April 1 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for April 1 April Fool's Day
In the headlines today:

	April Fool's Day Question: Ever wonder how they make itching powder?
1996	A pair of deputy sheriffs from Riverside County, California, are caught on video in the act of beating a Mexican man and woman involved in a 70-mile pursuit and illegal border crossing.
1984		R&B singer Marvin Gaye is shot dead by his father during an argument at his parent's home in Los Angeles. (photo credit: Motown)
1970		US president Richard M. Nixon signs a bill making it illegal for cigarette ads to be aired on radio and TV, to become law the following January 1. (photo credit: NARA)
1960	The world's first weather satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral, FL.
1947	King George II of Greece dies.
1946	A tsunami hits Hawaii, killing over 170 people.
1945	US troops invade the island of Okinawa during WWII.
1940		British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) is founded. (photo credit: Tempus Publishing)
1939	The US recognizes the new Spanish government, now under the leadership of General Francisco Franco.
1937	India and Burma are made separate British colonies.
1933	German Nazis begin a boycott of Jewish-run businesses.
1919	Capital punishment is made legal again in Nevada.
1918	Britain establishes the Royal Air Force.
1853	Cincinnati, OH, becomes the first city in the US to pay wages to its firefighters.
1826	Samuel Morey receives a US patent for his internal combustion engine. Uncle Woody asks: Wouldn't science fiction authors of the 1930s-50s be surprised to learn that we are still using it?
1789	The first full meeting of the US House of Representatives occurs in New York City.