(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 4/3 - Howl Day (unofficial) [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-04-03 - ********** On this day in history: - 1860 -- The first successful Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California started, 1882 -- Robert Ford killed Jesse James 1885 -- Gottlieb Daimler received a patent for his engine - a good idea at the time 1895 -- Oscar Wilde's libel case against Queensberry began - a bad idea, but Ballad of Readng Gaol 1922 -- Stalin became General Secretary of the Soviet Union's Communist Party - a very bad idea 1948 -- Truman signed the Marshall Plan 1948 -- The Juju uprising in South Korea began 1955 -- The ACLU announced it would defend Ginsberg's Howl - an excellent idea 1968 -- MLK Jr. delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech 1981 -- The Osborne 1 was unveiled 2007 –- A French TGV train set another new world speed record. 2000 -- Microsoft was ruled to have violated US antitrust law but was not punished and no victims were recompensed 2010 -- Apple Inc. released the first iPad, foreshadowing ifrenzy to come. 2016 -- The Panama Papers leaked information on 214,488 offshore companies - ********** Some people who were born on this day: Cockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything. ~~ Herb Caen 1639 -- Alessandro Stradella, composer 1778 -- Pierre Bretonneau, doctor who performed the first successful tracheotomy 1783 -- Washington Irving, writer 1791 -- Anne Lister, diarist, mountaineer, and traveler, "the first modern lesbian". 1807 -- Mary Carpenter, educational and social reformer 1822 -- Edward Everett Hale, writer and preacher 1823 -- Boss Tweed, typical politician 1885 -- Bud Fisher, cartoonist, think Mutt & Jeff 1886 -- Dooley Wilson, actor and singer 1895 -- Zez Confrey, pianist and composer 1898 -- Henry Luce, publisher, co-founded Time Magazine 1904 -- Russel Wright, dinnerware and furniture designer 1916 -- Herb Caen, writer, the Sakamenna Kid 1919 -- Ervin Drake, songwriter and composer, it was a very good year 1924 -- Marlon Brando who couldda been a contender 1924 -- Roza Shanina, Russian sniper 1936 -- Jimmy McGriff, organist and bandleader 1936 -- Harold Vick, saxophonist and flautist 1938 -- Jeff Barry, songwriter 1941 -- Jan Berry, singer and songwriter, (Jan & Dean) inspiration and mentor of the Beach Boys 1942 -- Billy Joe Royal, guitarist, singer, songwriter and boondocker 1943 -- Richard Manuel, pianist, singer, songwriter and bandmember 1944 -- Tony Orlando, Captain Kangaroo look-alike 1946 -- Dee Murray, bassist, mostly with Elton 1949 -- Richard Thompson, singer, songwriter and guitarist 1951 -- Mitch Woods, singer, songwriter and pianist 1965 –- Nazia Hassan, pop singer, songwriter, lawyer and social activist - - ********** Some people who died on this day: No man knows what he can do until he tries. ~~ Carter G. Woodson CE 33 -- Jesus of Nazareth, or some other date, or year, but wait, he didn't die anyway, did he? What? 1882 -- Jesse James, criminal and outlaw, sometimes folk hero 1897 -- Johannes Brahms, pianist and composer 1901 -- Richard D'Oyly Carte 1902 -- Esther Hobart Morris, lawyer and judge 1950 -- Kurt Weill, composer and pianist 1950 -- Carter G. Woodson, historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month 1978 -- Ray Noble, bandleader, composer, and actor 1990 -- Sarah Vaughan, singer 1991 -- Graham Greene, writer 1998 -- Mary Cartwright, mathematician of chaos 2014 -- Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, guitarist, fiddler, and composer 2015 -- Bob Burns, drummer and songwriter 2016 –- Joe Medicine Crow, anthropologist, historian, and author - ********** Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: I'm inventing Howl Day, so there. - ********** - Today's Tunes - Famous Backshooters - x YouTube Video - Alessandro Stradella x YouTube Video - Dooley Wilson x YouTube Video - Zez Confrey x YouTube Video - Ervin Drake x YouTube Video - Jimmy McGriff x YouTube Video - Harold Vick x YouTube Video - Jeff Barry & his wife Ellie Greenwich wrote a ton of hits, such as x YouTube Video - Jan Berry x YouTube Video - Billy Joe Royal x YouTube Video - Richard Manuel x YouTube Video - Tony Orlando x YouTube Video - Dee Murray x YouTube Video - Richard Thompson x YouTube Video - Mitch Woods x YouTube Video - Jesus of Nazareth x YouTube Video Johannes Brahms x YouTube Video - Richard D'Oyly Carte put together an opera company and brought together Mssrs Gilbert & Sullivan x YouTube Video - Kurt Weill (hiya Mimi) x YouTube Video - Ray Noble x YouTube Video - Sarah Vaughan x YouTube Video - Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith x YouTube Video - Bob Burns x YouTube Video - Bonus: x YouTube Video - - - - ********** - ********** Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. 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