April 7 - Off and Running

Off and Running

Little Guy really wanted to pet the doggie.

This Day In History

529

First draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I.

1541

Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.

1724

Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.

1788

American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory arrive at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, establishing Marietta, Ohio.

1805

Lewis and Clark Expedition: The Corps of Discovery breaks camp among the Mandan tribe and resumes its journey West along the Missouri River.

1906

Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.

1927

First long-distance public television broadcast, from Washington, D.C., to New York City.

1940

Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.

1964

IBM announces the System/360.

1969

The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1.

2001

Mars Odyssey is launched.

Famous Birthdays

1506

Saint Francis Xavier, Spanish co-founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)

1770

William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)

1859

Walter Camp, sports authority known as the "Father of American Football" (d. 1925)

1897

Walter Winchell, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1972)

1915

Billie Holiday, American singer (d. 1959)

1928

James Garner, American actor

1949

John Oates, American rock guitarist and lyricst (Hall & Oates)

1954

Jackie Chan, Chinese actor, director, producer, and martial artist

1964

Russell Crowe, Australian actor

1969

Ricky Watters, American football player

1971

Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, American actress