TODAY’S HISTORY LESSON – APRIL 7
30 Scholars’ estimate for Jesus’ crucifixion by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3]
529 First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (fundamental work in jurisprudence) issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I
1712 Slave revolt in New York kills 6 white men, 21 African Americans executed
1788 1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta
1798 Mississippi Territory organized
1868 Thomas D’Arcy McGee, one of the Canadian Fathers of Confederation is assassinated by the Irish, in one of the few Canadian political assassinations, and only federal politician
1888 P.F. Collier published a weekly periodical for the first time under the name “Collier’s.”
1902 Texas Oil Company (Texaco) forms
1906 The world’s 1st animated cartoon “Humorous Phases of Funny Faces” by J. Stuart Blackton is released
1913 5,000 suffragists march to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. , seeking the vote for women.
1919 1st parcel of land is purchased for Cleveland Metroparks
1922 Warren G. Harding’s Interior Secretary, Albert B. Fall, leases the Teapot Dome oil reserves to Harry Sinclair, setting in motion the Teapot Dome scandals
1943 LSD was first produced at Sandoz Laboratorie in Basil, Switzerland, by Albert Hoffman.
1948 World Health Organization formed by the United Nations
1954 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in news conference is first to voice fear of a “domino-effect” of communism in Indo-China
1959 Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years
1963 Josip Broz Tito was proclaimed to be the leader of Yugoslavia for life.
1969 The Internet’s symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1
1969 Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material
1980 Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis
1988 In Fort Smith, AR, 13 white supremacists were acquitted on charges for plotting to overthrow the U.S. federal government
1988 Russia announces it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
1990 John Poindexter (National Sec Advisor) found guilty on Iran-Contra scandal
1990 An arson attack on the passenger ferry, Scandinavian Star, kills 159
2000 U.S. President Clinton signed the Senior Citizens Freedom to Work Act of 2000. The bill reversed a Depression-era law and allows senior citizens to earn money without losing Social Security retirement benefits.
2002 The Roman Catholic archdiocese announced that six priests from the Archdiocese of New York were suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct.
2009 Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces
2009 Vermont becomes the fourth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, just days after Iowa becomes the third.
** history.net, onthisday.com, infoplease.com, timeanddate.com, thepeoplehistory.com, on-this-day.com **
