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On This Day In History for April 23, 2014
This is the 113th day of the year, there are 252 days remaining in 2014.
- It was on this date in 1635 that the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
- That same date in 1914 saw the first baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known a Weeghman Park in Chicago.
- It was also on this date 1945 during World War II that Adolf Hitler’s designated successor Hermann Göring sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl Dönitz.
- April 23, 1967 a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit aboard Soyuz 1.
- 29 years ago this very day, Coca-Cola changes its formula and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than 3 months. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
- Just 9 years ago today, the first video was uploaded to YouTube. It’s titled “Me at the zoo”
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- Irish astronomer and physicist John Thomas Romney Robinson born on this date in 1792
- Also born on this date in 1928 – Shirley Temple, American actress, singer, and dancer
- Singer-songwriter Roy Orbison, was born today in 1936
- The six million dollar man, actor Lee Majors turns 75 today Lee Majors. If you did the math, he would be worth of 40 million dollars today.
- Other famous actors and actresses with birthdays today include:
- Hervé Villechaize, who played Tattoo on Fantasy Island, was born today in 1943
- George Lopez is 53
- Saturday Night Live star Jan Hooks is 57
- and Valerie Bertinelli is 54
Finally some holidays to note:
- World Book Day
- International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 23, 2014
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