Smoke one and a half...
- From: Miss Elaine Eos <Misc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:14:59 -0700
One for sure for Jeff Frane, the birthday boy, and half a one (or one
dog rocket) for Kevin "The Perfessor" Parker, who thinks his birthday is
on 4/31.
Elsewhere in history:
Apr 30 1943
The body of one Major Martin washes ashore on the Spanish coastline,
carrying sensitive papers detailing an upcoming Allied invasion of
Sardinia. "Martin" is actually an unidentified corpse carrying forged
documents, intended to misdirect Italian defense forces. When the Allies
later invade Sicily, most of Italy's defenses are in Sardinia.
Apr 30 1945
Newlyweds Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun kill themselves in the charming and
romantic Fuhrerbunker, ending all hope for a ten-thousand-year Reich.
Apr 30 1961
Lee Harvey Oswald, during his stay in the Soviet Union, marries hospital
employee Marina Prusakova. Oswald later becomes disenchanted with Soviet
life, and the couple emigrates to the United States. Even so, he never
permits his wife to learn English.
Apr 30 1975
Saigon falls to the Communists, necessitating a sudden helicopter
evacuation from the U.S. embassy's rooftop. Says one of the pilots: "We
sent the journalists out on one of the earliest lifts because they were
becoming a pain in the ass."
Apr 30 1991
Tropical cyclone Marian hits the Chittagong region of Bangladesh,
killing 138,000 people and causing more than $1.5 billion in damage.
Although 95% of the population heard the cyclone warning, most did not
believe that a cyclone was actually on its way.
Apr 30 1993
During a quarterfinals match in Hamburg, deranged tennis fan Gunter
Parche sneaks up on Monica Seles and stabs her in the back with a boning
knife. Parche was just paving the way for Steffi Graf, whom he was
actively stalking, to take the top ranking from Seles. His plan succeeds.
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