Friday, April 14, 2017

DAY 104 - This day in legal and military history

April 14
 

Good Friday

INTERNATIONAL Moment of Laughter Day
 

NATIONAL Reach as High as You Can Day
 

NATIONAL Look Up the Sky Day
 

NATIONAL Dolphin Day 
 NATIONAL Ex Spouse Day
 


Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1828 The first edition of Noah Webster’s dictionary is published
 

1865 President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated on Good Friday in Ford’s Theater by John Wilkes Booth
 

1900 The World Exposition opens in Paris
 

1969 In a record breaking night at the Academy Awards, a tie between Katherine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand resulted in the two sharing the the Best Actress Oscar.  Hepburn broke the record as the only actress to win three Best Actress Oscars.

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  1. Visiting from A to Z. An international moment of laughter day? We need that so badly in today's world. The Unknown Journey Ahead agingonthespectrum.blogspot.com

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