Today is Friday, April 23, the 114th day of 2004. There are 252 days left in the year. This date in

Today is Friday, April 23, the 114th day of 2004. There are 252 days left in the year. This date in 1564 is believed to be the birthdate of William Shakespeare, who died 52 years later, also on April 23.
In 1348, King Edward III of England establishes the Order of the Garter. In 1789, President-elect Washington and his wife move into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York. In 1791, the 15th president of the United States, James Buchanan, is born in Franklin County, Pa. In 1940, about 200 people die in a dance hall fire in Natchez, Miss. In 1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hits the first of his record 755 major-league home runs, in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves win, 7-5.)
April 23, 1979: Youngstown area residents pledge $232,000 to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis during a tribute at the Maronite Center to Mrs. Elizabeth Beshara of Youngstown, a dedicated worker for St. Jude's. Comedian Danny Thomas and several players on Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.'s San Francisco 49ers are in attendance, with the players introduced by O.J. Simpson.
Four picketing steel haulers are wounded by gunfire and three men are arrested when violence breaks out at the Union 76 Truck Stop at Route 46 and Interstate 80.
Fellowship Hall of First Christian Church of Niles is filled to overflowing for the 13th annual Interfaith Dinner. The speaker is a Niles' favorite son, the Rev. Nicholas Arioli, who came from Rome and discussed the theology of ecumenicism.
April 23, 1964: Teachers must speak out on the problems facing American education, Richard Batchelder, member of the executive committee of the National Education Association, tells 310 people at the 9th annual dinner of the Youngstown Education Association.
Two Columbiana co-eds are among 10 finalists for May Queen at The Ohio State University. They are Lana Keller and Nancy Hoffman.
April 23, 1954: Steel operations in the Mahoning Valley are expected to rise about four points, bringing local mills to near 70 percent capacity, mainly because of improved operations at the Campbell works of the Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co.
Youngstown Mayor Frank X. Kryzan calls on proponents of the Mahoning-Grand River Floodway to "drop the powder puffs, put on the iron fists and fight the selfish interests who are trying to destroy the industrial life of the Mahoning Valley."
Dr. Paul R. Dean, formerly of Leetonia and Struthers and a graduate of Youngstown College, is named dean of undergraduate students at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
April 23, 1929: A 15-year-old Youngstown boy who admitted abducting and killing 10-year-old Beatrice Rosenbaum has recanted. The boy will be held until police are convinced that he had nothing to do with the girl's disappearance and because he is facing eight forgery charges that have nothing to do with the Rosenbaum case.
Three members of the National Guard, 145th Infantry, are arrested by Mahoning County deputies on complaints from guard officers who alleged that the men failed to appear for drill duty at the Armory.
The board of trustees of the YMCA votes to continue the Sunday Forum meetings at Stambaugh Auditorium. President Leroy A Manchester will appoint a committee to obtain speakers for the next year to discuss covering the $5,400 cost of the program, which was attended by 20,000 people in 1928-29.
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