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April 1
1778 - Oliver Pollack created the dollar sign ($).
1789 - Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.
1865 - During the Civil War, Union forces routed Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks in Virginia.
1891 - The Wrigley Co. was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley Jr.
1924 - Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the
Hall Putsch in Munich. (Hitler was released in December 1924; during his time behind bars, he wrote his autobiographical screed, "Mein Kampf.")
1933 - The Nazi persecution of Jews began in Germany with a boycott of Jewish businesses.
1945 - American forces landed on Okinawa during World War II.
1960 - Tiros I, the world's first meteorological satellite, was launched.
1963 - The daytime soap opera "General Hospital" debuted on ABC-TV.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signed a bill banning cigarette ads from radio and television.
1975 - With Khmer Rouge guerrillas closing in, Cambodian President Lon Nol resigned and fled into exile, spending the rest of his life in the United States.
1976 - Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer.
1977 - The U.S. Senate followed the example of the U.S. House of Representatives by adopting, 86-9, a stringent code of ethics requiring full financial disclosure and limits on outside income.
1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini proclaimed Iran to be an Islamic Republic.
2001 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was arrested on corruption charges.
2003 - Pvt. Jessica Lynch was rescued by U.S. commandos in a raid on an Iraqi hospital.
2004 - President George W. Bush signed the "Laci Peterson" bill, making it a separate federal crime to harm a fetus during an attack on the mother.
2009 - Sweden becomes the fifth European country to legalize same-sex marriage, joining The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Spain.
2011 - Afghans angry over the burning of a Quran at a small Florida church stormed a U.N. compound in northern Afghanistan, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese guards.
2016 - World leaders ended a nuclear security summit in Washington by declaring progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.
2020 - Resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order, President Donald Trump said he wanted to give governors “flexibility” to respond to the coronavirus. Under growing pressure, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined his counterparts in more than 30 states in issuing a stay-at-home order.
2022 - Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the shattered and encircled city of Mariupol was thrown into jeopardy and Russia accused the Ukrainians of a cross-border helicopter attack on a fuel depot.
2023 - Storms that dropped dozens of tornadoes killed more than 30 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest.
Birthdays
27 - Asa Butterfield (actor)
29 - Logan Paul (reality star)
37 - Mackenzie Davis (actress)
38 - Hillary Scott (singer)
39 - Josh Zuckerman (actor)
41 - Matt Lanter (actor)
42 - Taran Killam (comedian)
42 - Sam Huntington (actor)
44 - Randy Orton (professional wrestler)
44 - Bijou Phillips (singer)
46 - JJ Field (actor)
48 - David Oyelowo (actor)
51 - Rachel Maddow (TV host)
53 - Method Man (rapper/actor)
53 - Jessica Collins (actress)
56 - Woody Lee (singer)
62 - Jose Zuniga (actor)
63 - Susan Boyle (singer)
72 - Annette O'Toole (actress)
74 - Samuel Alito (Supreme Court justice)
85 - Rudolph Isley (singer)
85 - Ali MacGraw (actress)
90 - Don Hastings (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 1
1919 - The final game of the 1919 Stanley Cup was canceled due to the worldwide epidemic of influenza. No winner was declared in the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans.
1972 - The first MLB players' strike began, which would last for 12 days.
1978 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.
1983 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons.
1984 - USC defeats Tennessee 72-61 to win a second consecutive NCAA Women's Tournament.
1985 - Villanova defeats Georgetown 66-64 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1989 - A. Bartlett Giamatti replaces Peter Ueberroth as commissioner of Major League Baseball. (Giamatti would die of a heart attack five months later.)
1990 - Stanford defeats Auburn 88-81 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1991 - Duke defeats Kansas 72-65 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - The first NHL players' strike began, which would last for 10 days.
1996 - Baseball umpire John McSherry died after collapsing during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
1996 - Kentucky defeats Syracuse 76-67 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1999 - Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars becomes the 10th player in NBA history to play 1,000 games with one team.
1999 - Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown wins his 900th game.
2000 - Michelle Kwan becomes the first American since Peggy Fleming to win three world figure skating championships.
2001 - Notre Dame defeats Purdue 68-66 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2002 - Maryland defeats Indiana 64-52 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2016 - The Golden State Warriors NBA record streak of 54 consecutive home victories ends with a 109-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.
2018 - Notre Dame defeats Mississippi State 61-58 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2020 - The All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1778 - Oliver Pollack created the dollar sign ($).
1789 - Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.
1865 - During the Civil War, Union forces routed Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Five Forks in Virginia.
1891 - The Wrigley Co. was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley Jr.
1924 - Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the
Hall Putsch in Munich. (Hitler was released in December 1924; during his time behind bars, he wrote his autobiographical screed, "Mein Kampf.")1933 - The Nazi persecution of Jews began in Germany with a boycott of Jewish businesses.
1945 - American forces landed on Okinawa during World War II.
1960 - Tiros I, the world's first meteorological satellite, was launched.
1963 - The daytime soap opera "General Hospital" debuted on ABC-TV.
1970 - President Richard Nixon signed a bill banning cigarette ads from radio and television.
1975 - With Khmer Rouge guerrillas closing in, Cambodian President Lon Nol resigned and fled into exile, spending the rest of his life in the United States.
1976 - Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer.
1977 - The U.S. Senate followed the example of the U.S. House of Representatives by adopting, 86-9, a stringent code of ethics requiring full financial disclosure and limits on outside income.
1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini proclaimed Iran to be an Islamic Republic.
2001 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was arrested on corruption charges.
2003 - Pvt. Jessica Lynch was rescued by U.S. commandos in a raid on an Iraqi hospital.
2004 - President George W. Bush signed the "Laci Peterson" bill, making it a separate federal crime to harm a fetus during an attack on the mother.
2009 - Sweden becomes the fifth European country to legalize same-sex marriage, joining The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Spain.
2011 - Afghans angry over the burning of a Quran at a small Florida church stormed a U.N. compound in northern Afghanistan, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese guards.
2016 - World leaders ended a nuclear security summit in Washington by declaring progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished.
2020 - Resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order, President Donald Trump said he wanted to give governors “flexibility” to respond to the coronavirus. Under growing pressure, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined his counterparts in more than 30 states in issuing a stay-at-home order.
2022 - Talks to stop the fighting in Ukraine resumed, as another attempt to rescue civilians from the shattered and encircled city of Mariupol was thrown into jeopardy and Russia accused the Ukrainians of a cross-border helicopter attack on a fuel depot.
2023 - Storms that dropped dozens of tornadoes killed more than 30 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest.
Birthdays
27 - Asa Butterfield (actor)
29 - Logan Paul (reality star)
37 - Mackenzie Davis (actress)
38 - Hillary Scott (singer)
39 - Josh Zuckerman (actor)
41 - Matt Lanter (actor)
42 - Taran Killam (comedian)
42 - Sam Huntington (actor)
44 - Randy Orton (professional wrestler)
44 - Bijou Phillips (singer)
46 - JJ Field (actor)
48 - David Oyelowo (actor)
51 - Rachel Maddow (TV host)
53 - Method Man (rapper/actor)
53 - Jessica Collins (actress)
56 - Woody Lee (singer)
62 - Jose Zuniga (actor)
63 - Susan Boyle (singer)
72 - Annette O'Toole (actress)
74 - Samuel Alito (Supreme Court justice)
85 - Rudolph Isley (singer)
85 - Ali MacGraw (actress)
90 - Don Hastings (actor)
=======================================
Today in Sports History - April 1
1919 - The final game of the 1919 Stanley Cup was canceled due to the worldwide epidemic of influenza. No winner was declared in the series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans.
1972 - The first MLB players' strike began, which would last for 12 days.
1978 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.
1983 - Mike Bossy (New York Islanders) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons.
1984 - USC defeats Tennessee 72-61 to win a second consecutive NCAA Women's Tournament.
1985 - Villanova defeats Georgetown 66-64 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1989 - A. Bartlett Giamatti replaces Peter Ueberroth as commissioner of Major League Baseball. (Giamatti would die of a heart attack five months later.)
1990 - Stanford defeats Auburn 88-81 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
1991 - Duke defeats Kansas 72-65 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1992 - The first NHL players' strike began, which would last for 10 days.
1996 - Baseball umpire John McSherry died after collapsing during a game between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
1996 - Kentucky defeats Syracuse 76-67 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1999 - Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars becomes the 10th player in NBA history to play 1,000 games with one team.
1999 - Philadelphia 76ers head coach Larry Brown wins his 900th game.
2000 - Michelle Kwan becomes the first American since Peggy Fleming to win three world figure skating championships.
2001 - Notre Dame defeats Purdue 68-66 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2002 - Maryland defeats Indiana 64-52 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2016 - The Golden State Warriors NBA record streak of 54 consecutive home victories ends with a 109-106 loss to the Boston Celtics.
2018 - Notre Dame defeats Mississippi State 61-58 to win the NCAA Women's Tournament.
2020 - The All England Lawn Tennis Club cancels Wimbledon for the first time since World War II due to the COVID-19 pandemic.