American poet Maya Angelou is born - April 4th, 1928
On this day in 1928, Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Huhti 202411min
The Unabomber is captured - April 3rd, 1996
On this day in 1996, FBI agents raided the remote Montana cabin of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Huhti 202415min
Tally’s Electric Theatre opens in Los Angeles - April 2nd, 1902
On this day in 1902, Thomas Lincoln Tally opened the first dedicated movie theater in Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Huhti 20249min
An Alaskan prankster fakes the eruption of Mount Edgecumbe - April 1st, 1974
On this day in 1974, the residents of Sitka, Alaska, were fooled into thinking that a nearby volcano was erupting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1 Huhti 20248min
Niagara Falls stops flowing - March 29th, 1848
On this day in 1848, an ice jam in Lake Erie caused Niagara Falls to slow to a trickle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Maalis 20247min
The first seaplane takes off from the waters of Martigues, France - March 28th, 1910
On this day in 1910, French amateur pilot Henri Fabre made the first successful seaplane flight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Maalis 20249min
Marlon Brando declines the Academy Award for Best Actor - March 27th, 1973
On this day in 1973, Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather declined an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Maalis 202412min
The first official cremation in England takes place - March 26th, 1885
On this day in 1885, Jeanette Pickersgill became the first person to be legally cremated in Britain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Maalis 20249min
