CoM Moderators Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Historical Events 1924 - 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon and Schuster 1938 - 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson in 2:35:34.8; his second victory in the event 1946 - Rome, Auerbach and Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater, NYC; runs for 734 performances 1946 - Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals 1983 - KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) 1984 - Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1842 - Antero Tarquínio de Quental, Portuguese poet (Beatrice), born in Ponta Delgada, Portugal (d. 1891) 1888 - Arnold Lunn, British skier (created the modern Alpine slalom race), born in Madras, India (d. 1974) 1946 - (Alexander) "Skip" Spence, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1963 - Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor (Will and Grace), born in Toronto, Ontario 1970 - Rico Brogna, American MLB baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts 1988 - Vanessa Kirby, English actress (Princess Margaret in The Crown), born in London, England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1610 - Robert Parsons, English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure), dies at 63 1845 - Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist, dies at 77 1882 - Henry Cole, English inventor and civil servant, 1st director of the VandA Museum, promoter of 1851 Great Exhibition, dies at 73 1976 - Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization engineer, dies at 65 1985 - Gertrude Caton-Thompson, English archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia), dies at 97 1990 - Robert D Webb, American director and actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87 More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 "Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the Midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the 18th of April, in Seventy-five, Hardly a man is now alive, Who remembers that famous day and year." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow + WilliamM and + Vegas_Millennial 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Members who grew up in Eastern Massachusetts mostly remember these very important events. Several are holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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