April 24, 1889 - The Edison General Electric Company was organized.
April 24, 1934 - The pipe less organ was patented by Laurens Hammond.
April 24, 1959 - "Your Hit Parade" aired for the last time. The show had been on since 1935.
April 24, 1981 - The IBM Personal Computer was introduced.
April 24, 1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.
April 24, 2000 - ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges."
April 25, 1684 - A patent was granted for the thimble.
April 25, 1859 - Work began on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
April 25, 1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates for cars. The fee was $1.
April 25, 1979 - The film "Rock & Roll High School" starring the Ramones premiered.
April 25, 1988 - Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs, CA.
April 26, 1514 - Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
April 26, 1929 - The first non-stop flight from England to India was completed.
April 26, 1964 - The Boston Celtics won their sixth consecutive NBA title. They won two more before the streak came to an end.
April 26, 1975 - B.J. Thomas had the longest title of a number one song at the top of the "Billboard" popular music chart. The song was "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song."
April 26, 1983 - Dow Jones Industrial Average broke 1,200 for first time.
April 27, 1773 - British Parliament passed the Tea Act.
April 27, 1897 - Grant's Tomb was dedicated.
April 27, 1961 - The United Kingdom granted Sierra Leone independence.
April 27, 1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.
April 27, 1983 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) broke a 55-year-old major league baseball record when he struck out his 3,509th batter of his career.
April 28, 1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published.
April 28, 1910 - First night air flight was performed by Claude Grahame-White in England.
April 28, 1930 - The first organized night baseball game was played in Independence, Kansas.
April 28, 1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews."
April 29, 1960 - Dick Clark told the U.S. House of Representatives that he had never taken payola for the records he featured on his show "American Bandstand."
April 29, 1961 - ABC's "Wide World of Sports" premiered.
April 29, 1967 - Aretha Franklin's "Respect" was released.
April 29, 1981 - Steve Carlton, of the Philadelphia Phillies, became the first left-handed pitcher in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts.
April 29, 1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.
April 30, 1889 - George Washington's inauguration became the first U.S. national holiday.
April 30, 1939 - Lou Gehrig played his last game with the New York Yankees.
April 30, 1947 - The name of Boulder Dam, in Nevada, was changed back to Hoover Dam.
April 30, 1957 - Elvis recorded "Jailhouse Rock."
April 30, 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF and UHF channels.
April 24, 1934 - The pipe less organ was patented by Laurens Hammond.
April 24, 1959 - "Your Hit Parade" aired for the last time. The show had been on since 1935.
April 24, 1981 - The IBM Personal Computer was introduced.
April 24, 1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.
April 24, 2000 - ABC-TV aired the TV movie "The Three Stooges."
April 25, 1684 - A patent was granted for the thimble.
April 25, 1859 - Work began on the Suez Canal in Egypt.
April 25, 1901 - New York became the first state to require license plates for cars. The fee was $1.
April 25, 1979 - The film "Rock & Roll High School" starring the Ramones premiered.
April 25, 1988 - Sonny Bono was elected mayor of Palm Springs, CA.
April 26, 1514 - Copernicus made his first observations of Saturn.
April 26, 1929 - The first non-stop flight from England to India was completed.
April 26, 1964 - The Boston Celtics won their sixth consecutive NBA title. They won two more before the streak came to an end.
April 26, 1975 - B.J. Thomas had the longest title of a number one song at the top of the "Billboard" popular music chart. The song was "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song."
April 26, 1983 - Dow Jones Industrial Average broke 1,200 for first time.
April 27, 1773 - British Parliament passed the Tea Act.
April 27, 1897 - Grant's Tomb was dedicated.
April 27, 1961 - The United Kingdom granted Sierra Leone independence.
April 27, 1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan.
April 27, 1983 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) broke a 55-year-old major league baseball record when he struck out his 3,509th batter of his career.
April 28, 1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published.
April 28, 1910 - First night air flight was performed by Claude Grahame-White in England.
April 28, 1930 - The first organized night baseball game was played in Independence, Kansas.
April 28, 1957 - Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time. He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews."
April 29, 1960 - Dick Clark told the U.S. House of Representatives that he had never taken payola for the records he featured on his show "American Bandstand."
April 29, 1961 - ABC's "Wide World of Sports" premiered.
April 29, 1967 - Aretha Franklin's "Respect" was released.
April 29, 1981 - Steve Carlton, of the Philadelphia Phillies, became the first left-handed pitcher in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts.
April 29, 1990 - The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.
April 30, 1889 - George Washington's inauguration became the first U.S. national holiday.
April 30, 1939 - Lou Gehrig played his last game with the New York Yankees.
April 30, 1947 - The name of Boulder Dam, in Nevada, was changed back to Hoover Dam.
April 30, 1957 - Elvis recorded "Jailhouse Rock."
April 30, 1964 - The FCC ruled that all TV receivers should be equipped to receive both VHF and UHF channels.
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