Today is Friday, April 21, the 111th day of 2006. There are 254 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Friday, April 21, the 111th day of 2006. There are 254 days left in the year. On this date in 1789, John Adams is sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.
In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, which provides for freedom of worship for all Christians, is passed by the Maryland assembly. In 1836, an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeats the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence. In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, dies in Redding, Conn. In 1918, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the German ace known as the "Red Baron," is killed in action during World War I. In 1940, the quiz show that asks the "64-dollar question," "Take It or Leave It," premieres on CBS Radio. In 1960, Brazil inaugurates its new capital, Brasilia, transferring the seat of national government from Rio de Janeiro. In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke explore the surface of the moon. In 1975, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years in office. In 1976, full-scale testing of the swine flu vaccine begins in Washington, D.C. In 1986, a vault in Chicago's Lexington Hotel that is linked to Al Capone is opened during a live TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera; aside from a few bottles and a sign, the vault is empty.
April 21, 1981: Youngstown public schools reopen for the first full-scale day in more than eight weeks after a last minute glitch in the agreement reached between the board and the teachers union is resolved. Schools had been partially open 13 days during the strike, but this is the first day that all 1,080 teachers are on duty and all the buildings are open to the district's 17,132 students.
Speaking in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh says it appears his proposal to replace a portion of the per-gallon gasoline tax with a percentage-based sales tax is doomed.
Mahoning County Sheriff James A. Traficant Jr., Juvenile Court Judge Martin P. Joyce and Clerk of Courts Anthony Vivo appeal to county commissioners for an increase in the funding of their offices, but are told the cupboard is bare.
April 21, 1966: The W.E. Bliss Foundation makes a $500,000 donation to Youngstown University redevelopment program. President Howard Jones says the gift will be used for a fine arts building.
Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Youngstown, veteran head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, tells the Democratic National Committee that it is going to have to work hard in the 1966 elections because "You don't have Barry Goldwater working for you this year."
Shutrump United Enterprises Inc. goes to court to stop Edward DeBartolo from expanding the Kirkmere Plaza onto a large Canfield Road site. Shutrump owns a small plaza contiguous to the site.
April 21, 1956: Officers of Local 2163, USW, are attempting to get about 500 workmen at the Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co.'s Campbell open hearth to call off a strike that has shut down the plant for the third time in nine weeks.
Airmen at Youngstown Municipal Airport are marveling at the skill of a Peoria, Ill, pilot who landed his four-passenger plane after losing a piece of plywood covering the size of a desk top from the right wing.
Mesta Machine Co. of Pittsburgh is the high bidder in the auction sale of a government-owned foundry at New Castle that was formerly leased by United Engineering & amp; Foundry Co.
April 21, 1931: Porter Pollock, 67, of 603 Wick Ave., president of William B. Pollock & amp; Co., dies at his home after a two-week illness with pneumonia.
Stockholders of the U.S. Steel Corp. adopt a new pension plan whereby James A. Farrell, president, must retire at the age of 70, which he will reach in 1933. Former Youngstowner I. Lamont Hughes, president of the Carnegie Steel Co., U.S. Steel's chief subsidiary, may succeed Farrell.
Chief Justice C.T. Marshall of the Ohio Supreme Court appoints two judges, one from Cincinnati and one from Cleveland, to hear charges against Mahoning County Prosecutor Ray Thomas.