Friday, April 01, 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY

APRIL 1st

1789:Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania was elected the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.

1933:The Nazi persecution of Jews began in Germany with a boycott of Jewish businesses.

1945:American forces landed on Okinawa during World War II.

1960:The first U.S. weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched from Cape Canaveral.

1970:President Nixon signed a bill into law banning cigarette ads from radio and television.

1976:Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer.

1979:Ayatollah Khomeini proclaimed the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.



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