This Day In History

April 21

St. Anselm

753 BC  Rome founded
1649  The Maryland Toleration Act provided freedom of worship for Christians.
1789  John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.
1836  Battle of San Jacinto.
1856  The first rail train to passed over the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illionois
1918  The Red Baron (Baron Manfred von Richthofen) killed in action during World War I
1895  Woodville Latham demonstrated the first use of a moving picture projected on a screen in New York City.
1959  The largest fish caught was landed by Alf Dean in South Australia. The 16' 10' white shark weighed 2,664 pounds.
1963  The Beatles and the Rolling Stones met for the first time together at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England.

1916  Actor Anthony Quinn
1922  Musician Charles Mingus
1926  Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II (Elisabeth Mary)
1935  Actor Charles Grodin
1951  Actor Tony Danza

1958

• He's Got the Whole World In His Hands - Laurie London

• Lollipop - The Chordettes

• Tequila - The Champs

• Wear My Ring around Your Neck - Elvis Presley

1967

• Happy Together - The Turtles

• This is My Song - Petula Clark

• There's a Kind of Hush - Herman's Hermits

• Something Stupid - Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra

1976

• Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor

• Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers

• Right Back Where We Started from - Maxine Nightingale

• Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) - Eddie Rabbitt

1984

• Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) - Phil Collins

• Footloose - Kenny Loggins

• Automatic - Pointer Sisters

• The Yellow Rose - Johnny Lee with Lane Brody

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