Today in History
Listings for Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Birthdays:
- 1564 William Shakespeare, bard
- 1791 James Buchanan, 15th President (1857-1861)
- 1813 Stephen Douglas, the "Little Giant", debates Lincoln
- 1891 Sergei Prokofiev, composer
- 1928 Shirley Temple, child
- 1940 Lee Majors
- 1942 Sandra Dee
- 1943 Herve Villechaize, "Da Plane, Boss! Da Plane!"
- 1949 Joyce DeWitt
- 1957 Jan Hooks
- 1960 Valerie Bertinelli
- 1970 Scott Bairstow
Events:
- Lyrid meteor shower, radiant in Hercules
- National Secretary Day
- TV-Turnoff Week
- 1871 Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay is blown up.
- 1949 Courtesy Mail Boxes for motorists appear in San Francisco.
- 1962 First US satellite to reach moon launched from Cape Canaveral
- 1965 Launch of first Soviet communications satelite
- 1967 Soyuz 1 launched, Vladimir Komarov becomes 1st inflight casualty
- 1972 Apollo 16 astronauts explore the Moon's surface
That's all for today.
