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GeoffC · 04-25-2011, 01:09 AM

April 25th

1792 – Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine, and the La Marseillaise is composed [presumably no connection 'tween the two]

1859 – British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal....

1901 – New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.

1915 – World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins....

1980 - Tehran hostage rescue mission fails.

2003 – The Human Genome Project comes to an end.....

1284 – Birth of King Edward II of England and, in 1940 of Al Pacino....

1995 – Death of Ginger Rogers.....

Javed · 04-25-2011, 05:32 AM

Ginger with spellbinding eyes.

astrangerhere · 04-25-2011, 07:18 AM

On this day in American Legal History

April 25, 1938: Supreme Court overturns century of federal case law in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins
Monday 25 April 2011

In Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938), the Supreme Court held that federal courts must apply state law when hearing state law claims under diversity jurisdiction. ''Diversity jurisdiction'' refers to the ability of a federal court to hear civil claims brought under state law where the parties are citizens of different states. This ruling overturned almost a century of federal civil procedure law and established the modern law of diversity jurisdiction for U.S. federal courts.

as an aside, today is also my dear Lady's birthday, which is really all I care about today

kennyc · 04-25-2011, 07:23 AM

April 25:

1945 - Delegates met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
1953 -The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double helix of DNA is published in the magazine Nature.

beppe · 04-25-2011, 05:01 PM

April 25
2011. Monday of the Angel in Italy.
It takes the name from the fact that in this day it is remembered the meeting of the angel with the women who went to the sepulchre. It is a holiday in these places.

GeoffC · 04-26-2011, 12:43 AM

April 26th ....

1607 – English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.

1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne, Tripoli...

1865 – Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth....

1937 – Spanish Civil War: Bombing of Guernica...

1986 – Chernobyl....

570 – Birth of Muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20..

1970 – Death of Gypsy Rose Lee....

kennyc · 04-26-2011, 06:09 AM

So Muhammed is Gypsy Rose Lee reincarnated???

GeoffC · 04-26-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

So Muhammed is Gypsy Rose Lee reincarnated???

Surely better her than John Wilkes Booth ?

GeoffC · 04-27-2011, 03:20 AM

April 27th

1296 – Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.

1667 – The blind and impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.

1865 – The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River

Freedom Day (South Africa).....

GeoffC · 04-28-2011, 04:05 AM

April 28th

1503 – The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.

1869 – Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay 10 miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.

2001 – Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.

1922 – Birth of Alistair MacLean and, in 1974 of Penélope Cruz...

Billi · 04-28-2011, 06:43 AM

April 28th - 1921: Jose Raul Capablanca becomes the third chess world champion.

GeoffC · 04-29-2011, 04:28 AM

April 29th

1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans.....

1770 – James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia..

1945 – The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops......

1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast.....

1899 – Birth of Duke Ellington.

1980 – Death of Alfred Hitchcock.....

astrangerhere · 04-29-2011, 10:57 AM

One supposes we could also add the wedding of the Crown Prince to that list. Heaven knows enough of my paralegals have been distracted enough by it today.

GeoffC · 04-29-2011, 11:19 AM

actually William is not the Crown Prince - that's Charles - William is the one after .... and is not a title we use in the UK ....

astrangerhere · 04-29-2011, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

actually William is not the Crown Prince - that's Charles - William is the one after .... and is not a title we use in the UK ....

Fair enough. Though I do know my share of Brits who wish Charles would just abdicate in favor of William when the time comes. Forgive my ignorance in terminology though.

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04-25-2011, 01:09 AM	#31
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	April 25th 1792 – Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine, and the La Marseillaise is composed [presumably no connection 'tween the two] 1859 – British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.... 1901 – New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates. 1915 – World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins.... 1980 - Tehran hostage rescue mission fails. 2003 – The Human Genome Project comes to an end..... 1284 – Birth of King Edward II of England and, in 1940 of Al Pacino.... 1995 – Death of Ginger Rogers.....

04-25-2011, 05:32 AM	#32
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	Ginger with spellbinding eyes.

04-25-2011, 07:18 AM	#33
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,754 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	On this day in American Legal History April 25, 1938: Supreme Court overturns century of federal case law in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins Monday 25 April 2011 In Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938), the Supreme Court held that federal courts must apply state law when hearing state law claims under diversity jurisdiction. ''Diversity jurisdiction'' refers to the ability of a federal court to hear civil claims brought under state law where the parties are citizens of different states. This ruling overturned almost a century of federal civil procedure law and established the modern law of diversity jurisdiction for U.S. federal courts. as an aside, today is also my dear Lady's birthday, which is really all I care about today

04-25-2011, 07:23 AM	#34
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	April 25: 1945 - Delegates met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations. 1953 -The Francis Crick and James Watson article describing the double helix of DNA is published in the magazine Nature.

04-25-2011, 05:01 PM	#35
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	April 25 2011. Monday of the Angel in Italy. It takes the name from the fact that in this day it is remembered the meeting of the angel with the women who went to the sepulchre. It is a holiday in these places.

04-26-2011, 12:43 AM	#36
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	April 26th .... 1607 – English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia. 1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne, Tripoli... 1865 – Union cavalry troopers corner and shoot dead John Wilkes Booth.... 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Bombing of Guernica... 1986 – Chernobyl.... 570 – Birth of Muhammed, founder of Islam, according to the Shi'a sect. Other sources suggest April 20.. 1970 – Death of Gypsy Rose Lee....

04-26-2011, 06:09 AM	#37
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,903 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	So Muhammed is Gypsy Rose Lee reincarnated???

04-27-2011, 03:20 AM	#39
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	April 27th 1296 – Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. 1667 – The blind and impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10. 1865 – The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River Freedom Day (South Africa).....

04-28-2011, 04:05 AM	#40
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	April 28th 1503 – The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder. 1869 – Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay 10 miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched. 2001 – Millionaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist. 1922 – Birth of Alistair MacLean and, in 1974 of Penélope Cruz...

04-28-2011, 06:43 AM	#41
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	April 28th - 1921: Jose Raul Capablanca becomes the third chess world champion.

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04-29-2011, 04:28 AM	#42
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	April 29th 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans..... 1770 – James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.. 1945 – The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops...... 1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast..... 1899 – Birth of Duke Ellington. 1980 – Death of Alfred Hitchcock.....

04-29-2011, 10:57 AM	#43
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,754 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	One supposes we could also add the wedding of the Crown Prince to that list. Heaven knows enough of my paralegals have been distracted enough by it today.

04-29-2011, 11:19 AM	#44
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	actually William is not the Crown Prince - that's Charles - William is the one after .... and is not a title we use in the UK ....