From: Solitairea1
Remote Name: 192.168.9.219
Date: 18 Apr 2008
Time: 14:05:39 -0400
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/onthisday.aspx ============ On This Day -- April 18 ----- Born On This Day : ------ Mystery Person of the Day ---- Who am I? I was born on this day in 1857. My courtroom defense of John Scopes in the so-called "Monkey Trial" was immortalized in the play Inherit the Wind. ======= http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/refarticle.aspx?refid=761575049 ===== Clarence Darrow ------ Clarence Darrow (1857-1938), American lawyer, best known for his defense (1925) of John Scopes, a Tennessee high school teacher charged with teaching the theory of evolution. The play and movie Inherit the Wind were based on this famous trial. ----- Clarence Seward Darrow was born in Kinsman, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1878; from 1888 until his retirement in 1927, he practiced law in Chicago, acting as defense counsel in some of the most widely publicized cases of his time. His defense of the American labor organizer Eugene V. Debs in the American Railway Union case (1894) first brought him to national attention. Although criminal cases remained one of his chief sources of income, he participated in various cases involving labor disputes or social issues, championing the cause of the underprivileged. Among the famous trials in which he served as counsel for the defense were the trial of two brothers charged with dynamiting the Los Angeles Times building and the trial of college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, charged with the motiveless killing of schoolboy Bobby Franks. Darrow opposed capital punishment, and no client he defended was sentenced to death. After retirement, he devoted himself to lecturing and writing. His works include Crime, Its Cause and Treatment (1925) and The Story of My Life (1932). ======== Lucrezia Borgia, patron of the arts (1480) ---- George Henry Lewes, critic, philosopher, and scientist (1817) ---- Leopold Stokowski, conductor (1882) ---- Franz von Suppé, composer (1819) ---- Your Astrological Sign ====== Aries is symbolized by the ram and ruled by the planet Mars. Arians are thought to be headstrong, assertive, and athletic. They are drawn to risk, are good at motivating others, and are natural leaders. Learn more about Aries. ===== This Day in History : ---- 1775: Paul Revere begins his legendary midnight ride to Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, to warn patriots that British troops were approaching. Learn more about Paul Revere. ---- 1906: A devastating earthquake and subsequent fires ravage San Francisco, California, destroying most of the city's downtown. Learn more about San Francisco. ---- 1949: Eire formally withdraws from the British Commonwealth and becomes the Republic of Ireland. Learn more about Ireland. ---- 1980: The southern African nation of Rhodesia is renamed Zimbabwe after it is granted black majority rule. Learn more about Zimbabwe. ---- 1982: Queen Elizabeth II signs the Constitution Act of 1982, which replaces the British North America Act of 1867 as Canada's Constitution. Learn more about Canada. ====== New Comiskey Park -- Chicago White Sox: ==== http://www.baseball-statistics.com/Ballparks/ChiWS/ ==== " ... History ---- Comiskey Park opened on April 18, 1991 and was the first new sports facility built in Chicago since Chicago Stadium in 1929. The ballpark includes a 37-foot wide, 26-foot tall Jumbo Tron scoreboard. The park has been used in many commercials and several movies, including "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "Major League II." ...." ( photos, more info. above link ). ==== High-Points: Brad Roberts: Part: I and II ------ http://smartfellowspress.com/_0208/0000006c.htm ----- Re: High-Points: Brad Roberts: Part: I and II Birthstones, Flowers, etc. ----- http://smartfellowspress.com/_0208/0000006e.htm ----- Re: High-Points: Brad Roberts: Part: I and II / T.S. Eliot - The Wasteland - 1922 ---- http://smartfellowspress.com/_0208/00000070.htm ----- There is MUCH MORE in Last Month's March 2008 Iago Discussion Board on Bradford Harold Roberts. -- As it's his Birthday today, I thought I'd post some links. -- Many great comments and info. posted by others, and if anyone has anything to post regarding Brad Roberts, the murders, Fuhrman, Phillips, ANY Event that took place on this days date, April 18th, / April 18, 1950, please do post ! -- I had a Long list somewhere, I'll have to try to find it, but it would be great to see what others have come up with, either ABOUT Brad, ANYTHING connected to him, and / or ANY Significant Event for this date. ...... After all, today is ALL Brad's day ! ------ Solitairea1