On April 1...
1789
The United States House of Representatives have first quorom and elect Frederick its first Speaker of the House
1826
Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine
1891
The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago
1918
The Royal Air Force is formed
1924
Adolph Hitler is sentenced to 5 years for his role in the "Beer Hall Putsch"
1939
Spanish Civil War Ends
1948
Russians set up land blockade of West Berlin
1954
President Eisenhower establishes the United States Air Force Academy
1967
The United States Department of Transportation begins operation
1976
Apple Inc. is formed
1979
Iran officially overthrows its Shah
2009
Croatia and Albania join NATO
April 1 Births
1883-Lon Chaney Sr.
1885-Wallace Beery
1920-Toshiro Mifune
1929-Jane Powell
1929-Bo Schembechler
1932-Gordon Jump
1932-Debbie Reynolds
1939-Ali McGraw
1939-Phil Neikro
1944-Rusty Staub
1952-Annette O'Toole
1955-Terry Nichols
1961-Susan Boyle
1965-Mark Jackson
1973-Rachel Maddow
1976-John Gosselin
1980-Randy Orton
1980-Bijou Phillips
1982-Sam Huntington
1983-Sean Taylor
1988-Brook Lopez
1988-Robin Lopez
April 1 Deaths
1917-Scott Joplin
1946-Noah Beery Jr.
1984-Marvin Gaye
1988-Jim Jordan
1996-John McSherry
2010-John Forsythe
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