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Tuesday, 03 March 2026
Apr 16 -17] Explosions and fire on French ship Grandcamp 
Apr 16 Act of Congress gives Navy Nurse Corps members commissioned rank
Apr 16 HMCS Esquimalt (RCN- minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax
Apr 16 Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated (NYC)
Apr 16 Massive explosion and fire results in the deaths of 500 in Texas City, Tx
Apr 17 Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit
Apr 17 Jackie Robinson bunts for his inaugural major league hit.
Apr 18 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51
Apr 18 James Woods, American actor is born
Apr 19 Tor Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup.
Apr 20 Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76.
Apr 20 Comedian Fred Allen of " Allen’ s Alley" fame didn’ t find things so funny when censors cut him off the air during his radio broadcast.
Apr 20 Frederik IX is recorded as becoming king of Denmark.
Apr 22 1st NBA Championship: Phila Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2.
Apr 23 HMS Warspite, to many this was the Royal Navy's most famous battleship. Her survival from her launch on 26th November 1913 to her loss on this date en-route to the breakers has to be at the very least a tribute to her builders for constructing a virtually indestructable ship. She formed part of the 5th Battle Squadron during the inaugural World War. During the Second World War 1939-1946 she took part in the 2nd Battle of Narvik, and the Battle of Calabria in 1940, the battle of Matapan in 1941. This was followed by the bombardment of Normandy where she was damaged by a mine. Previously, in 1943 she was badly damaged by a glider bomb off Salerno. And all this in addition to countless other operations throughout the War. In 1946 she was sold for breaking up on the Clyde but en-route the tow parted and she went ashore in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. She was eventually broken up where she lay.
Apr 25 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champ
Apr 26 "Bless the Bride" musical opens in London.
Apr 27 Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through out US.
Apr 27 Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through the US
Apr 28 Thor Heyerdahl and "Kon-Tiki" sail from Peru to Polynesia
Apr 29 Irving Fisher, US economist, dies at 80.
Apr 30 Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover
May 01 Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA.
May 01 Radar for commercial and private planes inaugural demonstrated
May 01 Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, is recorded as becoming 3th director of the CIA.
May 01 Sanner, leader of Norger blood bath, executed.
May 02 Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in NYC.
May 03 Doug Hemming, American actor is born.
May 03 In this year, 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot claims in 2:06.8
May 03 Japan forms a constitutional democracy.
May 05 Mississippi Valley flooding results in the deaths of 16 and leads to $850 million in damage
May 05 Mississippi Valley flooding results in the deaths of 16 and leads to $850M in damage.
May 05 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men)
May 07 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC.
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