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April 23: National Picnic Day: -- We're a
month into spring. It's time to get outside! Baskets and blankets
seem to make everything taste better. Whether it's a nighttime
concert at Los Angeles' famed Hollywood Bowl, or simply brunch at
your local park, eating outdoors has a certain charm. Picnics work
for a romantic dinner, or an all-out family (and friends) reunion.
They're also fit for any budget. Go extravagant, or stop at simple
sandwiches. Sometimes the food's secondary to your surroundings.
Find the perfect combination - and have fun! It seems that the
word for picnic may have been derived from the French word
"pique-nique", which may have described something more
elaborate involving a lot more drink and a lot less food. But the
concept has evolved over time to simply describe an experience
where food is enjoyed outside - and a nice bottle of wine can
certainly be part of this! Picnic baskets, picnic blankets,
coolers and camping chairs might all be part of a picnic now. Add
a football, a guitar or a hammock to relax in and the picnic can
become an amazing event. Whether simple or elaborate, including a
seven course meal or just some sandwiches from a convenience store
on a park bench during a lunch break from work, National Picnic
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April 23: National Cherry Cheesecake Day:
-- Celebrates the smooth dessert topped with antioxidant-loaded
cherries. We always knew it was a classic, but did you know it
dates back to 2,000 B.C.? The cheese-based delicacy has long been
a favorite but has changed in many ways over the years. Today, we
most often imagine cherry cheesecake with a graham cracker or
pastry crust, filled with cream cheese, and topped with
nutrient-rich cherries - with a drizzle of thick cherry sauce to
top it off. Our mouths are watering just thinking of it! Though
cherry cheesecake has been around for thousands of years, even
today there's a huge variation for what qualifies as the iconic
dessert. The crust can be anything from graham cracker to pastry
crust and even sponge cake, and the cheese inside isn't always
cream cheese! Some recipes swap cream cheese for cottage cheese
and are baked with no crust at all. The hallmark of cherry
cheesecake is, of course, the cherries, which traditionally rest
on top and are packed with vitamins and other nutrients. Besides
being delicious, cherries are anti-inflammatory and pack a punch
of antioxidants! The ancient Greeks didn't add cherries to their
cheesecake, but served a primitive form of the dessert for
thousands of years - even to their athletes in the first Olympics!
So if you ever wonder whether or not you can have cheesecake and
still have an athletic figure, it is possible. The first written
recipes for cheesecake appeared a few thousand years after it was
first reportedly made. In 1,000 A.D., cheesecake reached Europe.
Roman armies stormed into Western Europe and the U.K., bringing
with them the recipe! Though the dessert was a huge hit and spread
rapidly, the next cookbook mention of cheesecake in these
countries was in the mid-1500s. Cheesecake was then a widespread
and well-known dessert - and the rest is history. A new iteration
of cheesecake arrived in the late 1870s, with the development of
cheesecake and its promotion to the primary ingredient in the
smooth dessert. Less than a decade after its invention,
Philadelphia Kraft was making cream cheese en masse, and
cheesecake was more accessible than ever. This gave way to the
invention of the New York-style cheesecake that we all love so
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April 23: German Beer Day: -- Many of the
best beers hail from Germany, which is renowned for its annual
Oktoberfest. Appreciate those malty, rich Hefeweizens and Lagers!
Are you a fan of beer? That delicious, malted beverage with a rich
flavor and a thick foam? When your day is coming to an end, are
you already dreaming about pulling an ice-cold beer out of the
fridge and relaxing with it in your favorite easy chair? Then you
know that many of the very best beers are from Germany, and
there's nothing like a rich German brew to add a little class to
even the smallest event! German Beer Day celebrates the innovation
and craftsmanship of German brewers everywhere. Home to the oldest
brewery in the world, Germany's beer quickly became a staple
throughout Europe during the Middle Ages when beer was already a
very common drink, especially in those areas where growing grapes
for wine wasn't easy. While it certainly wasn't consumed more than
water (a popular myth based on the idea that microbes like cholera
can't survive in the alcoholic solution), it was decidedly
ubiquitous and accessible to every tier of society. The rich
history of German beer has been helped in no small part by the
creation of the Reinheitsgebot, the "purity law" issued
on April 23, 1516 that decreed how beer had to be brewed and sold
in the state of Bavaria. The regulation demanded purity, with only
water, barley and hops being permitted in the beverage, and aimed
to both protect consumers from poor quality, overly priced beer
and ensure that there was enough wheat and rye for bread-making.
The law gradually spread throughout the rest of Germany and was
adhered to nationwide by 1906. The Reinheitsgebot is the oldest
consumer protection regulation still in use, although there have
been various modifications and relaxations in recent decades. For
example, it now acknowledges yeast (16th century Germans unaware
that it was yeast causing the brew to ferment!) and permits other
types of malted grain such as wheat in top-fermented beer. One
establishment, the Neuzeller Kloster Brewery, even won a ten-year
legal battle to continue classing their Schwarzer Abt ("Black
Abbot") brand as beer even though it contains sugar. Despite
these amendments, the Reinheitsgebot continues to ensure that
German beer remains a pure and high-quality beverage to this day!
Although beer consumption within Germany has actually declined in
recent years, exports abroad have grown from strength to strength,
with Italy, China and the US being the biggest buyers. German Beer
Day is a chance to celebrate the delectable golden stuff all
around the world! There are a whole host of German beers to enjoy,
from Pilsener, the most popular pale lager, to Kellerbiers
("cellar beers"), dark and unfiltered lagers, from
Weissbier and Weizenbier (meaning "white beer" and
"wheat beer" respectively), both types of wheat beer, to
Marzen, the medium-bodied ale common at Oktoberfest. And for
anyone who doesn't fancy pure beer, there's always the option of a
Radler, beer mixed with lemonade. Famous German breweries include
Oettinger, Beck's, Krombacher, Bitburger and Paulaner. And the
country, particularly Bavaria in the south east, is home to a
multitude of smaller and locally produced brands, with over 1,000
breweries and more than 5,000 types of beer in total. With this
wide range of options, it's no wonder that there's also a variety
of ways to consume German beer. Although people associate 'Stein'
with German beer, it was actually a term coined by the English for
traditional beer mugs. Perhaps most well-known in Germany is the
Mass or Masskrug, the liter-sized tankards popular in Bavaria and
Austria. Waiters and waitresses are able to carry whole stacks of
them, with the world record holder carrying 27 at once - that's
over 60kg! Other famous drinking implements include the Stange,
which usually holds a quarter to a third of a liter, and the
Bierstiefel ("beer boot"), which is often used at
festivities. Beer is by far the most popular drink consumed in
Germany, and the Franconia region in South Germany has the highest
brewery concentration of anywhere in the world! It's no surprise
then that this delicious beverage is central to German culture and
is widely celebrated up and down the country. The most famous
event is the largest beer festival in the world, Oktoberfest,
which takes place in Munich from late September to early October
and sees millions of liters consumed each year. Revelers wear
traditional Bavarian dress - lederhosen ("leather pants")
for men and dirndls (a dress with a tight bodice worn with a
blouse and an apron) for women - and sing and dance to traditional
oom-pah music in large tents. There are also plenty of other beer
festivals across the country. Beer gardens originated in Germany,
now very popular in other countries as well, and there are also
various beer houses, such as the famous Staatliches Hofbrauhaus
(Royal Brewery) in Munich. Alongside a refreshing beer, guests can
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April 23: National Lost Dog Awareness
Day: -- A missing dog need not be lost forever, and National Lost
Dogs Awareness Day on April 23 helps make that a reality. This day
was created to support the efforts of organizations that are
involved in finding missing pets and help bring those that have
strayed too far, back to their worried families. It was created by
the directors of Lost Dogs Illinois, Wisconsin, and Texas
respectively who have helped lost dogs find their way home since
2014. Our pets are our friends and companions, because of this,
they should be protected. Our dogs, as playful and loyal as they
may be, are equally as curious and sometimes their adventures lead
them to wander too far from home. Every two seconds, a pet in the
U.S. becomes lost, and one-third of all dogs in America are
reported missing at least once in their lifetime. Some research
indicates that 80% of those lost pets are never reunited with
their families, with the majority being placed in shelters and
eventually euthanized. There are different ways to prevent your
dog from getting lost in the first place and ensure their safe
return home if they do. Some of these are; making sure your home
is fenced or that your dog is always on a leash when outside. It
is recommended that you tag your pet, microchip them, and also
keep their records (which include your current contact number and
address) updated. In the unfortunate case that your pet has gone
missing, there are several organizations whose sole mission it is
to find and return lost pets. One of them is the Lost Dogs of
America, who are also credited with creating this day. The Lost
Dogs of America was established in 2011 with the mission of
reuniting lost dogs with their families. In 2014, the director of
Lost Dogs Illinois, Susan Taney, Marilyn Knapp Litt of Lost Dogs
Texas, and the director of Lost Dogs of Wisconsin, Kathy
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April 23: National Lover's Day: - Today
we get another shot at love! There are many days in the year
dedicated to expressing love. One of the major ones is Valentine's
Day, but if you missed it, you have the chance to make up for it
on Lover's Day - a day dedicated to celebrating your love for your
significant other. This day is said to have originated from Saint
George's Day, which falls on the same day and is celebrated across
Europe. National Lover's Day is proof that there is no such thing
as too much love. This holiday falls after the more popular
Valentine's Day, and comes just before Global Love Day, celebrated
on May 1, it presents another opportunity to spoil your lover or
betrothed with gifts of appreciation. Although there isn't a
definitive origin of the day and no detailed history of it, some
say it came about as a result of Saint George's Day, which is
observed on the same day - April 23. Saint George's Day is
celebrated in Europe by taking the time to honor both love and
literature. Saint George, after whom the day is named, received
this official honor from the Christian Church for having lived in
a holy way. He died on April 23, 303 A.D. April 23 also marks the
day writers William Shakespeare and Josep Pla died. In the Spanish
region of Catalonia, it is often called 'El Dia de La Rosa,'
meaning 'The Day of the Rose' or 'El Dia del Libre' ('The Day of
the Book'). Another reason you'll run out of excuses not to
dedicate a day to your loved one is, 'Dia dos Namorados,' which is
Brazil's Lover's Day, falls on June 12 and is also celebrated by
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April 23: Movie Theatre Day: -- This
holiday celebrates movie theaters and the thrills they bring into
our lives. Today, movie theaters are more than relaxation centers,
they also offer a great avenue to have romantic dates, meet new
faces, and hang out with friends or family members after a hard
day's work. Much more, some movies now premiere first at the
theaters before they are released to other channels for sales and
streaming. This underlines the influence and importance of movie
theaters today. Sadly, with the advent of the internet and the
proliferation of streaming networks, movie theaters now face
extinction and low patronage. A movie theater (also sometimes
called a cinema) describes a place where people go to see movies
on a big screen. For over a century, movie theaters have served as
a favorite spot to unwind, meet new people, and enjoy quality
entertainment. On June 19, 1905, the first common type of public
motion picture theater in the U.S. opened in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Harry Davis and John Harris - owners of the movie
theater - named their cinema Nickelodeon. The name was derived
from the words 'nickel,' the price of admission into the movie
theater, and '??at??' or 'odeon,' the Greek word for 'theater.'
Previously, there had been several attempts by different
individuals, groups, and companies to bring relaxing entertainment
to people in the form of motion pictures in a film theater. Due to
the limited technology available in those days, Nickelodeon's
first films were short films (only about 15 to 20 minutes long)
shown as flickering shadows displayed on white sheets. While they
may appear ridiculous today, they were a scientific breakthrough
back then, and the films were largely successful. As they grew in
popularity, more theaters multiplied across the country, heralding
what became the cinematic industry. Subsequently, color and sound
films arrived in the 1920s. As the technologies improved, so did
the size, architecture, clientele, location, ownership, and the
types of amenities movie patrons enjoyed. Such were picture
palaces, drive-in theaters, optimized movie formats, and large
multiplexes and megaplexes (theaters with more than 10 screens).
With these innovations came popcorn - a favorite cinema snack -
and other concessions like candy and soft drinks. Today, cinemas
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April 23: World Book Day: -- If you love
books, your friends at UNESCO agree. The United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization proposed World
Book Day as a day of celebrating the joy of reading for enjoyment.
One hundred countries observe World Book Day, and why not?
Children who regularly read for enjoyment have higher test scores,
develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a
better understanding of other cultures than their non-reading
counterparts. Whether you read traditional paperbound books or
turn to your Kindle/iPad/whatever, reading's a passport to this
and many other worlds. It's a day to celebrate the privilege of
being able to read, so head to the library or curl up on the couch
and just be a bookworm! Reading is a stellar form of entertainment
and it requires that you use your imagination rather than simply
watching visuals on a screen. There is also something so
therapeutic about the actual feel of a book, with its scent of
printed pages and glossy covers. Books are a valuable aspect of
society but this wasn't always the case. When vocabulary and
writing were developed thousands of years ago, clay tablets were
used. This evolved into parchment and papyrus. The first form of a
book was achieved by the Chinese in the 3rd century, although
their books consisted of thick pages, made out of bamboo, that
were stitched together. By the mid-15th century, the printing
press revolutionized books to become what they are today and made
them readily accessible for everyone. Thanks to this ingenious
invention we are able to enjoy the prose and poetry of countless
authors and poets - from Shakespeare and Tolstoy to George R.R.
Martin. World Book Day was established by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on
April 23, 1995. This date is chosen because it is the anniversary
of the death of William Shakespeare and prominent Spanish
chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. Prior to this, there were
several ideas on when World Book Day should be celebrated.
Originally, Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andres suggested that
the day should be on a day that honored the author Miguel de
Cervantes. This meant that it could either be on his birthday, on
October 7, or the day he died, on April 23. Because the day he
died coincided with the date on which William Shakespeare and Inca
Garcilaso de la Vega had also died, this date was chosen.
Surprisingly, there are several other famous authors who have also
died on April 23, like William Wordsworth and David Halberstam.
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April 23: World Book Night: -- A special
and enthusiastic holiday that brings the power of reading to the
spotlight. Did you know that reading helps you be kinder? Yes,
reading can improve your brain function and knowledge. Studies
have shown that adults who regularly read fiction are more likely
to engage in charity and volunteer work. However, people do not
often read books as they used to in the past, and this World Book
Night aims to change all that. Let's learn about the history,
significance, and cool facts of World Book Night. Reading is for
everyone, from children to older adults who need a cane and
glasses to read, and reading is vital for everyone. However, with
all the difficulties of adulthood, people nowadays hardly have any
time left to read in their busy lives. This might be due to
various reasons, ranging from poverty, health concerns, and a lack
of books! World Book Night is here to change all that. World Book
Night has been around for a while, and it aims to change the way
adults view reading by encouraging them to read at night, and
giving them another option to take time to read. It also aims to
help others read too by donating or giving away free books. It is
an annual celebration of books and reading that brings people from
all backgrounds together for one reason - well, maybe two reasons
- reading and sharing the joy of reading. It was founded in 2011
in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Ireland by Jamie Byng, M.D. of
Canongate. It was originally celebrated in March, but a year later
it was moved to April to coincide with UNESCO's International Day
of the Book. On this day, "worldbooknight.org" will
live-stream the reading event, inviting the whole world to join
the reading activity where everyone is encouraged to spend time
with a good book, alone or with others. The organization will
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April 23: World Laboratory Day: -- Break
out the beakers and other science-y stuff to celebrate labs in all
their glorious forms - from industrial labs. to government and
military-led labs. to ones inside educational institutions, and
even spacecraft - World Laboratory Day highlights how these
controlled spaces have benefited mankind since times immemorial.
That, and the fact that lab workers, researchers, and many others
are also honored on this day, makes this event special.
Laboratories have existed since ancient times, although they might
not resemble the labs we all picture today. These labs ranged from
anything involving home setups to alchemist workshops and often
included the preparation of medicine. The oldest lab the world has
seen (till now) belonged to the famous ancient Ionian Greek
philosopher and scientist Pythagoras (570 B.C. to 490 B.C.). He
reportedly used this lab to study his theories on tones of sound
and vibrations of strings. Of course, the term 'laboratory' was
not used in exactly this context. The Latin root of 'laboratory' -
'laboratorium,' meaning 'exertion, effort, or work' - had been
used since medieval times but only related to actual work or
tasks. It only took a version of the meaning as we all know it in
the late 16th century, gradually referring to specialized
workshops of alchemists and apothecaries by the next century. The
19th century ushered in a new era of study. Fields of science -
chemistry, physics, biology - began to recognize the need for
research and labs. Researching, which was once primarily a solo
endeavor, was now increasingly done in teams. In this period,
specialized architecture was also being designed to house such
centers of learning and research. The laboratory was now being
transformed into a central institution for various educational
pursuits. With the Second World War, research now became a major
focus across countries. The Second World War pushed science and
research to new heights across the world, which increased the
scope of laboratories like never before. New equipment, methods,
and devices were designed. Many countries like Germany,
Switzerland, China, and the U.S. developed large-scale research
laboratories responsible for changing the world, and some of these
are still standing today. While the origins of this holiday are as
yet a mystery, its purpose is crystal clear - honor these great
spaces of knowledge and innovation and the people who work within.
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April 23, 1856: #BOTD: #HBD! Granville
Woods, African American inventor, popularly known as the "Black
Edison" (d. January 30, 1910) is #born Granville Tailer Woods
in Columbus, Ohio, US to part Native American mother Martha J.
Brown and African American father Cyrus Woods. He was the first
African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the
Civil War, and he held more than 50 patents in the U.S., including
an automatic brake, an egg incubator, and improvements to other
technologies such as the safety circuit, telegraph, telephone, and
phonograph. Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on
trains and streetcars. One of his notable inventions was a device
he called the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, a variation
of induction telegraph which relied on ambient static electricity
from existing telegraph lines to send messages between train
stations and moving trains. His work assured a safer and better
public transportation system for the cities of the United States.
Having sold a number of his devices to such companies as
Westinghouse, General Electric and American Engineering, Woods
died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Harlem Hospital in New York City
aged 53, he was buried in an unmarked grave at St. Michael's
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April 23, 1861: #BOTD: #HBD! Field
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marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (d. May
14, 1936) is #born Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby in Brackenhurst,
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Henry Hynman Allenby, GCB, GCMG, GCVO was an English soldier and
British Imperial Governor. He fought in the Second Boer War and
also in the First World War, in which he led the British Empire's
Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine
Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the conquest of Palestine.
The British succeeded in capturing Beersheba, Jaffa, and Jerusalem
from October to December 1917. His forces occupied the Jordan
Valley during the summer of 1918, then went on to capture northern
Palestine and defeat the Ottoman Yildirim Army Group's Eighth Army
at the Battle Of Megiddo, forcing the Fourth and Seventh Army to
retreat towards Damascus. Subsequently, the EEF Pursuit by Desert
Mounted Corps captured Damascus and advanced into northern Syria.
During this pursuit, he commanded T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence
of Arabia"), whose campaign with Faisal's Arab Sherifial
Forces assisted the EEF's capture of Ottoman Empire territory and
fought the Battle of Aleppo, five days before the Armistice Of
Mudros ended the campaign on October 30. 1918. He continued to
serve in the region as High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan from
1919 until 1925. Edmund Allenby died suddenly from a ruptured
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April 23, 1884: #BOTD: #HBD! Edwin C.
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Aurora, Indiana. After his graduation from University of Indiana,
Mr. Hill became a newsman. As one of the New York Sun's star
reporters he covered centers of interest around the world. He
became a director of newsreels and wrote syndicated newspaper
columns. He was fond of riding, golf and his bull terrier. His
flair for human interest won him a wide following. Born in Aurora,
Indiana 4/23/1884; died 2/12/1957 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Married to reporter Jane Gail (1922-?). Educated at The University
of Indiana and Butler College, then beginning in 1904 he worked
for newspapers including The Indianapolis Sentinel and The New
York Sun, later he was associated with Fox Film News. He began his
radio broadcasting career in 1931, working as a CBS, NBC and ABC
news commentator. His better-known radio programs included "The
Human Side Of The News" (1932-1952), "Your News Parade"
(1934-1952(?)), and "Freedom U.S.A." (1952). Edwin C.
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April 23, 1919: #BOTD: #HBD! Oleg
Penkovsky, Russian colonel, Soviet military intelligence (GRU)
officer during the late 1950s and early 1960s, the highest-ranking
Soviet official to provide intelligence for the West up until that
time, spy codenamed HERO who informed the United States and the
United Kingdom about Soviet military secrets, most importantly,
the appearance and footprint of Soviet intermediate-range
ballistic missile installations and the weakness of the Soviet
intercontinental ballistic missile program, one of several
individuals credited with altering the course of the Cold War (d.
May 16, 1963) is #born Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky in
Vladikavkaz, Mountainous Republic Of The Northern Caucasus (MRNC),
an unrecognized state created during the Russian Civil War that
existed from 1917 to 1922; the state was captured by Soviet
Russian forces in 1921, who transformed it into the Mountain
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Mountain ASSR); it was
ultimately obsorbed into the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Republic (Russian SFSR, the modern Russian Soviet Federative
Socialist Republic (modern Russian SFSR)), residing on the
northern border of modern Georgia. The information Penkovsky
provided to the CIA and MI6 was decisive in allowing the US to
recognize that the Soviets were placing missiles in Cuba before
most of them were operational. It also gave US President John F.
Kennedy, during the Cuban Missile Crisis that followed, valuable
information about Soviet weakness that allowed him to face down
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and resolve the crisis without a
nuclear war. Penkovsky's activities were revealed to the Soviets
by Jack Dunlap, a National Security Agency (NSA) employee and
Soviet spy working for the KGB. Top KGB officers had known for
more than a year that Penkovsky was a British agent, but they
protected their source, a highly placed mole in MI6. Dunlap was
just another source they had to protect. They worked hard,
shadowing British diplomats, to build up a "discovery case"
against Penkovsky so that they could arrest him without throwing
suspicion on their own moles. Their caution in this matter may
have led to the missiles being discovered earlier than the Soviets
would have preferred. Penkovsky was arrested on October 22, 1962,
immediately prior to President Kennedy's address to the US
revealing that U-2 spy plane photographs had confirmed
intelligence reports that the Soviets were installing medium-range
nuclear missiles in Cuba. Penkovsky was tried for treason, and
executed the following year. There are conflicting reports about
the manner of his death. Alexander Zagvozdin, chief KGB
interrogator for the investigation, stated that Penkovsky had been
"questioned perhaps a hundred times" and that he had
been shot and cremated. Noted Soviet sculptor Ernst Neizvestny
said that he had been told by the director of the Donskoye
Cemetery crematorium "how Penkovsky [had been] executed by
'fire". A similar description was later included in Ernest
Volkman's popular history book about spies, Tom Clancy's novel Red
Rabbit, and in Viktor Suvorov's book Aquarium. In a 2010
interview, Suvorov said that he'd been shown a film in which a man
said to be Penkovsky was bound to a metal stretcher with wire and
pushed live into a crematorium. Suvorov denied that the man in the
film was Penkovsky and said that he had been shot. Greville Wynne,
in his book The Man from Odessa, claimed that Penkovsky killed
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Today, April 23, 2026
April 23, 1928: #BOTD: #HBD! Shirley
Temple, American actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman and
diplomat, Hollywood's number one box-office draw as a child
actress from 1935 to 1938 (d. February 10, 2014) is #born Shirley
Jane Temple at Santa Monica Hospital (now UCLA Medical Center) in
Santa Monica, California. As an adult, Shirley Temple Black was
named United States ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia, and
also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States. Temple
began her film career at the age of three in 1932. Two years
later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature
film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special
Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding
contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during
1934. Film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after
year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Temple capitalized on licensed
merchandise that featured her wholesome image; the merchandise
included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity
waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in 29 films from
the ages of 3 to 10 but in only 14 films from the ages of 14 to
21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22. In 1958,
Temple returned to show business with a two-season television
anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest
appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a
sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of
corporations and organizations including The Walt Disney Company,
Del Monte Foods, and the National Wildlife Federation. She began
her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent
the United States at a session of the United Nations General
Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador
Charles W. Yost. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child
Star. Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors,
including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life
Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute's
list of the greatest female American screen legends of Classic
Hollywood cinema. She is the only person on the Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover who is depicted thrice.
Shirley Temple died at age 85 at her home in Woodside,
California.The cause of death, according to her death certificate
released on March 3, 2014, was chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Temple was a lifelong cigarette smoker but avoided
displaying her habit in public because she did not want to set a
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Today, April 23, 2026
April 23, 1945: The European Civil War:
World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of
World War II): The Eastern Front Of World War II: The Great
Patriotic War (The German-Soviet War): The Battle Of Berlin (The
Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation, The Fall Of Berlin): The
Fuhrerbunker (The Fuehrerbunker): The Goering Telegram: -- Adolf
Hitler's designated successor Hermann Goering sends him a telegram
asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich, which
causes Hitler to replace him with Joseph Goebbels and Karl
Doenitz. Following the Red Army advance into Berlin on April 21,
Hitler, his personal secretary Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels
remained in the Fuehrerbunker to lead the defense of the capital
against the Soviets. Goering left Berlin and moved to the south,
reaching his estate at Obersalzberg on April 22. That same day,
Hitler went into a lengthy diatribe against his generals, and
publicly admitted for the first time that the war was lost. Hitler
announced that he intended to remain in Berlin to the end and then
commit suicide. He also stated that Goering was in a better
position to negotiate a peace settlement. When the Luftwaffe's
Chief Of Staff, Karl Koller, heard about Hitler's statement from
OKW operations chief Alfred Jodl, he immediately flew to the
Obersalzberg to notify Goering of the news. If Goering was to lead
peace negotiations, Koller felt that there was no time to waste.
Additionally, he didn't want to chance the Allies intercepting a
radio message. Although Goering had been looking forward for some
time to the day he would succeed Hitler, he was taken by surprise
at this development. Goering feared being branded a traitor if he
tried to take power, but also feared being accused of dereliction
of duty if he did nothing. Goering reviewed his copy of the 1941
decree. It not only designated him as Hitler's successor, but
vested him with complete authority to act on Hitler's behalf, if
Hitler ever lost his freedom of action. After conferring with
Koller and Hans Lammers, the state secretary of the Reich
Chancellery, Goering concluded that by remaining in Berlin to face
certain death, Hitler had incapacitated himself from governing.
All agreed that under the terms of the decree, if Hitler had
indeed lost his freedom of action, it would be incumbent upon
Goering to take power in Hitler's stead. On April 23, Goering sent
a carefully worded telegram asking Hitler to confirm that he was
indeed to become the leader of Germany, in accordance with the
1941 decree. Goering added that if Hitler did not reply by 22:00
that night, he would assume Hitler had lost his freedom of action
and would assume leadership of the Reich as Hitler's deputy. Upon
the telegram's arrival by radiogram from the Obersalzberg at 00:56
on April 23, 1945, Martin Bormann, who controlled access to
Hitler, seized upon it as evidence of "treason" and
Goering's attempt to launch a coup d'etat. He claimed that the
telegram was not a request for permission to assume power in
accordance with the decree, but a demand to resign or be
overthrown. While Walther Hewel (Joachim von Ribbentrop's liaison
and a personal friend of Hitler's) attempted to justify Goering's
action by saying the bunker's communications system could fail at
any time and thus sever the command structure, Goebbels reinforced
Bormann's argument by agreeing that it smelled of a coup.
According to Albert Speer, the Goering Telegram initiated a crisis
in the form of Hitler's psychological breakdown, which
precipitated the political disintegration of military command and
control in the ultimate stage of the destruction of Nazi Germany.
A number of telegrams from Goering to various officers which
referred to his invocation of Hitler's secret testament sent
Hitler into a rage. Speer noted one in particular in which Goering
directed Ribbentrop to report to him if neither he nor Hitler sent
further communication before midnight. On April 25, Hitler issued
a telegram to Goering telling him that he had committed "high
treason" and gave him the option of resigning all of his
offices "for reasons of health" in exchange for his
life. Sensing the handwriting on the wall, Goering resigned.
However, not long after that, Bormann ordered the SS in
Obersalzberg to arrest Goering. On April 28, furthermore, Hitler
discovered that Heinrich Himmler was trying to discuss surrender
terms with the western Allies. He ordered Himmler's arrest and had
Hermann Fegelein (Himmler's SS representative at Hitler's HQ in
Berlin) shot. Adolf Hitler dictated his last will and testament to
his secretary Traudl Junge on April 29, prompted by Hitler
receiving the telegram from Goering, combined with news of
Himmler's attempted negotiations of surrender with the western
Allies and reports that Red Army troops were within a block or two
of the Reich Chancellery. In the document, Hitler dismissed
Goering from all of his offices, canceled his succession rights,
and expelled him from the Nazi Party. It was dictated in his
Berlin Fuehrerbunker on the same day he and Eva Braun married.
They committed suicide the next day, on April 30. The new
political succession divided power between Goebbels and Grand
Admiral Karl Donitz, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and chief
of the Naval High Command, who would become President
(Reichsprasident) of Nazi Germany. Upon its reception in the
Fuehrerbunker, the Goering Telegram was typed onto a
Marinenachrichtendienst (Naval Intelligence) form with a carbon
copy and classified "Geheim!" (Secret!). After the
Soviet capture of Berlin, American officials entered the
Fuehrerbunker and took away papers and documents that were
analyzed by historians. In July 1945, Captain Benjamin M. Bradin
entered the Fuehrerbunker and discovered an original carbon copy
of the Goering Telegram marked with an 'F' in a group of Hitler's
papers that in later years were given to Robert W. Rieke, a
professor of history at the Citadel. British historian Hugh
Trevor-Roper published an early English translation of the Goering
Telegram in his book, The Last Days of Hitler: "My Fuehrer:
General Koller today gave me a briefing on the basis of
communications given him by Colonel General Jodl and General
Christian, according to which you had referred certain decisions
to me and emphasized that I, in case negotiations would become
necessary, would be in an easier position than you in Berlin.
These views were so surprising and serious to me that I felt
obligated to assume, in case by 2200 o'clock no answer is
forthcoming, that you have lost your freedom of action. I shall
then view the conditions of your decree as fulfilled and take
action for the wellbeing of Nation and Fatherland. You know what I
feel for you in these most difficult hours of my life and I cannot
express this in words. God protect you and allow you despite
everything to come here as soon as possible. Your faithful Hermann
Goering." On Sale @ 15% Off Discount Till Midnight PT!
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EarthStation1.com 15% Off Commemorative Memorial Title: Jerry Lee
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Today, April 23, 2026
April 23, 1936: #BOTD: #HBD! Roy Orbison,
nicknamed "The Big O" and The Caruso Of Rock" for
his operatic style, American singer, songwriter, and musician
known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures,
and dark, emotional ballads (d. December 6, 1988) is #born Roy
Kelton Orbison in Vernon, Texas. While most male rock-and-roll
performers in the 1950s and 1960s projected a defiant masculinity,
many of Orbison's songs conveyed vulnerability. He performed
standing still, wearing black clothes to match his dyed black hair
and dark sunglasses. Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and
country-and-western band in high school. He was signed by Sam
Phillips, of Sun Records, in 1956, but his greatest success came
with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of his singles
reached the Billboard Top 40, and he wrote or co-wrote almost all
that rose to the Top 10, including "Only the Lonely"
(1960), "Running Scared" (1961), "Crying"
(1961), "In Dreams" (1963), and "Oh, Pretty Woman"
(1964). Soon afterward, he was struck by a number of personal
tragedies while his record sales declined. In the 1980s, Orbison
experienced a resurgence in popularity following the success of
several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the
Traveling Wilburys, a rock supergroup, with George Harrison, Bob
Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack
in December 1988 at the age of 52. One month later, Orbison's song
"You Got It" (1989), co-written with Lynne and Petty,
was released as a solo single and became his first hit to reach
the U.S. Top 10 in nearly 25 years.Orbison's honors include
inductions into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987, the
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in the same year, the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Musicians Hall of Fame
and Museum in 2014. Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on their
list of the "Greatest Artists of All Time" and number 13
on their list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time'. In
2002, Billboard magazine listed Orbison at number 74 in the Top
600 recording artists. Roy Orbison died of a heart attack at the
age of 52. Orbison had performed at the Front Row Theater in
Highland Heights, Ohio on December 4, 1988. Exhausted, he returned
to his home in Hendersonville to rest for several days before
flying again to London to film two more videos for the Traveling
Wilburys. On December 6, 1988, he spent the day flying model
aeroplanes with his sons and ate dinner at his mother's home in
Hendersonville, Tennessee. Later that day, he died of a heart
attack at the age of 52. A memorial for Orbison was held in
Nashville, and another was held in Los Angeles. He was buried at
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles
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Today, April 23, 2026
April 23, 1961: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Decolonisation Of Africa: The Algerian
War (The Algerian Revolution, The Algerian War Of Independence):
The Algiers Putsch Of 1961 (The Algiers Putsch [French: Putsch
D'Alger {The Algiers Putsch}, Coup d'Etat d'Alger {The Algiers
Coup}) (The Putsch Of The Generals [Putsch Des Generaux]): --
French generals execute a failed coup to overthrow French
President Charles de Gaulle and establish a military junta,
organised in French Algeria by retired French army generals. The
Algiers Putsch, also known as the Coup d'Etat Of Algiers or the
Generals' Putsch, was organised in French Algeria by retired
French army generals Maurice Challe (former commander-in-chief in
French Algeria), Edmond Jouhaud (former Inspector General of the
French Air Force), Andre Zeller (former Chief Of Staff of the
French Army) and Raoul Salan (former commander-in-chief in French
Algeria), and took place from the afternoon of 21 April to 26
April 1961 in the midst of the Algerian War (1954-62). The
organisers of the putsch were opposed to the secret negotiations
that French Prime Minister Michel Debre's government had started
with the anti-colonialist National Liberation Front (FLN). Gen.
Raoul Salan stated that he joined the coup without concerning
himself with its technical planning; however, it has always been
considered a four-man coup d'etat, or as de Gaulle famously put
it, "a handful of generals in retirement". The coup was
to come in two phases: an assertion of control in French Algeria's
major cities Algiers, Oran and Constantine, followed by the
seizure of Paris. The metropolitan operation would be led by Col.
Antoine Argoud, with French paratroopers descending on strategic
airfields. The commanders in Oran and Constantine, however,
refused to follow Challe's demand that they join the coup. At the
same time information about the metropolitan phase came to Prime
Minister Debre's attention through the intelligence service. On 22
April all flights and landings were forbidden in Parisian
airfields, and an order was given to the army to resist the coup
"by all means". The following day, President Charles de
Gaulle made a famous speech on television, dressed with his 1940s
general's uniform (he was 70 years old and long retired from the
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Today, April 23, 2026
April 23, 1968: The Aftermath Of World
War II: The Cold War: The Cold War In Asia: The Indochina Wars:
The Vietnam War (The Second Indochina War, The Vietnam Conflict,
The Resistance War Against America): Opposition To United States
Involvement In The Vietnam War: The American Civil Rights
Movement: Black Power: The Black Power Movement (Black Liberation
Movement): The Counterculture Of The 1960s: Student Rights:
Student Rights In Higher Education: Student Activism (Campus
Activism): Student Protest (Campus Protest) The Protests Of 1968:
The 1968 Columbia University Protests: -- Students protesting the
Vietnam War at Columbia University in New York City take over
administration buildings and shut down the university. The
Columbia University Protests Of 1968 were one among the various
student demonstrations that occurred around the globe in that
year. The Columbia protests erupted over the spring of that year
after students discovered links between the university and the
institutional apparatus supporting the United States' involvement
in the Vietnam War, as well as their concern over a gymnasium to
be constructed in the nearby Morningside Park. The protests
resulted in the student occupation of many university buildings
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Today, April 23, 2026
April 23: National Bryan Day: -- Bryan
comes from an old Middle English language that mostly lacks
definite spelling rules, so there are different spellings in other
languages and cultures. Bryan has different spellings. Some Latin
names have different alternatives are Brian, Brion, and Bryon; in
Polish, it is spelled 'Brajan'; and 'Brayan' in Spanish. Its
feminine forms include Breana, Breann, Breanne, Briana, Brianna,
Brianne, Bryana, Bryanna, and Bryanne. The origin of Bryan is
somewhat vague; however, it's thought to have Celtic roots. There
are also records of family clans of the O'Brians that resided in
Ireland; from their Irish Gaelic definition, 'Bre' means 'hill'
and can translate to 'noble' or 'high standing', 'Eminence' or
'exalted one'. The O'Brians were mainly from Munster, Ireland and
were of great importance due to their notable forefather, the
great Brian Boru. King of Leinster and Munster in the 10th century
known in history for fighting the Vikings at the Battle of
Clontarf. The name rapidly started gaining popularity in East
Anglia during the Middle Ages because of the Bretons who settled
in Ireland and introduced 'Bryan' to England following the Norman
Conquest in the 12th century. This native Irish name, Bryan, was
also adopted by Scandinavian Vikings who independently introduced
it to northwestern England settlers before the Norman Conquest.
Within the Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland, Bryan was initially
only used by professional families of Irish origin; however, with
time, English noblemen, French aristocrats, and so on bore the
name. The story behind 'Bryan' is filled with conquests and
fuelled by intrigue; thus, it's no surprise that its popularity
has risen through the years. Name days are worth celebrating since
names are our identities; whether self-given or named at birth,
they're what we call ourselves in the world. Today we celebrate
the brilliant Bryans of all different spellings of all different
sexes from all different walks of life because they're dear to us.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: National Asparagus Day: -- Kids
might say "blech", but they don't know what they're
missing. Asparagus is rich in nutrient, crunchy, and tasty on its
own or in dishes like fettucine alfredo. There are over 200 forms
of asparagus but only a few are commonly eaten. The most popular
edible asparagus is the garden asparagus. Other edible forms
include Argenteuil asparagus and Viola asparagus. This delicious
vegetable is a spring classic and is celebrated as such on
National Asparagus Day. National Asparagus Day celebrates the
asparagus season. The exact length of the season depends on the
weather. It's usually from around the end of April to the start of
June. Because the season is so short, people need to make the most
of it while it lasts. Celebrating National Asparagus Day is a fun
way to make the most of asparagus while it's available fresh. Back
in the day of ancient Greece and Rome, asparagus was a delicacy
for the rich. With time and trade, however, the asparagus was
transported to many other countries around the world. As it became
better known, its popularity grew and the arrival of the first,
delicious spears became a cause for celebration. National
Asparagus Day was born. Even though asparagus is a spring treat,
it's a really healthy one. Asparagus is not only packed full of
vitamins and minerals, it's rich in antioxidants. It's also high
in protein and fiber. One of the reasons asparagus is so special
is because it's only available for such a short time. Preserved
asparagus isn't usually as crisp as fresh asparagus so it isn't as
good to eat on its own. It does, however, have the same great
taste so it's a wonderful addition to soups and stews. Euell
Gibbons, outdoorsman and early health food advocate who became
famous for promoting eating wild foods during the 1960s,
capitalized on the growing return-to-nature movement in 1962, and
the resulting work, Stalking The Wild Asparagus, was an instant
success!
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: Slay A Dragon Day (St. George's
Day): -- #DOTD: #RIP: A day that marks the death by beheading of
St. George in Lydda, Syria Palaestina, Roman Empire for refusing
to renounce Christianity, as well as celebrates his and his
legendary victory over a fearsome dragon. By extension, this day
also celebrates all those who strive to slay the dragons that
oppress our own lives. The legend follows that the dragon
terrorized a local village, extorting the village and demanding
tribute, the consequences for not delivering were complete
annihilation. When villagers failed to supply the dragon with
livestock and other valuables, the dragon would then demand a
human sacrifice as tribute, which the villagers would supply. St
George arrives after a beloved princess is chosen as the dragon's
next tribute. After a mighty battle, St. George emerged the
victor, and his courage has forever been enshrined in history.
This legend of a young dragon slayer, who defended a village, and
its princess' virtue, has forever left a symbol of bravery and
courage. St. George died in 303 A.D. after Roman Emperor
Diocletian had him beheaded. He was Canonized in 494 A.D. by the
catholic church, and as his legend spread throughout the world it
took on new dimensions and its meaning evolved throughout the
ages. Saint George (Ancient Greek: Georgios) (c. 3rd Century -
April 23, 303), also known as George Of Lydda, was an early
Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity.
According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the Roman army.
Of Cappadocian Greek origin in central-eastern Anatolia, Turkey,
he became a young member of the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor
Diocletian. His bravery on the field of battle was inspiring and
his warrior spirit was envied, even by the Emperor of Rome. St.
George became a political conundrum, as a Christian serving in the
Roman army, his prowess on the battlefield and religious affinity
became intertwined, and those around him began to question their
deities and their power, in light of how St. George managed to
walk away from every battle. The emperor, threatened by his
Christianity, and popularity, had him decapitated for refusing to
recant his Christian faith, which ultimately made him one of the
most venerated saints, heroes, and Great Martyrs (Megalomartyrs)
in Christianity. He is especially venerated as a military saint
since the Crusades, respected by Christians, Druze, as well as
some Muslims as a martyr of monotheistic faith. In hagiography
(biographical adulation of a saint or ecclesiastical leader), he
is immortalized in the legend of Saint George and the Dragon and
as one of the most prominent military saints. The exact site where
St. George faced off with the mighty dragon is unknown, however,
Dragon Hill, in Oxfordshire, England, is traditionally held to be
the location where the clash took place. While we know that there
was a St. George in the Roman army, and the legend of St. George
lives on English soil, his impact on the world is unique, as
Georgians celebrate their namesake twice a year and around the
world varying interpretations of the saint have led to April 23
being marked as a sacred day. St. George represents those who we
honor. He represents the noblest form of chivalry, selfless
devotion to defending the innocent and vanquishing evil. His
legend has remained relevant, and although the existence of
dragons is yet to be proven, today, we all have to face our
dragons, in one shape or form. In Roman Catholicism, he is also
venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His feast day,
Saint George's Day, is traditionally celebrated on April 23.
Historically, the countries of England, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine, Malta, Ethiopia, the regions of
Catalonia and Aragon, and the cities of Moscow and Beirut have
claimed George as their patron saint, as have several other
regions, cities, universities, professions, and organizations. The
Church of Saint George in Lod (Lydda), Israel, has a sarcophagus
traditionally believed to contain St. George's relics.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: National Take a Chance Day: --
There is no better day than today, , to stick your neck out and go
for it! You've heard it said - "the biggest risk is not
taking one." Still, taking chances just doesn't come
naturally for many of us. If you fall in the category of
risk-averse, today you may find some inspiration to finally take
that leap and go for the dreams you've been hesitant to pursue.
Read on for some ideas on how to take that first step in taking a
chance. It's not clear who pioneered making today National Take a
Chance Day but we can all appreciate their willingness to take a
chance with their holiday idea. It seems to have caught on! Every
single one of us has grappled with taking a chance on something.
Be it starting that new business, asking someone to prom, or
simply zip-lining off the platform. We face situations daily that
could technically fall into the 'taking a chance' category. So why
not be prepared for it? Today is an excellent day to understand
why we sometimes get in our own way of pursuing our dreams and
reaching our full potential. More often than not, the likelihood
of failure is not as great as we anticipate it to be. Realizing
this and putting failure in the right perspective is the best
start to overcoming the fear of taking a chance. Dr. John C.
Maxwell wrote, "Sometimes You Win - Sometimes You Learn".
The premise of his book is that our greatest lessons come from our
greatest losses. You don't experience loss if you are constantly
playing it safe. So take a few chances in life! Let's get started
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: The U.S. Army Reserves
Birthday: -- Marked every year to commemorate its contributions to
the Cold War, the World Wars, Vietnam, Korea, the Persian Gulf,
and many other similar wars and crises around the globe. This
more-than-a-century-old federal reserve force has played a very
vital role in U.S. military history. There are army reserve units
in all 50 U.S. states, 20 different time zones across the world,
and five U.S. territories. On April 23, 1908, Congress organized a
group of 160 doctors to form the Medical Reserve Corps. Its goal
was to equip the nation with a team of professionally trained
medical practitioners in times of national emergencies. A month
later, President Theodore Roosevelt, one of the greatest
citizen-soldiers of the Army Reserve, signed the bill to be law.
After that through the National Defense Act of 1920, the Organized
Reserves for officers was created by Congress. That reserve force
today is known as the U.S. Army Reserve. It has specialized,
trained, and skillful professional soldiers for use in times of
war. The Army Reserve provides trained men to support leaders of
the world at times of battle as well as support civil authorities
in the U.S. Army Reserve has played a very important role during
both World Wars, the Cold War, Vietnam, Korea, Persian Gulf War,
and during conflicts with the Middle East concerning 9/11. The
Organized Reserve was formed immediately after World War I. At the
time the military mobilized about 90,000 Army Reserve officers of
whom one-third were doctors. This accelerated the cure for the
sick and wounded. More than 70 units of the Army Reserve served
during the Korean War. Similarly, combat support was provided for
Vietnam, the Persian Gulf wars, and post-9/11 missions. Army
Reservists are not full-time members of the U.S. military and can
pursue some civilian career while still serving their country.
They have advanced professional skills, expertise, and education
which adds fundamentally to the value of the force.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: World Table Tennis Day: (World
Ping-Pong Day): -- Much more than a game of skill, Table Tennis
can be a medium for diplomatic and societal change! It draws
people together and gives them a peaceful, fun common goal. It is
a healthy way to spend leisure time and helps to bring people
together, making it a gateway to social inclusion. This sport can
be enjoyed by all ages, allowing people of diverse backgrounds,
genders, and skills to enjoy it together. It is also known as
ping-pong. Although it is fun, this is also an Olympic sport where
riveting matches are played. Table tennis was initially a parlor
game. There are several claims that officers in the British
military learned to play the game during their time in India and
brought it back home. This early version was played with a golf
ball. Books were used as racquets and also lined up to form a net.
The term 'ping-pong' gained popularity through the business
enterprise J. Jacques & Son Ltd and was trademarked in 1901.
That year would prove to be a pivotal one in the game's history. A
British Table Tennis enthusiast James W. Gibb identified the
better-suited celluloid balls during his 1901 trip to the United
States. E.C. Goode would go on to invent the modern racquet in the
same year. Numerous tournaments were held before an unofficial
global championship was held in 1902. Despite there being both a
Ping-Pong Association and a Table Tennis Association, a separate
body, the Table Tennis Association, was established in 1926. The
International Table Tennis Federation (I.T.T.F.) was founded in
the same year and is currently the game's highest governing body.
London played host to the inaugural World Championship in 1926.
The United States Table Tennis Association (now known as USA Table
Tennis) was founded in 1933. The I.T.T.F. is committed to ensuring
that table tennis is played in every corner of the globe. The
Federation has since established I.T.T.F. Development to make the
game available to the public. The I.T.T.F. declared World Table
Tennis Day in 2015 to pique people's interest in this competitive
sport, and it has been honoring the holiday ever since. As part of
its advocacy efforts, the I.T.T.F. has created a Table Tennis for
ALL software. This innovation is aimed at making the game much
more inclusive and popular. The term 'ALL' represents inclusion
regardless of age, gender, social status, tradition, and physical
ability. Ping-pong diplomacy (Chinese:Pingpang Waijiao) refers to
the exchange of table tennis (ping-pong) players between the
United States and the People's Republic of China in the early
1970s. Considered a turning point in relations between the United
States and the People's Republic of China, it began during the
1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, as a
result of an encounter between players Glenn Cowan (of the US) and
Zhuang Zedong (of the PRC). The exchange and its promotion helped
people in each country to recognize the humanity in the people of
the other country, and it paved the way for President Richard
Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: Spanish Language Day: -- An
annual celebration of one of the six official languages of the
United Nations, marked every year on April 23. The celebration
aims to promote and appreciate multi-linguism and the significance
of Spanish culture in the world, especially in the Americas. This
day is formally known as the U.N. Spanish Language Day as U.N. is
the principal sponsor and organizer of the event. The Spanish
language is part of the Indo-European language stream and takes
its origin from Latin. Understanding the formation of this
language is quite simple; consider Romance as the root language
from which western and eastern Romance languages emerge. From
Western Romance, derive Iberian which will further split into
Castilian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Tracing the history of this
language, after the fall of the Roman Empire, every state began
developing its dialect and script. Spanish language in its infancy
is described as a mixture of crude Latin and local languages with
three different stages of development. The first stage is
considered during the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th
century and the emergence of individual kingdoms in Iberia. The
second stage was during and after the Moorish conquest of Iberia
in which Arab-Berber invaders from North Africa ruled the
peninsula in the ninth century. During this time, Arabic had a
great influence on not only the language but also on the Iberian
culture. All during this time, the language continued to evolve
but still did not gain the status of being acknowledged as an
actual Spanish language. The third stage of the language's
evolution was when the Kingdom of Castile was established in the
13th century. The overthrowing of the Berbers in the land saw the
local Iberians starting to restore the post-Latin roots of the
language, hence giving it a proper new script and dialect which
ultimately evolved into Spanish. The Spanish conquests in the
Americas and the following emergence of the Spanish Empire was the
determining factor behind Spanish gaining an international
language status. After the formation of the United Nations,
Spanish was among the six languages chosen to be the official
languages.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: English Language Day: --
Observed by the United Nations to celebrate the English language
and promote its history, culture, and achievements. The language
is one of the two working languages and among the six official
languages of the United Nations. These official languages include
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian. They are
also the topmost spoken languages in the world. UN English
Language Day is celebrated not only to promote the language but
also to recognize the life and works of William Shakespeare. A
wide range of activities like book reading, film viewing, and
quizzes are hosted by different organizations around the world to
celebrate this day. Whether you're a student or adult, this day is
meant to educate people of all ages about the beauty, complexity,
and universality of the language. The origin of the English
language started when three Germanic tribes invaded Britain during
the 5th century A.D. The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes crossed the
North Sea from what is known as modern Denmark and North Germany
today. Upon their arrival, most people from Britain spoke the
Celtic language. The invaders pushed them aside, forcing them to
migrate to the west and north, which is now known as Wales,
Ireland, and Scotland. From 450 A.D. to 1100 A.D., the Germanic
tribes developed the Old English language - the archaic version of
the English that's universally spoken today. The demise of Old
English was seen in 1100 A.D. William the Conqueror- the Duke of
Normandy - invaded England, which started the country's linguistic
division. Later on, the lower class spoke English and the upper
class spoke French. This division evolved into a melting pot of
language, then called Middle English - Old English added with
French words - which eventually became Britain's dominant language
in the 14th century. The rise of Modern English happened at the
beginning of the 16th century when the language had a distinct
shift in pronunciation. This shift is called the 'Great Vowel
Shift' where vowels in the English language were pronounced
shorter and shorter. Printing of texts and books started in this
era, which standardized modern English as a staple in Britain. In
1604, the first English language dictionary was published. The
main difference between today's English language and 16th-century
Modern English is the vocabulary. Two factors contributed to this:
the Industrial Revolution and the Global British Empire. The
Industrial Revolution called for the need to use more words. On
the other hand, this was also the height of the British Empire's
colony which covered a quarter of the world's territories, forcing
them to inevitably adopt foreign words in their vocabulary.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: National Talk Like Shakespeare
Day! -- Encourages us to speak like the Bard and the characters in
his plays. We can speak like Shakespeare by substituting thou,
thee, and ye for you and they. Rhyming couplets and creative
insults were his particular favorites. National Talk Like
Shakespeare Day was first launched in 2009 by the Chicago
Shakespeare Theater, which was inspired by another day devoted to
talking in character - International Talk Like a Pirate Day
(September 19). In 2011, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed
April 23rd as Talk Like Shakespeare Day giving the theater's
efforts official recognition. The day also coincides with English
Language Day which began in 2010 as a cultural recognition day by
the United Nations. This fun day was created by the Chicago
Shakespeare Theater, and officiated by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2009,
and has been celebrated ever since. William Shakespeare was an
English poet, playwright, and actor, and one of the most
monumental figures in literature. He is popularly known as the
greatest writer in the English language, the world's greatest
dramatist, and is often called the "Bard of Avon," or
simply, the Bard. Shakespeare was born in Stratford Avon,
Warwickshire on April 23, 1564. He got married to Anne Hathaway at
the age of 18, with whom he shared three children. His career
began sometime between 1585 and 1592 when he became a successful
actor, writer, and owner of a playing company (a company of
actors,) thus launching him into a successful playwriting career.
In his time, Shakespeare wrote many sonnets, plays, and narrative
poems, primarily in the genres of comedy, history, and tragedy.
However, some of his most popular and finest works in the English
Language were tragedies, such as "Romeo and Juliet,"
"Hamlet," "Othello," "King Lear,"
and "Macbeth." He retired around 1613 at the age of 49
and died three years after that. The Chicago Shakespeare Theater
that created Talk Like Shakespeare Day was built in 1921 and
originally showed motion pictures as well as live performances.
The theater organizes as many as 20 productions and 650
performances each year and has been honored by national and
international awards, as well as leaders in the field. In 2009,
they created this day which was inspired by Talk Like a Pirate
Day, to honor the great playwright. William Shakespeare used a
distinct manner of speech in all his plays, mainly to entertain,
and although his works highly influenced the English language his
writing did not reflect the actual way people spoke during that
time. Talk Like Shakespeare Day encourages us to get in touch with
our inner Bard, and appreciate the linguistic imagination of this
pioneer.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1564: #BOTD: #HBD! Birthday (?)
of William Shakespeare (d. April 23 1616 (?)) traditionally
observed. He was #born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he was
baptised on April 26, 1564. His actual date of birth is unknown,
but is traditionally observed on Saint George's Day, April 23, the
same as his death date in 1616. Renowned as the most influential
writer in the English language, William Shakespeare created 36
plays and 154 sonnets, including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The
Merchant of Venice. Many believe Shakespeare was a front for the
writings of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl Of Oxford.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1616: #DOTD: #RIP: William
Shakespeare (b. April 23, 1616 (?)) #dies at the age of 52 within
a month of signing his will, a document which he begins by
describing himself as being in "perfect health". No
extant contemporary source explains how or why he died. Half a
century later, John Ward, the vicar of Stratford, wrote in his
notebook: "Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson had a merry
meeting and, it seems, drank too hard, for Shakespeare died of a
fever there contracted", not an impossible scenario since
Shakespeare knew Jonson and Drayton. Renowned as the most
influential writer in the English language, William Shakespeare
created 36 plays and 154 sonnets, including Romeo and Juliet,
Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice. Many believe Shakespeare was a
front for the writings of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl Of Oxford.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1400: #DOTD: #RIP: Aubrey de
Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (b. c.
1338) #dies. Supporters of the theory that Shakespeare was Edward
de Vere, the 17th Earl Of Oxford, note that the birth date
recorded for William Shakespeare is the death date of Edward de
Vere's predecessor seven reigns prior.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1850: #DOTD: #RIP: William
Wordsworth, major English Romantic poet (b. April 7, 1770) #dies
at the age of 80 at his home at Rydal Mount in Westmorland,
England from an aggravated case of pleuris. He is buried at St
Oswald's Church, Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria, England.
William Wordsworth was born to John Wordsworth and Ann Cookson in
what is now named Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, Cumberland,
(now in Cumbria), part of the scenic region in northwestern
England known as the Lake District. Along with Samuel Taylor
Coleridge, he helped to launch the Romantic Age in English
literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).
Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The
Prelude, a semi-autobiographical poem of his early years that he
revised and expanded a number of times. It was posthumously titled
and published, before which it was generally known as "the
poem to Coleridge". Wordsworth was Britain's poet laureate
from 1843 until his death.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1983: #DOTD: #RIP: Buster
Crabbe, American two-time Olympic swimmer and movie actor (b.
February 7, 1908) #dies of a heart attack at his home in
Scottsdale, Arizona, aged 75. He is interred at Green Acres
Memorial Park in Scottsdale. Buster Crabbe was born Clarence
Linden Crabbe II in Oakland, California. He won the 1932 Olympic
gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched
his career onto the silver screen. He starred in a number of
popular films in the 1930s and 1940s. He also played the title
role in the serials Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon and Buck
Rogers. Crabbe is the only actor to play Tarzan, Flash Gordon and
Buck Rogers - the top three syndicated comic strip heroes of the
1930s.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 2005: #DOTD: #RIP John Mills,
English soldier and actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a
career spanning seven decades (b. February 22, 1908) #dies of a
stroke at the age of 97 in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England. He is
buried at St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard in Denham,
Buckinghamshire, England. Born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills in North
Elmham, Norfolk, England in East Anglia in the East of England,
the son of Edith Mills (nee Baker), a theatre box office manager,
and Lewis Mills, a mathematics teacher. Sir John Mills, CBE
excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often
portrayed guileless, wounded war heroes. He was first married to
actress Aileen Raymond (m. 1932; div. 1941), and again to Mary
Hayley Bell, which whom he had three famous children: actress
Juliet Mills, actress Hayley Mills and film director Jonathan
Mills. In 1971, he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor for his performance in Ryan's Daughter. For his work in film
Mills was knighted by Elizabeth II in 1976. In 2002, he received a
BAFTA Fellowship from the British Academy of Film and Television
Arts, and was named a Disney Legend by the Walt Disney Company.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23: Navy Day (China): -- April 23,
1949: China: The History Of China: The Century Of Humiliation (The
Hundred Years Of National Humiliation): The Chinese Civil War: The
History Of The Republic Of China (1912-1949): The Retreat Of The
Republic Of China To Taiwan: Navy Day: -- Following the defeat of
the Chinese nationalist Kuomintang army in the Nanjing, their
retreat from mainland China to the Chinese provincial island of
Taiwan results in the establishment by the Chinese Communist Party
of the People's Liberation Army Navy in order to pursue them
across the Taiwan Strait, an event commemorated in Communist China
as Navy Day. The People's Liberation Army Navy, also known as the
PLA Navy or PLAN, is the naval warfare branch of the People's
Liberation Army, which is the armed wing of the Communist Party of
China and, by default, the national armed forces of the People's
Republic Of China. The PLAN can trace its lineage to naval units
fighting during the Chinese Civil War and was established in
September 1950. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the Soviet
Union provided assistance to the PLAN in the form of naval
advisers and export of equipment and technology. Until the late
1980s, the PLAN was largely a riverine and littoral force
(brown-water navy). However, by the 1990s, following the fall of
the Soviet Union and a shift towards a more forward-oriented
foreign and security policy, the leaders of the Chinese military
were freed from worrying over land border disputes, and instead
turned their attention towards the seas. This led to the
development of the People's Liberation Army Navy into a
green-water navy by 2009. Before the 1990s the PLAN had
traditionally played a subordinate role to the People's Liberation
Army Ground Force. In 2008, General Qian Lihua confirmed that
China plans to operate a small fleet of aircraft carriers in the
near future, but for the purpose of regional defence as opposed to
"global reach". As of 2013 PLA officials have also
outlined plans to operate in the first and second island chains.
Chinese strategists term the development of the PLAN from a
green-water navy into "a regional blue-water defensive and
offensive navy." The People's Liberation Army Navy is
composed of five branches; the Submarine Force, the Surface Force,
the Coastal Defense Force, the Marine Corps and the Naval Air
Force. With a personnel strength of 255,000 servicemen and women,
including 10,000 marines and 26,000 naval air force personnel, it
is the second largest navy in the world in terms of tonnage, only
behind the United States Navy, and has the largest number of major
combatants of any navy.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1971: Aesthetics: The
Performing Arts: Music: Music History: Music Of The United States:
The History Of Rock And Roll (Rock & Roll, Rock-N-Roll, Rock
'N' Roll, Rock 'N Roll, Rock N' Roll): Record Releases: -- Sticky
Fingers, the 9th British and 11th American studio album by the
English rock band the Rolling Stones, is released on their new,
and own, label Rolling Stones Records after previously having been
contracted by Decca Records and London Records in the UK and US
since 1963. It is Mick Taylor's second full-length appearance on a
Rolling Stones album (after the live album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!),
and the first studio album without Brian Jones who died two years
earlier. The original cover artwork, conceived by Andy Warhol and
photographed and designed by members of his art collective, The
Factory, showed a picture of a man in tight jeans, and had a
working zipper that opened to reveal underwear fabric. The cover
was expensive to produce and damaged the vinyl record, so later
re-issues featured just the outer photograph of the jeans. The
album featured a return to basics for the Rolling Stones. The
unusual instrumentation introduced several albums prior was
absent; most songs featuring drums, guitar, bass, and percussion
as provided by the key members: Mick Jagger (lead vocal, various
percussion and rhythm guitar), Keith Richards (guitar and backing
vocal), Mick Taylor (guitar), Bill Wyman (bass guitar), and
Charlie Watts (drums). Additional contributions were made by
long-time Stones collaborators including saxophonist Bobby Keys
and keyboardists Billy Preston, Jack Nitzsche, Ian Stewart, and
Nicky Hopkins. As with the other albums of the Rolling Stones
classic late 1960s/early 1970s period, it was produced by Jimmy
Miller. Sticky Fingers is considered one of the Rolling Stones'
best albums. It was the band's first album to reach number one on
both the UK albums and US albums charts, and has since achieved
triple platinum certification in the US. "Brown Sugar"
topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. Sticky Fingers was voted the
second best album of the year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz &
Jop critics poll for 1971, based on American critics' votes. The
album is inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame and included in
Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1962: Rocket Launches: The
History Of Spaceflight: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold
War: The Space Age: The Space Race: Missions To The Moon: Space
Probes: Lunar Space Probes: The United States Space Program: The
Ranger Program: Ranger 4: -- The first spacecraft to impact the
far side of the Moon is launched from Cape Canaveral Launch
Complex 12 (LC-12) atop a Atlas LV-3 Agena-B rocket at 20:50:00
UTC. On April 26, 1962, Ranger 4 acquired the dubious honor of
becoming the first spacecraft to impact on the far side of the
Moon when its onboard computer failed, preventing the deployment
of its solar panels and the operation of its navigation system,
preventing it from returning any scientific data. Nevertheless, it
was the first spacecraft of the United States to reach another
celestial body, and the excellent performance of the Atlas-Agena
booster had also raised morale as it performed flawlessly for the
first time. Ranger 4, virtually identical in design to Ranger 3,
was a spacecraft of the Ranger program designed to transmit
pictures of the lunar surface to Earth stations during a period of
10 minutes of flight prior to crashing upon the Moon, to
rough-land a seismometer capsule on the Moon, to collect gamma-ray
data in flight, to study radar reflectivity of the lunar surface,
and to continue testing of the Ranger program for development of
lunar and interplanetary spacecraft.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1967: Rocket Launches: The
History Of Spaceflight: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold
War: The Space Age: The Soviet Space Program: Human Spaceflight
Programs: The Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Union 1): --
Soyuz 1, the first crewed flight of the Soyuz spacecraft, is
launched atop a Soyuz carrier rocket launch vehicle at 00:35:00
GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome's Gagarin's Start (Baikonur Site
1, Site 1/5) launch site carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir
Komarov into orbit. The mission plan was complex, involving a
rendezvous with Soyuz 2 and an exchange of crew members before
returning to Earth. However, the launch of Soyuz 2 was called off
due to thunderstorms. The flight was plagued with technical
issues, and Komarov was killed when the descent module crashed
into the ground due to a parachute failure. This was the first
known in-flight fatality in the history of spaceflight.
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Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1813: #BOTD: #HBD! Stephen A.
Douglas, American lawyer and politician nicknamed the "Little
Giant", member of the House of Representatives and United
States Senate from Illinois, designer of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
which opened new lands to develop and facilitate the construction
of a transcontinental railroad, 7th Secretary Of State of
Illinois, Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1860
election, losing to Republican Abraham Lincoln (d. June 3, 1861)
is #born Stephen Arnold Douglas in Brandon, Vermont. Previous to
the Presidential election, Douglas had defeated Lincoln in a
Senate race, a campaign noted for the famous Lincoln-Douglas
debates of 1858. Douglas was a forceful and dominant figure in
politics; his height is given in various sources as being in the
range of 5 feet (1.5 m) to 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m); five feet
four is reported most often. Douglas was well known as a
resourceful party leader, and an adroit, ready, skillful tactician
in debate and passage of legislation. He was a champion of the
Young America movement which sought to modernize politics and
replace the agrarian and strict constructionist orthodoxies of the
past. Douglas was a leading proponent of democracy, and believed
in the principle of popular sovereignty: that the majority of
citizens should decide contentious issues such as slavery and
territorial expansion. As chairman of the Committee on
Territories, Douglas dominated the Senate from 1850 to 1859. He
was largely responsible for the Compromise Of 1850 that apparently
settled slavery issues; however, in 1854 he reopened the slavery
question with the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which opened some
previously prohibited territories to slavery under popular
sovereignty. Opposition to this led to the formation of the
Republican Party. Douglas initially endorsed the Dred Scott
decision of 1857. But during the 1858 Senate campaign, he argued
its effect could be negated by popular sovereignty. He also
opposed the efforts of President James Buchanan and his Southern
allies to enact a Federal slave code and impose the Lecompton
Constitution on Kansas. In 1860, the conflict over slavery led to
the split in the Democratic Party in the 1860 Convention. Hardline
pro-slavery Southerners rejected Douglas, and nominated their own
candidate, Vice President John C. Breckinridge, while the Northern
Democrats nominated Douglas. Douglas deeply believed in democracy,
arguing the will of the people should always be decisive. When
civil war came in April 1861, he rallied his supporters to the
Union cause with all his energies, but he died of typhoid fever a
few weeks later on the same day as The Battle Of Philippi, the
first skirmish of the American Civil War. On June 4, Secretary of
War Simon Cameron issued a circular to Union armies, announcing
"the death of a great statesman ... a man who nobly discarded
party for his country". He is buried at The Stephen A.
Douglas Tomb And Memorial, also known as Stephen Douglas Monument
Park, a memorial that includes his tomb. It is located at 636 E.
35th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois
(part of the city's Douglas community), near the site of the Union
Army and prisoner of war Camp Douglas. The land was originally
owned by Douglas' estate but was sold to the state of Illinois,
when it became known as "Camp Douglas" serving first as
training grounds for Union soldiers during the Civil War, then as
a prisoner of war camp. The memorial is a 96-foot granite
structure comprising three circular bases and a 20-foot diameter
octagonal mausoleum which holds Douglas' sarcophagus. Large bronze
allegorical figures portraying "Illinois," "History,"
"Justice," and "Eloquence" are positioned at
the four main corners of the mausoleum. Four bas-reliefs in the
panels of the main base depict the advance of American
civilization. A ten-foot statue of the Douglas stands atop a 46 ft
column of white marble from his native state, Vermont. Douglas,
best remembered for debating Abraham Lincoln over slavery, died
from typhoid fever on June 3, 1861 in Chicago, where he was buried
on the shore of Lake Michigan. Immediately after his death an
association of notable Chicagoans was formed to oversee the
construction of a suitable tomb and monument, but its members
failed to raise sufficient funds. In 1865 the state of Illinois
purchased the tomb from Douglas' widow, Adele Douglas, for 25K
USD. On June 3, 1868, the seventh anniversary of his death,
Douglas' body was placed in the completed portion of the tomb.
Leonard Volk, a relative of Douglas by marriage, designed the tomb
and monument. In 1871 the Great Chicago Fire destroyed Volk's
plans for the unfinished structure. The tomb was completed in May
1881, after an expense of 90K USD. The memorial was designated a
Chicago Landmark on September 28, 1977. The tomb is maintained by
the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a state historic
site.
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EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Senator
Sam Ervin: Senate Watergate Committee Chair DVD, Download, USB
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1985: #DOTD: #RIP: Sam Ervin,
American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as a U.S.
Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974, a leading legal
defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the
South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on
civil rights, then unexpectedly became a liberal hero for his
support of civil liberties, most remembered for his work in the
investigation committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy
in 1954 and especially for his investigation of the Watergate
scandal in 1972 that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon (b.
September 27, 1896) #dies at a hospital in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, from complications of emphysema at the age of 88. His
funeral was attended by numerous dignitaries, including former
president Richard Nixon and members of his administration. He is
buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Morganton, Burke County, North
Carolina. Sam Ervin was born Samuel James Ervin Jr. in Morganton,
North Carolina. He liked to call himself a "country lawyer,"
and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. In a 1964
essay called "The Naked Society", Vance Packard
criticized advertisers' unfettered use of private information to
create marketing schemes. He compared a recent Great Society
initiative by then-president Lyndon B. Johnson, the National Data
Bank, to the use of information by advertisers and argued for
increased data privacy measures to ensure that information did not
find its way into the wrong hands. The essay inspired Ervin to
fight what he saw as Johnson's flagrant disregard for consumer
privacy. He criticized Johnson's domestic agenda as invasive and
saw the unfiltered database of consumers' information as a sign of
presidential abuse of power. Ervin warned that "The computer
never forgets". He also famously said of religion and
government: "Political freedom cannot exist in any land where
religion controls the state, and religious freedom cannot exist in
any land where the state controls religion".
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title:
America: The Second Century Documentary Series DVD, Download, USB
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1993: #DOTD: #RIP: Cesar
Chavez, American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with
Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
(later the United Farm Workers union, UFW) in 1962 (b. March 31,
1927) #dies at the age of 66 in San Luis, Arizona; the autopsy
proved inconclusive, with the family stating that he had died of
natural causes. He is buried at The Cesar E. Chavez National
Monument, also known as Nuestra Senora Reina De La Paz, is a
116-acre U.S. National Monument in Keene, Kern County, California,
located about 32 miles away from Bakersfield, California. The
property was the headquarters of the United Farm Workers (UFW),
and home to Cesar Chavez from the early 1970s until his death in
1993. Chavez's gravesite is located in the property's gardens
along with that of his wife, Helen Fabela Chavez. Originally
developed as a headquarters and worker housing area for a quarry,
it served as a tuberculosis sanitarium (known as Stony Brook
Sanitorium) in the early 1900s, until its acquisition by the UFW
in the early 1970s. Cesar Chavez was born Cesar Estrada Chavez to
a Mexican-American family in Yuma, Arizona. Originally a Mexican
American farm worker, became the best known Latino American civil
rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the American labor
movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His
public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but
nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause
with nationwide support. By the late 1970s, his tactics had forced
growers to recognize the UFW as the bargaining agent for 50,000
field workers in California and Florida. During his lifetime,
Colegio Cesar Chavez was one of the few institutions named in his
honor, but after his death he became a major historical icon for
the Latino community, with many schools, streets, and parks being
named after him. He has since become an icon for organized labor
and leftist politics, symbolizing support for workers and for
Hispanic empowerment based on grass roots organizing. He is also
famous for popularizing the slogan "Si, se puede"
(Spanish for "Yes, one can" or, roughly, "Yes, it
can be done"), which was adopted as the 2008 campaign slogan
of Barack Obama as "Yes, We Can". Although the UFW
faltered a few years after Chavez died in 1993, his work led to
numerous improvements for union laborers. He has since become an
iconic "folk saint" in the pantheon of Mexican
Americans. His birthday, March 31, is a federal commemorative
holiday (Cesar Chavez Day) observed by several states in the US.
He received many honors and accolades, while still living and
after his death, including the Presidential Medal Of Freedom in
1994.
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The
Second Russian Revolution TV Series DVD, Video Download, USB Drive
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 2007: #DOTD: #RIP: Boris
Yeltsin, Soviet and Russian politician and the first President of
the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 (b. February 1,
1931) #dies in Moscow, Russia at the age of 76 of congestive heart
failure. He was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery on April 25,
2007, following a period during which his body had lain in repose
in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Yeltsin was the
first Russian head of state in 113 years to be buried in a church
ceremony, after Emperor Alexander III. Boris Yeltsin was born
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin in the village of Butka, Talitsky
District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, then in the Russian Soviet Federative
Socialist Republic. Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms
as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. During
the late 1980s, Yeltsin had been a candidate member of the
Politburo, and in late 1987 tendered a letter of resignation in
protest. No one had resigned from the Politburo before. This act
branded Yeltsin as a rebel and led to his rise in popularity as an
anti-establishment figure. On May 29, 1990 he was elected the
chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet. On June 12, 1991 he was
elected by popular vote to the newly created post of President of
the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). Upon the
resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev and the Dissolution Of The Soviet
Union on 25 December 1991, the RSFSR became the sovereign state of
the Russian Federation, and Yeltsin remained in office as
president. He was reelected in the 1996 election, in which critics
widely claimed pervasive corruption; in the second round he
defeated Gennady Zyuganov from the revived Communist Party by a
margin of 13.7%. However, Yeltsin never recovered his early
popularity after a series of economic and political crises in
Russia in the 1990s. Yeltsin transformed Russia's socialist
economy into a capitalist market economy, implementing economic
shock therapy, market exchange rate of the ruble, nationwide
privatization and lifting of price controls. Yeltsin proposed a
new Russian constitution which was popularly approved at the 1993
constitutional referendum. However, due to the sudden total
economic shift, a majority of the national property and wealth
fell into the hands of a small number of oligarchs. Rather than
creating new enterprises, Yeltsin's policies led to international
monopolies hijacking the former Soviet markets, arbitraging the
huge difference between old domestic prices for Russian
commodities and the prices prevailing on the world market. In the
foreign policy Yeltsin offered cooperative and conciliatory
relations, particularly with the Group of Seven, CIS and OSCE, as
well as adherence to arms control agreements, such as START II.
Much of the Yeltsin era was marked by widespread corruption, and
as a result of persistent low oil and commodity prices during the
1990s, Russia suffered inflation and economic collapse. Within a
few years of his presidency, many of Yeltsin's initial supporters
had started to criticize his leadership, and Vice President
Alexander Rutskoy even denounced the reforms as "economic
genocide". Ongoing confrontations with the Supreme Soviet
climaxed in the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis in which
Yeltsin ordered the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet parliament,
which as a result attempted to remove him from office. In October
1993, troops loyal to Yeltsin stopped an armed uprising outside of
the parliament building, leading to a number of deaths. On 31
December 1999, under enormous internal pressure, Yeltsin announced
his resignation, leaving the presidency in the hands of his chosen
successor, then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Yeltsin left office
widely unpopular with the Russian population. Yeltsin kept a low
profile after his resignation, though he did occasionally publicly
criticise his successor.
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title:
Bloopers: Radio & TV Outtakes CD, MP3 Audio Download, USB
Flash Drive
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1995: #DOTD: #RIP: Howard
Cosell, American soldier, lawyer, sports journalist and author,
widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality (b. March 25,
1918) #dies at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in Manhattan of a
cardiac embolism at the age of 77. His body was buried at
Westhampton Cemetery, Westhampton, New York State. Howard William
Cosell was born Howard William Cohen into a Jewish family in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina; he changed his name from "Cohen"
to "Cosell" while a law student as a way to honor his
father and grandfather by reverting to a version of his family's
original Polish name. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant,
pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. There's no
question that I'm all of those things." In its obituary for
Cosell, The New York Times described Cosell's effect on American
sports coverage: "He entered sports broadcasting in the
mid-1950s, when the predominant style was unabashed adulation,
offered a brassy counterpoint that was first ridiculed, then
copied until it became the dominant note of sports broadcasting."
In 1993, TV Guide named Howard Cosell The All-Time Best
Sportscaster in its issue celebrating 40 years of television. In
1996, Howard Cosell was ranked #47 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV
Stars of All Time.
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: U-Boat!
WWI & WWII German Submarine Documentaries Set MP4 Download DVD
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1918: The European Civil War:
World War I: The First European War (The European Theater Of World
War I): The Western Front Of World War I: Naval Warfare Of World
War I: The Zeebrugge Raid (Dutch: Aanval Op De Haven Van
Zeebrugge, "Attack On The Port Of Zeebrugge"; French:
Raid Sur Zeebruges, "Raid On Zeebrugge"): -- The British
Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to block and neutralize the
Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. The Zeebrugge Raid was intended
to sink obsolete ships in the canal entrance, to prevent German
vessels from leaving port. The port was used by the Imperial
German Navy as a base for U-boats and light shipping, which were a
threat to Allied control of the English Channel and southern North
Sea. Several attempts to close the Flanders ports by bombardment
failed and Operation Hush, a 1917 plan to advance up the coast,
proved abortive. As sinkings by U-boats increased, finding a way
to close the ports became urgent and the Admiralty became more
willing to consider a raid. An attempt to raid Zeebrugge was made
on April 2, 1918 but was cancelled at the last moment, after the
wind direction changed and made it impossible to lay a smokescreen
to cover the ships. Another attempt was made on April 23, with a
concurrent attack on Ostend. Two of three blockships were scuttled
in the narrowest part of the Bruges Canal and one of two
submarines rammed the viaduct linking the shore and the mole, to
trap the German garrison. The blockships were sunk in the wrong
place and after a few days the Germans had opened the canal to
submarines at high tide. The British suffered 583 casualties and
the Germans 24.
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Who
Killed Martin Luther King? Case Against James Earl Ray DVD MP4 USB
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1998: #DOTD: James Earl Ray,
reputed American assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. March 10,
1928) #dies at the Columbia Nashville Memorial Hospital in
Nashville, Tennessee from complications related to kidney disease
and liver failure caused by hepatitis C. aged 70. His brother
Jerry told CNN that his brother did not want to be buried or have
his final resting place in the United States because of the way
the government had framed him for assassinating Martin Luther
King, Jr. His body was cremated and his ashes were flown to
Ireland, the home of his maternal family's ancestors, where his
ashes are interred at an undisclosed location. James Earl Ray was
born in Alton, Illinois. Ray plead guilty to the assassination of
Martin Luther King, Jr. against his wishes, on the advice of his
lawyer who wanted to forgo a jury trial, and was convicted on his
forty-first birthday. Had he been found guilty by jury trial, he
would have been eligible for the death penalty, but the trial
would also have brought out the details regarding Ray's being
framed for the murder by a man he knew only as Raoul, a man who
Ray thought to be a smuggler, and who directed him to purchase the
30.06 rifle recovered in front of Canipe's store and rent a room
in the rooming house on South Main Street. Ray also contended that
he gave the rifle to Raoul sometime before the assassination and
left him in the rooming house hours before Dr. King was killed.
Having been sentenced to de facto life imprisonment after entering
his plea, Ray immediately recanted his confession and tried
unsuccessfully to gain access to a retrial.
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: UFO
Journals (1978) Feature Documentary Film MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1965: #DOTD: #RIP: George
Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author, fraud who was used
to disseminate accurate information about extraterrestrials
mixed-in with a large amount of false information (b. April 17,
1891) #dies at the age of 74 of a heart attack at a friend's home
in Silver Spring, Maryland, after giving a UFO lecture in
Washington, DC. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
George Adamski was born in Bromberg in the Kingdom Of Prussia,
German Empire. Adamski became widely known in ufology circles, and
to some degree in popular culture, after he claimed to have
photographed spaceships from other planets, met with friendly
Nordic alien Space Brothers, and to have taken flights with them
to the Moon and other planets. He was the first, and most famous,
of the so-called contactees of the 1950s. Adamski called himself a
"philosopher, teacher, student and saucer researcher",
although most investigators concluded his claims were an elaborate
hoax, and that Adamski himself was a con artist. Adamski authored
three books describing his meetings with Nordic aliens and his
travels with them aboard their spaceships: Flying Saucers Have
Landed (co-written with Desmond Leslie) in 1953, Inside the Space
Ships in 1955, and Flying Saucers Farewell in 1961. The first two
books were both bestsellers; by 1960 they had sold a combined
200,000 copies.
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Today's
EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Lost TV
Pilots 2 Shadow Mandrake Phantom Intruder More DVD MP4 USB
Today, April 23, 2026April 23, 1990: #DOTD: #RIP: Paulette
Goddard, American beauty, model, singer, dancer, actress of stage
and silver screen, notable for her film career in the Golden Age
of Hollywood (b. June 3, 1910) #dies of heart failure at her home
in Ronco Sopra Ascona, Switzerland, aged 79. She is buried in
Ronco Village Cemetery, next to Remarque and her mother. Paulette
Goddard was born Marion Levy in Manhattan, New York to a Russian
Jewish father and a English Episcopalian mother, and raised in
Kansas City, Missouri, Goddard initially began her career as a
child fashion model and performer in several Broadway productions
as a Ziegfeld Girl. In the early 1930s, she moved to Hollywood and
gained notoriety as the romantic partner of actor and comedian
Charlie Chaplin, appearing as his leading lady in Modern Times
(1936) and The Great Dictator (1940). After signing with Paramount
Pictures, Goddard became one of the studio's biggest stars with
roles in The Cat and the Canary (1939) with Bob Hope, The Women
(1939) with Joan Crawford, North West Mounted Police (1940) with
Gary Cooper, Reap the Wild Wind (1942) with John Wayne and Susan
Hayward, So Proudly We Hail! (1943) - for which she received a
nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Kitty
(1945) with Ray Milland, and Unconquered (1947) with Gary Cooper.
Goddard was noted as a fiercely independent woman for her time,
being described by one executive as "dynamite". Her
marriages to Chaplin, actor Burgess Meredith, and writer Erich
Maria Remarque received substantial media attention. Following her
marriage to Remarque, Goddard moved to Switzerland and largely
retired from acting. In the 1980s, she became a notable socialite
before dying in Switzerland in 1990.
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