DYR Today, April 4

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Brad Johnson (Born: July 23, 1924 / Died: April 4, 1981)
Gloria Swanson (Born: March 27, 1899 / Died: April 4, 1983)
C. L. Moore (Born: January 24, 1911 / Died: April 4, 1987)
Priscilla Lane (Born: June 12, 1915 / Died: April 4, 1995)
Faith Domergue (Born: June 18, 1924 / Died: April 4, 1999)

1914 – “The Perils of Pauline” was the first serialized moving picture. It opened in NYC.
1960 – The 32nd Academy Awards
1979 – The Champ starring Jon Voight and Faye Dunaway is released

1939 – Glenn Miller recorded famous theme song “Moonlight Serenade.”
1959 – Buddy Holly’s first posthumous hit “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” ranked #13.
1960 – Elvis Presley recorded beloved “Are You Lonesome Tonight.”
1964 – The Beatles held top five in single chart with: “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Please Please Me.”
1970 – Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company held a reunion concert in San Francisco, CA.
1990 – Gloria Estefan left the hospital after she was injured in a bus crash.
1996 – Wilson Pickett was arrested for cocaine possession while on probation.
1998 – In Glasgow, Scotland, the Spice Girls performed their first show in the U.K.

1949 – WKRC channel 12 In Ohio (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 – KFDA channel 10 in Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 – Johnny Carson quit “The Tonight Show” and returned three weeks later after getting a raise of $30,000 a week.
1990 – Marshall Chronicles premieres on ABC

1949 – Twelve nations signed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
1966 – US performs nuclear test in Nevada
1968 – Apollo 6 launched on Saturn V
1967 – US lost its 500th plane in Vietnam.
1973 – In New York, the original World Trade Center twin towers opened. At the time they were the tallest building in the world.
1983 – Challenger (STS-6) makes its way into space, the 6th NASA shuttle.
1984 – US President Reagan proposed ban on chemical weapons.
1986 – Wayne Gretzky set NHL record with his 213th point of the season.