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Today in History Apr 25
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 25, 2012
Apr 25, 1947 Today in history, the presidential bowling alley was inaugurated in the White House. Harry Truman was the president when the 2 lane alley was built. Truman was honored by the people of Missouri with the alley for his birthday. They donated and helped build it in the west wing of the White... Read more »
Today in History Apr 23
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 23, 2012
Apr 23, 1564 Today in history it is rumored that William Shakespeare was born. Shakespeare was baptized the 26th which would have been the right range of time for a baptism to happen. Shakespeare was an English poet in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Shakespeare wrote over one million words total... Read more »
Quick Tips on How to Go Green for Earth Day
Logan Moore, PNN Staff
April 23, 2012
Earth day has come and passed. Did you even know when Earth Day was? Did you even make an attempt to try and reduce your carbon footprint in honor of this worldwide environmental awareness day? If you are like the majority of people then the answer is likely no. In today’s society it seems like everyone... Read more »
Today in History Apr 19
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 19, 2012
Apr 19, 1775 Today in history, The American Revolution began. It was on this date that an eight year long struggle for independence began. It all began with British troops were ordered to seize all of the weapons from the American armories. Their other tasks were to catch the patriot rebels John Hancock... Read more »
Today in History Apr 18
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 18, 2012
Apr 18, 1906 Today in history, an earthquake that reached close to 8.0 on the Richter scale ripped through San Francisco. It occurred in the early hours of the morning at 5:13 A.M. The quake was so strong that it could be felt from the southern part of Oregon all the way to Los Angeles. The quakes broke... Read more »
Today in History Apr 17
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 17, 2012
Apr 17, 1970 Today in history, a tragedy was adverted when Apollo 13 landed safely in the Pacific Ocean. The space craft had been on its journey for two days when the ship’s number 2 oxygen tank exploded. It was at this time when the ever famous “Houston, We’ve had a problem” phrase was said.... Read more »
Today in History Apr 16
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 16, 2012
Apr 16, 2007 Today in history, there was one of the deadliest school shootings in the history of America. Seung Hui Cho who was a 23 year old senior at Virginia Tech University shot 32 people. There were 27 students and 5 teachers that lost their lives in a short amount of time. At 7:15 A.M. Cho shot... Read more »
Today in History Apr 13
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 13, 2012
Apr 13, 1743 ”An injured friend is the bitterest of foes” – Thomas Jefferson. Today in history, the third US president was born. Thomas Jefferson was not only a president but also one of the most important founding fathers. As a founding father, Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson... Read more »
Today in History Apr 12
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 12, 2012
Apr 12, 1861 Today in history, The Civil War began. It all started when Confederate troops made up of only South Carolina attacked Fort Sumter. Over 40,000 shells were launched into the fort in less than a 2 day period causing all inside to surrender. In a matter of two days after the attack, President... Read more »
Today in History Apr 11
Josh Birky, PNN Staff
April 11, 2012
Apr 11, 1945 Today in history, Buchenwald Concentration Camp was liberated. The American 3rd Army found the camp, and took it over. Buchenwald was known as the 2nd worst camp in WW2, behind Auschwitz. Buchenwald was not a death camp like Auschwitz, but was a labor camp where the prisoners were forced... Read more »
