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Anniversary on the 24th of April 1311

Anniversary
Date Text
100 years anniversary
24 Apr 1925   Franco Leccese, Italian sprinter (d. 1992)
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24 Apr 1925   88
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24 Apr 1925   Scopes Monkey Trial
In 1925, Darwin's theory of evolution was reputed to be taught in Dayton, Tennessee, by teacher John Scopes, who used the high school textbook, Civic Biology by George Hunter. For this, Scopes, 24, was prosecuted under the Butler Act, a state law enacted in the previous month, on 21 Mar 1925. It prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools. The trial , which began 10 Jul 1925) was used as a platform to challenge the legality of the statute. Scopes was supported by the American Civil Liberties Union. At its end, on 21 Jul 1925, Scopes was convicted and fined $100. On appeal, the state supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the 1925 law but acquitted Scopes on the technicality that he had been fined excessively. The law was not repealed until 17 May 1967.
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75 years anniversary
24 Apr 1950   "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances
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24 Apr 1950   Independent Republic of South Molukkas declared
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24 Apr 1950   President Truman denies there are communists in US government
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24 Apr 1950   "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 320 performances
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24 Apr 1950   Independent republic of South Molukkas declared
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24 Apr 1950   President Harry Truman denies there are communists in US government
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50 years anniversary
24 Apr 1975   Justin Boocock: Launceston, Australia -- Canoeist (1996 Olympics)
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24 Apr 1975   Michael Stewart: NBA center (Sacramento Kings)
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24 Apr 1975   Penguins 1-Isles 4 - Quarterfinals - series tied at 3-3
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24 Apr 1975   Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Badfinger) (b. 1947)
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24 Apr 1975   Thad Luckinbill, American actor and producer
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24 Apr 1975   Sam Doumit, American actress
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24 Apr 1975   Peter Ham, British singer, songwriter with Badfinger committed suicide by hanging himself in the garage of his Surrey home, aged 27. Ham co-wrote 'Without You', with band mate Tom Evans (who also later committed suicide). The song won an Ivor Novello award for Song Of The Year in 1973, and was a hit for Harry Nilson and Mariah Carey. Ham was a founder member of The Iveys, who became Badfinger, were signed to the Beatles' Apple label, their first hit 'Come And Get It' was written by Paul McCartney.
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24 Apr 1975   Justin Boocock Launceston Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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24 Apr 1975   Michael Stewart NBA center (Sacramento Kings)
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24 Apr 1975   William Hartnell actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67
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24 Apr 1975   Penguins 1-Islanders 4-Quarterfinals-series tied at 3-3
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24 Apr 1975   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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25 years anniversary
24 Apr 2000   William Moore, English actor (b. 1916)
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20 years anniversary
24 Apr 2005   Snuppy becomes world's first cloned dog.
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24 Apr 2005   Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
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24 Apr 2005   Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
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24 Apr 2005   Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (b. 1924)
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24 Apr 2005   US singer Akon went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Trouble'. Mariah Carey was at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The Emancipation of Mimi.'
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10 years anniversary
24 Apr 2015   George C. Young, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
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24 Apr 2015   Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, English lawyer and judge (b. 1931)
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24 Apr 2015   Rustum Ghazaleh, Syrian general (b. 1953)
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24 Apr 2015   Thomas Joseph Connolly, American bishop (b. 1922)
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24 Apr 2015   Ken Birch, English footballer and manager (b. 1933)
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24 Apr 2015   Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1922)
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