1865
Politics and government
The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourned for the last time.
100 years ago
1915
Born on this date
Richard Condon. U.S. author. Mr. Condon was known for his novels about corruption and abuse of power. His best known works were The Manchurian Candidate (1959) and four novels about a family of New York gangsters named Prizzi (1982-1994). Mr. Condon died on April 9, 1996 at the age of 81.
War
During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships were sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
90 years ago
1925
Disasters
The Tri-State Tornado hit the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 689 people and injuring 13,000 others.
75 years ago
1940
Diplomacy
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini met on the Italian side of the Brenner Pass in the Alps, and agreed to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. German sources reported optimism that the U.S.S.R., Italy, and Germany would form a new alliance.
Wang Ching-wei, leader of the Japanese-sponsored government in central China, assailed the United States for assisting the Chinese government of Chiang Kai-shek against Japan.
Politics and government
The United States Senate approved the Hatch bill restricting political activities of state jobholders paid in whole or in part by federal funds.
Economics and finance
The Investment Bankers Association of America passed a resolution calling for the United States Congress to remove from the Securities Exchange Commission unnecessary powers to restrict public investment.
Labour
U.S. Wage-Hour Administrator Philip Fleming permitted an increase in the minimum wage to 33 1/2c per hour for 24,500 workers in the knitwear industry.
Academia
The New York Board of Education voted 11-1 against the appointment of British philosopher Bertrand Russell as a professor of philosophy at City College of New York because of his controversial views on sex and marriage.
70 years ago
1945
War
More than 1,300 American bombers dropped 12,400 high explosives and 650,000 fire bombs on Berlin in the heaviest assault on the city to date, leaving huge fires burning. Soviet forces captured the Pomeranian port of Kolberg, clearing the northern flank along a 175-mile stretch of the Baltic coast from the Polish Corridor to Stettin Bay. U.S. units landed on Basilan, the northernmost island in the Sulu archipelago. Radio reports from Tokyo said that all schools had been ordered closed for one year beginning April 1 to mobilize students for food and munitions production, air raid defense, and other war support activities.
Law
In his annual report to Congress, U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle asked for new legislation classifying conscientious objectors, for new sabotage laws to include conspiracy, and to make aid to escaped prisoners of war a treasonable offense.
The U.S. National Lawyers' Guild petitioned President Franklin D. Roosevelt to cancel the deportation proceedings against labour leader Harry Bridges--an Australian national--saying it would "jeopardize" the "unified functioning of democratic world forces."
New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia announced an immediate extension of the city's curfew from midnight to 1 A.M.
Hockey
NHL
Montreal Canadiens' right wing Maurice "Rocket" Richard became the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season, reaching the milestone in 50 games in a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins.
60 years ago
1955
Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Give Me Your Word--Tennessee Ernie Ford (2nd week at #1)
50 years ago
1965
Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): The Last Time--The Rolling Stones
Died on this date
Farouk, 45. King of Egypt and Sudan, 1936-1952. Farouk succeeded his father Fuad I in the Muhammad Ali dynasty. King Farouk became known for his ostentatious lifestyle, which eventually made him unpopular. He was deposed in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and lived the rest of his life in exile in Monaco and Italy. Farouk was succeeded as king by his infant son Fuad II, but the monarchy was abolished in 1953. Farouk, who grew to a weight of about 300 pounds, died of a heart attack at the Ile de France restaurant in Rome, collapsing at his dinner table after a typically heavy meal.
Jack Quinlan, 38. U.S. sportscaster. Mr. Quinlan was the radio voice of the Chicago Cubs from 1955-1964. He was attending spring training in Florida when he was killed in a car accident.
Space
The U.S.S.R. launched Voskhod 2, with Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyayev aboard. Mr. Leonov of the U.S.S.R. became the first man to walk in space.
Economics and finance
The French purchase of $231,500,000 worth of gold reduced the U.S. stock to $14,563,000,000, the lowest since December 28, 1965 ($14,508,000,000).
40 years ago
1975
War
South Vietnamese forces began abandoning provinces to Communist forces.
Diplomacy
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev addressed the 11th Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Congress in Budapest, and called for renewed East-West detente.
30 years ago
1985
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): One Night in Bangkok--Murray Head
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Woodpeckers from Space--VideoKids (2nd week at #1)
25 years ago
1990
Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Don't Make Me Over--Sybil (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Nothing Compares 2 U--Sinéad O'Connor (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Switzerland: Nothing Compares 2 U--Sinéad O'Connor (4th week at #1)
Music
The Juno Awards were presented in Toronto by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best achievements in recorded music in 1989. The winners included:
Rita McNeil--Best Female Vocalist
Kim Mitchell--Best Male Vocalist
The Family Brown--Best Country Group
George Fox--Best Male Country Vocalist
k.d. lang--Best Female Country Vocalist
Alannah Myles--Best Album and Best Single
Blue Rodeo--Best Canadian Group
World events
Soviet forces began military maneuvers in Lithuania, which had declared its independence from the U.S.S.R. a week earlier.
Politics and government
In East German elections, three conservative parties which had joined together as the Alliance for Germany and who favoured rapid reunification of East and West Germany earned 48% of the vote and an equivalent percentage of the seats in parliament. The Social Democratic party was a distant second with 22% of the vote, while the Party of Democratic Socialism, the successor to the Communist Party, received 16%.
Crime
13 works of art valued at $100 million or more were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. In terms of monetary value, the robbery was the largest in the history of art. Three Rembrandt paintings, including his only seascape, were taken. Five works by Degas and one painting each by Vermeer and Manet were also seized. 20 years later, the paintings still haven't been recovered.
Labour
Ending a 32-day lockout of players from spring training camps, major league baseball owners and players agreed to a new labour agreement to extend through the 1993 season.
Hockey
NHL
Montreal 8 Quebec 3
Hartford 3 Edmonton 1
20 years ago
1995
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Another Night--Real McCoy (6th week at #1)
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Think Twice--Celine Dion
#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): The Reason is You--Nina (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)--The Outhere Brothers
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Take a Bow--Madonna (4th week at #1)
U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box )
1 Take a Bow--Madonna (5th week at #1)
2 Creep--TLC
3 If You Love Me--Brownstone
4 Baby--Brandy
5 Strong Enough--Sheryl Crow
6 Hold My Hand--Hootie & the Blowfish
7 You Gotta Be--Des'ree
8 Candy Rain--Soul for Real
9 I Know--Dionne Farris
10 On Bended Knee--Boyz II Men
Singles entering the chart were Run Away by Real McCoy (#44); No More "I Love You's" by Annie Lennox (#62); Keep Their Heads Ringin' by Dr. Dre (#82); Think of You by Usher (#86); and Shy Guy by Diana King (#89).
Swimming
Janet Evans won her 45th and final U.S. national title, the 1,500-metre freestyle in the indoor championships at Minneapolis. Ms. Evans won three gold medals in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and one in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
Hockey
NHL
Los Angeles 3 @ Toronto 5
10 years ago
2005
Abominations
Doctors in Florida, acting on orders of a state judge, removed Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. (The brain-damaged woman died 15 days later).
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