Historical Events In April - 04
1994 Los Angeles Dodger Darryl Strawberry begins substance abuse treatment
1994 Netscape Communications founded as Mosaic Communications
1994 Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery
1996 "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 45 performances
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin TX on KJFK 98.9 FM
1997 Anaheim Ducks clinch their 1st-ever playoff berth
1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
1997 DMSP Titan 2 launched
1997 STS 83 (Columbia 22), launches
1998 NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season
1541 Ignatius of Loyola becomes first superior-general of the Jesuits
1581 Frances Drake completres circumnavigation of the world, proving the earth is not flat
1949 The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 'NATO', formed in Washington USA
1968 Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
1896 The birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet
1899 The birth of Duke Ellington, American band leader
1914 The birth of Marguerite Duras, French writer
1915 The birth of Muddy Waters, Chicago blues singer
1928 The birth of Maya Angelou, American poet
1932 The birth of Anthony Perkins, American actor
2007 NATO and Afghan forces retake a key town from the Taliban in Sangin in southern Helmand Province.
2007 Iran announced it will release the British sailors and marines that they captured on mar 23. The captives arrive back in the UK the next day.
