04-01-2006, 08:37 AM
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Location: Maryland
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April 1st
1815 ~ Birthday of Otto von Bismarck, Politician.
1884 ~ Birthday of Florence Blanchfield, the first woman to receive a regular commission in the U.S. Army.
1873 ~ Birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer, Pianist & Conductor.
1917 ~ Death of Scott Joplin, Musician & Composer.
1918 ~ The Royal Flying Corps was replaced by the Royal Air Force.
1945 ~ World War II: American forces invaded Okinawa.
1957 ~ The all time best April Fools hoax! Play the video and enjoy.
1976 ~ Apple Computer Company was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
2001 ~ Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was arrested and taken to prison.
2001 ~ A U.S. intelligence gathering plane collides with a PRC Army fighter jet. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, PRC and is detained.
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