04-01-2005, 06:09 AM
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Location: Maryland
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April 1st
1578 ~ Birthday of William Harvey, Physician (discovered blood circulation)
1815 ~ Birthday of Otto von Bismarck, Politician.
1873 ~ Birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer, Pianist & Conductor.
1917 ~ Death of Scott Joplin, Musician & Composer.
1918 ~ The Royal Flying Corps was replaced by the Royal Air Force.
1924 ~ Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch (he spent only nine months in jail).
1948 ~ Cold War: Berlin Airlift - Military forces, under direction of the Soviet-controlled government in East Germany, set-up a land blockade of West Berlin.
1969 ~ The Hawker Siddeley Harrier entered service with the RAF.
1976 ~ Apple Computer Company was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
2001 ~ An EP-3E U.S. Navy plane collided with a Chinese PLA fighter jet. The Navy crew made an emergency landing in Hainan, PRC and were detained.
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