Today in History
Listings for Saturday, April 18, 2020.
Birthdays:
- 1480 Lucrezia Borgia, patron of the arts.
- 1820 Franz von Suppe, composer
- 1853 A.M. Sch”nflies --1928
- 1857 Clarence Darrow, legalized evolution.
- 1882 Leopold Stokowski
- 1946 Hayley Mills
- 1956 Eric Roberts
- 1963 Conan O'Brien
- 1976 Melissa Joan Hart
Events:
- 1775 "The British are Coming!" Paul Revere rides.
- 1868 San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals born.
- 1869 First International Cricket Match held in SF, won by Californian
- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, "The Big One"
- 1907 Fairmont Hotel opens.
- 1934 First "Washateria" (Laundromat) is opened, in Fort Worth, Texas
- 1936 The Pan Am "Clipper" begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu.
- 1949 Irish Republic comes into existence
- 1950 First transatlantic jet passenger trip
- 1978 US Senate approves transfer of Panama Canal to Panama
That's all for today.
