Today in History
Listings for Saturday, April 4, 2020.
Birthdays:
- 1802 Dorothea Dix, social reformer
- 1823 Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor, laid undersea cables
- 1826 Z‚nobe Th‚ophile Gramme, invented electric motor
- 1895 Arthur Murray
- 1906 John Cameron Swayze
- 1914 Frances Langford
- 1915 Muddy Waters
- 1922 Elmer Bernstein, movie music composer
- 1928 Maya Angelou
- 1932 Anthony Perkins
- 1946 Craig T. Nelson
- 1963 David Gavurin
- 1965 Robert Downey, Jr.
Events:
- 1818 Congress decides US flag is 13 red and white stripes, 20 stars
- 1860 Pony Express begins service, from St. Joseph, Missouri.
- 1870 Golden Gate Park established by City Order #800.
- 1902 Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund established with $10 million
- 1949 NATO established
- 1983 Maiden voyage of STS Space shuttle Challenger
That's all for today.
