time to set aside a moment to laugh.
History 101: On this date in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln went to see a play at Ford's Theatre -- before "Our American Cousin" was over, Lincoln was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth, and died the following morning.
more History 101: Shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912, the supposedly unsinkable "RMS Titanic" struck an iceberg and sank two and a half hours later claiming over fifteen-hundred lives -- about seven-hundred survived in the ship's few lifeboats.
Music History 101: 1963 - The Beatles attended a concert by a new, upcoming English band and went backstage afterwards to meet them - the Rolling Stones.
Almost everyone from that generation will remember the epic battle of the sexes that was successfully waged for womankind by Billie Jean King. She was not only an inspiration to many of her gender, she was also an inspiration for a number one song. She beat court hustler bobby Riggs in a televised match watched by millions of Americans and she became a household name. Later she became player coach for a franchise in the newly formed World Team Tennis League. One of her biggest fans was a pretty famous rock and roll star and after one particularly hard won match, the exuberant fan promised to write her a song. He did and the result was number one on this day in 1975. Her team name was the “Philadelphia Freedoms” --the Fan was Elton John.
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