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Andrews McMeel Almanac for April 23, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | April 23rd, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 113th day of 2013 and the 35th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1635, the first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.

In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.

In 1968, students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University in New York City began occupying campus buildings.

In 1969, Sirhan Sirhan received the death penalty for assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. His sentence was reduced to life imprisonment in 1972.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), playwright; Max Planck (1858-1947), physicist; Shirley Temple Black (1928- ), actress/diplomat; Roy Orbison (1936-1988), musician; Lee Majors (1939- ), actor; Sandra Dee (1942-2005), actress; Michael Moore (1954- ), filmmaker; George Lopez (1961- ), comedian/TV personality; John Cena (1977- ), wrestler/actor; Dev Patel (1990- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Shirley Temple Black won the first-ever Academy Juvenile Award in 1935, at age 6. The special Oscar was presented for the final time to 14-year-old Hayley Mills in 1961.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1954, Milwaukee Braves rookie Hank Aaron hit his first major-league home run.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " When I was 14, I was the oldest I ever was. I've been getting younger ever since." -- Shirley Temple Black

TODAY'S NUMBER: 77 -- days that "New Coke," introduced on this day in 1985, was on the market before Coca-Cola reintroduced the soft drink's original formula, under the name "Classic Coke."

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (April 18) and full moon (April 25).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for April 22, 2013

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by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | April 22nd, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 112th day of 2013 and the 34th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began as thousands of settlers were allowed into the state to claim land at high noon.

In 1954, live television broadcasting of the U.S. Senate's Army-McCarthy hearings began.

In 1970, an estimated 20 million Americans participated in nationwide demonstrations marking the first Earth Day.

In 2000, federal agents seized 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez from his relatives' house in Miami to return him to his father in Cuba.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Henry Fielding (1707-1754), novelist; Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), philosopher; Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), Soviet leader; J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), physicist; Charles Mingus (1922-1979), jazz musician; Jack Nicholson (1937- ), actor; Steve Fossett (1944-2007), aviator; John Waters (1946- ), filmmaker; Peter Frampton (1950- ), musician; Amber Heard (1986- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: The Senate's Army-McCarthy hearings were the first nationally televised congressional inquiry.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2004, former professional football player Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire while serving as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them." -- Immanuel Kant

TODAY'S NUMBER: 69,899 -- area in square miles of the state of Oklahoma.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (April 18) and full moon (April 25).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for April 21, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | April 21st, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 111th day of 2013 and the 33rd day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1836, Texas forces under the command of Sam Houston defeated Mexican forces at the Battle of San Jacinto.

In 1918, Germany's "Red Baron," fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen, was shot down and killed near Amiens, France.

In 1960, the new city of Brasilia officially became Brazil's capital.

In 1992, murderer Robert Alton Harris became the first person executed by the state of California in 25 years.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), novelist/poet; John Muir (1838-1914), environmentalist; Anthony Quinn (1915-2001), actor; Elizabeth II (1926- ), British monarch; Elaine May (1932- ), actress/filmmaker; Charles Grodin (1935- ), actor; James Dobson (1936- ), evangelist/author; Patti LuPone (1949- ), actress/singer; Tony Danza (1951- ), actor; Rob Riggle (1970- ), actor/comedian; James McAvoy (1979- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Brasilia was added to the United Nations' World Heritage List in 1987 in recognition of the city's innovative urban planning and design.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1980, Rosie Ruiz won the women's division of the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:31:56. The title was stripped eight days later, when officials learned that Ruiz had started the race just a mile before the finish line.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul." -- John Muir

TODAY'S NUMBER: 61 -- years Queen Elizabeth II has ruled Great Britain.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (April 18) and full moon (April 25).

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