Today is Saturday, April 21, the 111th day of 2007. 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.
Today is Saturday, April 21, the 111th day of 2007. 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 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 1977, the musical play "Annie" opens on Broadway. 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. In 1997, Police in Franklin, N.J., arrest two teenagers they say lured two pizza deliverymen to an abandoned house before opening fire, killing both men. (Thomas Koskovich and Jayson Vreeland are later convicted of murdering Jeremy Giordano and Giorgio Gallara; both are serving life sentences.) In 2002, in a huge upset in French politics, extreme-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen qualifies to face incumbent Jacques Chirac in the runoff for French president. (Chirac ended up winning.)
April 21, 1982: Defense lawyers for John Glenn, who is accused of murder in the shooting death of Mahoning County Deputy John Litch, file a motion to set aside the panel of prospective jurors. They say the juror list, which is supposed to be certified annually by the Board of Elections, hasn't been certified since 1979.
The world's largest processor of scrap steel, Luria Brothers & amp; Co., leases 2 acres of the former U.S. Steel Corp. in McDonald and will begin processing scrap by the end of the month.
April 21, 1967: John A. Logan, president of Ajax Magnethermic Corp., tells shareholders during the annual meeting at the Holiday Inn in Niles that the company is looking at a brilliant future and an excellent 1967 thanks to the new products it has developed.
Youngstown City Council approves legislation removing parking meters in four sections downtown in an effort to stimulate business.
April 21, 1957: Frank Reese, chief Mahoning County deputy sheriff, is painfully injured, breaking his foot, when he jumps from a fence near Meander Reservoir while investigating the discovery of two abandoned safes.
Youngstown is selected by the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health as one of three cities in the nation for a test of the commission's proposed procedure in making a national study of mental health problems and resources.
April 21, 1932: About 2,000 people enjoy the ninth annual Rayen School spring music festival at Stambaugh Auditorium. Also playing was a 100-player orchestra from North Side grade schools and the Hayes Junior High orchestra.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp. has approved the Dollar Bank's application for a loan necessary to reopen the bank under the leadership of Carl Ullman.
Mrs. Kathryn Jones, a 28-year-old divorcee who worked for private detective agencies investigating liquor sales, is kicked to death in the hallway of her Cleveland apartment building.