April 4 in Pop Culture History |
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1561 – UFOs were reported flying over Nuremberg, German 1841 – US President Harrison died of pneumonia after one month in office 1850 – Los Angeles, California, was incorporated as a city. 1871 – Mary Florence Potts of Ottumwa, Iowa Patented (#113,448) the “Mrs. Potts’ sad iron” – a set of three irons with a detachable handle, so two irons could be heating up while you were using the other. 1877 -A pianist performed in Philadelphia, and an audience heard the performance in New York via the telephone. 1932 – Professor C. Glen King of the University of Pittsburgh discovered vitamin C. 1933 – Akron, an airship, crashed in New Jersey, killing 73 people. 1949 – Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 1964 – #1 Hit April 4, 1964 – May 8, 1964: The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love 1964 – The Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard singles chart in the United States, with Can’t Buy Me Love, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, and Please Please Me. 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee. 1969 – CBS abruptly canceled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and replaced it with Hee Haw. Hee Haw episodes were ready to premiere in mid-June. 1973 – The World Trade Center in New York was officially dedicated. 1975 – Microsoft was founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico 1983 – Space Shuttle Challenger made its maiden voyage into space (STS-6). 1987 – #1 Hit April 4, 1987 – April 17, 1987: Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 1998 – #1 Hit April 4, 1998 – April 24, 1998: K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life 2003 – A Man Apart, What a Girl Wants and Phone Booth were released in theaters. 2013 – Famed movie critic Roger Ebert died. 2013 – Kinky Boots (Broadway Musical) Opened on April 4, 2013 2014 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Island of Lemurs: Madagascar debuted in theaters. #1 Hit April 4, 2020 – April 17, 2020: Blinding Lights – The Weeknd |