ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ APRIL 20

ON THIS DAY IN RECENT HISTORY ~ APRIL 20

1904 - George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London.
1904 - Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St Louis.
1912 - Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11.
1912 - Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleve Indians 6-5.

1912 - Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64.

1916 - Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6.
1918 - The Red Baron shoots down his 80th victim.  He dies the following day.
1920 - 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium.
1926 - 1st check sent by radio facsimile transmission across Atlantic.
1935 - "You're Hit Parade" begins broadcasting (becomes #1 quickly).
1939 - New York World's Fair opens.

1939 - Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double.
1940 - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa.
1941 - 100 German bombers attack Athens.

1941 – Ryan O’Neal, actor (Love Story) is born.

1942 - German occupiers forbids Dutch access to their beach.
1944 - NFL legalizes coaching from bench.
1945 - US 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg.
1945 - US forces conquer Motobu peninsula on Okinawa.
1946 - First televised Cub's game is broadcast on WBKB-TV with Whispering Joe Wilson behind the microphone.
1949 - Jessica Lange, Cloquet Minnesota, actress (King Kong, Tootsie) is born.

1951 - Luther Vandross, NYC, rock vocalist (Dance with my Father), (d. 2005) is born.

1959 - Clint Howard, Burbank California, actor (Gentle Ben) is born.

1959 - Dolly Parton's first single, "Puppy Love," is released.
1959 - "Desilu Playhouse," on CBS-TV, presents a two-part show titled "The Untouchables."
1960 - Elvis Presley's returned to Hollywood to film "G.I. Blues."
1961 - American Harold Graham makes 1st rocket belt flight.
1962 - NASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m.
1962 - Ketty Lester performs "Love Letters" on "American Bandstand."
1963 - Rick Nelson and Kris Harmon were married.
1964 - The Elvis Presley movie "Viva Las Vegas" premiers.

 

1965 - People's Republic China offers North Vietnam military aid.
1967 - US Surveyor 3 lands on Moon.
1967 - US planes bomb Haiphong for 1st time during Vietnam War.
1969 - 23rd Tony Awards: Great White Hope & 1776 win.
1971 - Barbra Streisand records "We've Only Just Begun."
1971 - US Supreme Court upholds use of busing to achieve racial desegregation.
1972 - Apollo 16's Young & Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2.
1973 - Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82.
1974 - Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67.

1974 - Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run."
1976 - George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python.
1977 - Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premieres.
1981 - Final performance of TV show "Soap" airs.
1981 - Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession.

1981 - The final episode of "Soap" airs on ABC.

 

1985 - Sheena Easton performs "Swear" on "American Bandstand." 1986 - Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game.
1989 - Scientist announce the successful testing of high-definition TV.
1990 - Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income.
1992 - 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs.

1992 - All star concert in memory of Freddie Mercury held at Wembley Stadium.
1992 - Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse.
1992 - Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner.

1992 - Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67.

 

1993 - Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years).
1999 - Columbine High School massacre, Jefferson County, Colorado.

2002 - Alan Dale, American singer (b. 1925).