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This Day in History

Today in History for 28th April 2013

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Historical Events

1789 – Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Capt William Bligh
1934 – FDR signs Home Owners Loan Act
1959 – KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies’ Golf Invitational
1983 – Bruins 4-Isles 1-Wales Conference Championship-Series tied 1-1
1986 – Chernobyl, USSR site of world’s worst nuclear power plant disaster

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Famous Birthdays

1592 – George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral
1750 – Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer
1908 – Oskar Schindler, Zwittau, Moravia, Austria-Hungary, Austrian businessman and subject of the novel Schindlerand#039;s Ark and the film Schindlerand#039;s List. (d. 1974)
1921 – Rowland Evans, White Marsh Pa, news reporter (CNN-Evans and Novak)
1960 – Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
1971 – Simbi Khali, actress (Nina-Third Rock From the Sun)

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Famous Deaths

1109 – Hugo van Cluny, 6th abbott of Cluny/saint, dies
1498 – Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician
1843 – William Wallace, Scottish mathematician (rights of Wallace), dies
1881 – Robert W Ollinger, US warden/last victim of Billy the Kid, dies
1896 – Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies
1944 – Frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874)

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History

News, Politics, Government

Robots in Saint Louis

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By Tom Coughlin, Contributor

My son’s team made it into the World FIRST robotics competition this week in St. Louis, MO.  The kids here (thousands of them from 37 countries) are having as much fun as, or maybe more than most kids do at sports events.  The reason is that this is a team sport that anyone willing to work hard can participate in, one way or another.  Just like other sports events the kids are cheering, there are mascots dancing (as well as the judges, MC and many folks in the stands) and there is excitement with each match, that pitch 3 robot alliances against each other.  What is different from other sporting events is that here the kids are playing with technology and learning to appreciate science, engineering and mathematics by putting it into practice.

Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest

This Day in History

Today in History for 15th April 2013

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Historical Events

1632 – Battle of Rain; Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat Count Tilly of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Yearsand#039; War.
1906 – The Armenian organization AGBU is established.
1910 – Taft is 1st pres to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game
1952 – Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games
1957 – KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting
1977 – 1st baseball game at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

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Famous Birthdays

1688 – Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer
1800 – James Clark Ross, explorer (British Antarctic)
1850 – John Munroe Longyear, US, capitalist/bank president
1940 – Robert Walker Jr, NYC, actor (Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver)
1955 – Enith Salle Brigitha, Neth, 100m/200m swimmer (Olympic-bronze-1976)
1971 – Katy Hill, British television presenter

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Famous Deaths

1220 – Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1632 – George Calvert, Proprietor of the Avalon (Maryland) Colony (b. 1580)
1854 – Arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. 1773)
1889 – Father Damien, Belgian missionary (b. 1840)
1912 – William T. Stead American author and journalist. (b. 1849)
1962 – Arsenio Lacson, Filipino politician and sportswriter (b. 1911)

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From: http://www.historyorb.com/day/april/15

Articles of Interest

Jim Larranaga Named AP Coach Of The Year In Second Season At Miami

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

ATLANTA — Jim Larranaga, who led Miami to the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles and a No. 2 ranking, has been selected The Associated Press’ coach of the year.

Larranaga received 29 votes Thursday from the same 65-member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Jim Crews of Saint Louis got 19 votes and Mark Few of Gonzaga had 11. The voting ended on Selection Sunday.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post

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NCAA Tournament 2013: From A-10 To The Zags, Everything You Need To Know About The Round Of 64

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

Between the First Four and the two first full days of wall-to-wall NCAA Tournament action, 36 games have been played. Thirty-six teams have been sent home. Thirty-two teams have advanced. Although no game has been won on a buzzer beater (although Vander Blue came closest), several were won by teams that no one expected to succeed. From A-Z, here is a rundown of everything you need to know about the madness of March (so far):

Atlantic 10: President Obama believed that the Big Ten was the strongest conference during the year. The selection committee granted the most bids to the Big East. Once the ball was thrown up, however, it was the A-10 that stole the show. Highlighted by No. 13 La Salle‘s upset win over No. 4 Kansas State (coming after a First Four win), the Atlantic 10 has gone 6-0. VCU and Saint Louis dominated. Temple and Butler are moving on. As Mike Lopresti of USA Today Sports calculated, the round of 32 will be 15.6% A-10 teams.

Bracket: Through April 8th, everything will be a bracket. Food is a bracket. Curse words are a bracket. Hate is a bracket. Most importantly, the NCAA Tournament is a bracket. Did you fill yours out? Did you have Harvard and Florida Gulf Coast advancing? Do you need to print a new one after early upsets forced you to shred it. If so, then click here.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post

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Rick Majerus On The Minds Of Saint Louis, New Mexico State

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By The Huffington Post News Editors

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — New Mexico State coach Marvin Menzies watched video of Saint Louis all week, and a common theme kept showing up on every play he analyzed.

“You can see Rick Majerus all over them, throughout the fiber of how they play,” said Menzies, who coached against Majerus’ Utah teams while at San Diego State from 1999 to 2003. “There’s no question that they’re playing inspired by him, and especially on the defensive end.”

More than three months since his death, Majerus’ style still lives on through his players.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at Huffington Post