21st April: Today In History

                                      

Today Today is Thursday, April 21st, the 112 day of 2016. There are 254 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events:

1910   American author Mark Twain dies.

1956   Heartbreak Hotel"" becomes Elvis' first song to reach #1"

1986   Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's vault on live television and finds nothing.

753 BC   Rome is founded (traditional date)

Birthdays:

1729   Catherine the Great (Empress of Russia)

1816   Charlotte Bronte (Author of Jane Eyre)

1926   Eilizabeth Windsor II (Queen of England)

1951   Tony Danza (Actor)

1958   Andie McDowell (Actress)

1959   Robert Smith (Singer from The Cure)

1980   Tony Romo (NFL Quarterback)