Today in History
Listings for Thursday, April 11, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1894 P. Finsler --1970
- 1913 Oleg Cassini
- 1932 Joel Grey
- 1939 Louise Lasser
- 1942 Anatoli Berezovoi, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-5)
Events:
- Barber Shop Quartet Day
- 1506 The foundation stone of St. Peter's Basilica laid.
- 1876 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks organized.
- 1943 Frank Piasecki, flies his first single-rotor helicopter
- 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes first black in major league baseball.
- 1970 Apollo 13 launched to moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days
That's all for today.
