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April 26th

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1607 An expedition of English colonists along with Captain John Smith went ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, to establish the first permanent English setlement in the "New World."
1865 John Wilkes Booth was killed by federal troops near Bowling Green, Virginia.
1885 Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn is a best seller
1912 Life Savers hard candies
1912 Oreo Cookies
1921 WEW Radio in St. Louis, Missouri broadcast weather forcasts for the first time.
1956 As The World Turns Soap Opera Airs
1963 ABC-TV Airs General Hospital
1976 Barbara Walters becomes the first anchor woman in network news
1978 The CBS Soap Dallas primieres and one year later has the world wondering "Who shot JR"
1984 Jazz Great Count Basie dies
1986 The Chernobyl Nuclear plant in the USSR exploded, but was only known of 2 days later due to the weekend
1989 Great comediene/actress Lucille Ball dies

1820 Poet Alice Carey
1884 Opera Singer Eide Norena born in New York
1900 Seismologist Charles Richter
1936 Actress/Comedy Carol Burnett
1942 Singer Bobby Rydell
1966 Webmaster JR Cristaldi

1958

Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis

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

Twilight Time - The Platters

Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson

1962

Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares

Slow Twistin' - Chubbby Checker

What's Your Name - Don & Juan

1971

Joy to the World - Three Dog Night

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

Stay Awhile - The Bells

Empty Arms - Sonny James

1980

Call Me - Blondie

Ride like the Wind - Christopher Cross

With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston and Syreeta

It's like We Never Said Goodbye - Crystal Gayle

1999

Slide - Goo Goo Dolls

No One is Supposed to Be Here - Debra Cox

Every Morning - Sugar Ray

Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

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