Daily Archives: April 24, 2001

April Twenty-Fourth
The Day Of The Protective Chronicler
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By The Associated Press,
Today is Tuesday, April 24, the 114th day of 2001. There are 251 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 24, 1800, Congress approved a bill establishing the Library of Congress.
On this date:
In 1792, the national anthem of France, “La Marseillaise,” was composed by Capt. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
In 1898, Spain declared war on the United States after rejecting America’s ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
In 1915, the Ottoman Turkish Empire began the brutal mass deportation of Armenians during World War I.
In 1916, some 1,600 Irish nationalists launched the Easter Rising by seizing several key sites in Dublin. (The uprising was put down by British forces several days later.)
In 1953, British statesman Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
In 1968, leftist students at Columbia University in New York began a week-long occupation of several campus buildings.
In 1970, the People’s Republic of China launched its first satellite, which repeatedly transmitted a song, “The East is Red.”
In 1980, the United States launched an abortive attempt to free the American hostages in Iran, a mission that resulted in the deaths of eight U.S. servicemen.
In 1986, Wallis, the Duchess of Windsor, for whom King Edward VIII had given up the British throne, died in Paris at age 89.
In 1990, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying the .5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.
Ten years ago: A Kurdish rebel leader announced the guerrillas had reached an agreement in principle with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to end the Kurds’ two-week rebellion.
Five years ago: The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel. Negotiators for Congress and the White House agreed on a permanent budget for fiscal year 1996.
One year ago: Concerned about the disappearance of a laptop computer with highly sensitive documents, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced a five-point plan to help guard against such lapses in the future. A teen-age gunman opened fire at Washington’s National Zoo, wounding seven children.
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Thought For Today
“To change and to improve are two different things.”
German proverb.
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you are a thoughtful and pleasing host or hostess. You put a high value on entertaining others.
TAURUS: You may be tempted to see only the positive side of events today. Unfortunately, that could prevent you from getting sound and practical agreements. Trust is a valuable attribute, but in this instance it’s important to clarify all matters involving contracts. You could mistakenly assume that someone means one thing when he or she means something else altogether. Make sure you’re on safe ground by asking diplomatic but detailed questions
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on this day in:
1959, Buddy Holly was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘It Doesn’t Matter Anymore’.
1961, Bob Dylan made his recording debut playing harmonic on Harry Belafonte’s album ‘The Midnight Special’, he was paid a $50 session fee.
1961, Del Shannon started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Runaway’, also a No.1 in the UK. Del was the first person to have a hit with a Beatles song in the US with his version of ‘From Me To You’.
1965, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Game Of Love’. Wayne took his name from Elvis’ drummer DJ Fontana, guitarist in the Mindbenders Eric Stewart went on form Hotlegs and 10CC.
1968 Apple Records turned down an offer to sign new artist David Bowie.
1968, Louis Armstrong was at No.1 in the UK with the single ‘What A Wonderful World / Cabaret’.
1971, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘4 Way Street’.
1976, Led Zeppelin had their sixth No.1 UK album when ‘Presence’ went to the top. Also No.1 in the US.
1976, ‘Wings At The Speed Of Sound’ went to No.1 on the US album chart. Paul McCartney’s fifth No.1 after The Beatles.
1981, New Order started work on their first album at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England.
1982, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Ebony And Ivory’.
1982, Status Quo scored their fourth UK No.1 album with ‘1982’.
1984, Jerry Lee Lewis married wife number six, 22 year old Kerrie McCarver. click I knew the bride
1990, the road crew for Roger Waters discovered an unexploded World War II bomb while constructing the set for ‘The Wall’ concert in Potsdamer Platz, Germany.
1992 David Bowie married model Iman, in Switzerland.
1992, Wilson Pickett was arrested after running into an 86 year old man. Pickett was charged with driving with open bottles of alcohol in his car.
1995, Oasis released ‘Some Might Say’, the band’s first UK No.1 single.
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You may find that freedom is a core issue for you, and that you are yearning to break away from a situation that has been dragging you down for some time now. It could be that you have continued to play a certain role that was developed during your childhood. Family circumstances led you to behave in this way as a defense mechanism, and now you know of no other way to act. It’s time to find a new play. So find out what your inner voice has to tell you!
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