The next SOARA transmitter hunt is on Sunday April 14 at 1pm.  More information available here.
AJ6B
The next SOARA transmitter hunt is on Sunday April 14 at 1pm.  More information available here.
AJ6B
1841 - Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening
1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends
1990 - Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10
1990 - 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich)
1994 - Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km)
1995 - "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theatre NYC for 221 performances
1903 - Frank Belknap Long, American writer (Rim of the Unknown), born in New York City (d. 1994)
1929 - Nina Ponomaryova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR discus 1952, 60; bronze 1956), born in Smychka, Russia (d. 2016)
1938 - Earl Anthony, American professional bowler (PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2001)
1939 - Jerry Mercer, Canadian rock drummer (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 - Tyrone Rodgers, American football defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Longview, Texas
1970 - Mikiko Hagiwara, Japanese basketball player, born in Fukushima, Japan
1695 - John Trenchard, English radical Whig politician and statesman, dies at 46
1876 - George Aiken, American playwright and actor famous for writing the most popular stage adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", dies at 45
1902 - Julius Sterling Morton, American politician (3rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) and founder of Arbor Day, dies at 70
1977 - Stanley Adams, American character actor (Star Trek - "Cyrano Jones"; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Lilies of the Field), commits suicide at 62
1991 - Marcus Heeresma, Dutch author (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies at 55
2015 - Gene Fullmer, American boxer (World Middleweight title 1957; NBA [WBA] World Middleweight title 1959-62), dies at 83