Happy US Tax Day!
April 15, 1955: The first McDonald’s franchise opens.
April 15, 1984: Tommy Cooper has a heart attack on live TV and dies.
April 15, 1865: Abraham Lincoln dies.
April 15, 1989: 96 Liverpool FC fans die in a crush of people exiting Hillsborough Stadium.
April 15, 1912: The RMS Titanic sinks.
April 15, 1941: The Luftwaffe’s Belfast Blitz kills one thousand people.
Enjoy the day!
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Comment by Ashley
Well, that just brightened my day tremendously! Thank you Stephen for that little pick-me-up
This “happy” moment has been brought to you by Stephen Granade, co-author of Live Granades “Like a blog but explodier.” And now back to your regularly scheduled activities.
Posted on April 15, 2008 at 8:48 am
Comment by Gunther
Brings to mind one of Robert Carlyle’s most chilling roles.
“L I V / E R P / double-O L FC”
Posted on April 15, 2008 at 9:23 am
Comment by Geof F. Morris
Hey, because we need a positive, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on this day in 1947.
Posted on April 15, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Comment by Camron
You’ve just felt my pain out loud, my man…
Posted on April 17, 2008 at 11:06 pm