1606 -- James I combines the flags of England and Scotland into what later came to be called the "Union Jack." In 1707 it would become the official flag of Great Britain.
1633 -- The Inquisition begins against Galileo.
1772 -- Henry Clay is born.
1861 -- Confederate forces bombard Fort Sumter. If their aim had been better, there might have been no baseball.
1945 -- FDR complains of a "terrible headache" before lapsing into a coma and dying.
1947 -- Tom Clancy, David Letterman, and Dan Lauria (the dad from The Wonder Years) are born.
1961 -- Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human being to orbit the Earth.
1981 -- STS-1 Columbia, the first ever space shuttle launch.
1992 -- Euro Disney opens.
And in 1974, four days after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record, I came along.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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