April 11: Deep Thoughts
Today is a day for beginnings and endings... firsts, and lasts.
Today in 1775 was the last witchcraft execution in Germany.
In 1868, the Shogunate was abolished in Japan.
The BPOE was founded today, in 1868.
The Emirate of Transjordan was founded (1921).
1945: American forces liberated Buchenwald.
Bob Dylan made his singing debut in NYC today in 1961.
One of my faves: 1965 - The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak. Fifty-one tornadoes hit in six Midwestern states killing 256 people. Wow.
Apollo 13 was launched (1970).
And just to show someone is paying attention to these little details...
2006 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran had successfully enriched uranium.
Happy April 11, everyone!
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_11