensbury began, eventually resulting in Wilde's arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
1901 ~ Death of Richard D'Oyly Carte, Impresario.
1934 ~ Birthday of Jane Goodall, Zoologist.
1946 ~ Masaharu Homma, the Japanese general responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed in the Philippines.
1948 ~ President Truman signed the Marshall Plan.
1975 ~ GM Anatoly Karpov was awarded the title of World Champion by default when Bobby Fischer refused to play.
1981 ~ Death of Juan Trippe, Airline & Hotel (Pan Am & InterContinental) founder .
1991 ~ Death of Graham Greene, English writer.
1996 ~ Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his Montana cabin.
2000 ~ Microsoft was ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws.
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