Little-Acorn
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The bad stuff:
On April 6, 1793, during the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic, appointed by the new government without election, who stated it was for the people's own good. The period known as the Reign of Terror begins.
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War 1.
On April 6, 1973, The American League of Major League Baseball played its first game where Designated Hitters were allowed.
The good stuff:
On April 6, 1890, Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker was born. Fokker was a peaceful man who abhorred war, but was pressed into service by the German Air Force in World War 1. He developed a mechanism that allowed pilots to shoot machine guns through the arc of the propeller without hitting the blades. When German generals demanded that he demonstrate his system, he put them in bleachers in a field, near targets positioned on carefully-chosen rocky ground. He then took off and dove on the targets, firing. Ricochets whizzed in all directions, forcing the generals to dive for cover and run for their lives.
On April 6, 1896, The first modern Olympic games opened in Athens, Greece, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
On April 6, 1909, Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole.
On April 6, 1929, Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
On April 6, 1945, Neal Boortz, American writer and talk radio personality, was born.
On April 6, 1793, during the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic, appointed by the new government without election, who stated it was for the people's own good. The period known as the Reign of Terror begins.
On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and entered World War 1.
On April 6, 1973, The American League of Major League Baseball played its first game where Designated Hitters were allowed.
The good stuff:
On April 6, 1890, Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker was born. Fokker was a peaceful man who abhorred war, but was pressed into service by the German Air Force in World War 1. He developed a mechanism that allowed pilots to shoot machine guns through the arc of the propeller without hitting the blades. When German generals demanded that he demonstrate his system, he put them in bleachers in a field, near targets positioned on carefully-chosen rocky ground. He then took off and dove on the targets, firing. Ricochets whizzed in all directions, forcing the generals to dive for cover and run for their lives.
On April 6, 1896, The first modern Olympic games opened in Athens, Greece, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
On April 6, 1909, Robert Peary and Matthew Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole.
On April 6, 1929, Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
On April 6, 1945, Neal Boortz, American writer and talk radio personality, was born.
