April 1
It's April 1st.
Known as April Fool's Day in many Western countries.
Although no biblical scholar or historian is known to have mentioned a relationship, some have expressed the belief that the origins of April Fools' Day may go back to the Genesis flood narrative. In The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge of 1895: "Humorous Jewish Origin of the Custom of Making Fools on the First of April.—This is said to have begun from the mistake of Noah in sending the Dove out of the Ark before the water had abated, on the first day of the month among the Hebrews, which answers to the 1st of April; and to perpetuate the memory of this deliverance it was thought proper, who ever forgot so remarkable a circumstance, to punish them by sending them upon some sleeveless errand similar to that ineffectual message upon which the bird was sent by the Patriarch. The custom appears to be of great antiquity, and to have been derived by the Romans from some of the Eastern nations."— William Ralston Balch
In Ireland, it was traditional to entrust the victim with an "important letter" to be given to a named person. That person would read the letter, then ask the victim to take it to someone else, and so on. The letter when opened contained the words "send the fool further"
On this day in 1960 – The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
In 1976 - Apple Computer, Inc is founded.
In 1997 – Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
Birthdays:
Ken Brisby
Jane Adams
as Joy Jordon in "Happiness"
Mark White
Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro
He is best known for being the co-founder and drummer of the rock band Toto, but is also one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions. While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he came to prominence in the US as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied
Denise Nickerson
as Shirley in "Smile"
Annette O'Toole
as Doria in "Smile"
Ronnie Lane
Ali MacGraw
as Diane Baker in "Murder Elite"
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter in "Network"
Peter Collinson
Dan Flavin
Site-specific instalation
Debbie Reynolds
George Baker
Grace Lee Whitney
Jonathan Haze
as Seymour Krelboined in "The Little Shop of Horrors"
as Gustaf in "The Terror"
Amos Milburn
Anne McCaffrey
"The Wings of Pegasus"
Duke Jordan
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
Toshiro Mifune
Films on the Internet Archive
"Starring Toshiro Mifune" on Criterion Channel
Sydney Newman
Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who
"The Avengers"
Sydney Newman, who would later go on to spearhead the creation of Doctor Who for the BBC, never received screen credit as the creator of The Avengers. In his memoir, The Avengers and Me, Patrick Macnee interviewed Newman about this. Newman explained that he never sought on-screen credit on the series because during his previous tenure at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, such credits were not given, and he never thought to get one for The Avengers
O. W. Fischer
Memos Makris
"Couple"
Harry Carney
Eddy Duchin
Abner Biberman
as Carlos Castillo-Martinez in "The Devil Pays Off"
as Eddie Paige in "Roaring City"
Director
Albert Hunter
Cicely Courtneidge
as Miss Peake in "The Spider's Web"
as Major Martha in "The Wrong Box"
Wallace Beery
as Chuck Conners in "The Bowery"
Laurette Taylor
as Alonzo the Armless in "The Unknown"
Lon Chaney
as Wilse Dilling in "The Shock"
as Dr. Ziska in "The Monster"
Ferruccio Busoni
Edwin Austin Abbey
"Faries"
William Mulready
"Returning From the Ale House"
Pieter Hellendaal
Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
Known as April Fool's Day in many Western countries.
Although no biblical scholar or historian is known to have mentioned a relationship, some have expressed the belief that the origins of April Fools' Day may go back to the Genesis flood narrative. In The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge of 1895: "Humorous Jewish Origin of the Custom of Making Fools on the First of April.—This is said to have begun from the mistake of Noah in sending the Dove out of the Ark before the water had abated, on the first day of the month among the Hebrews, which answers to the 1st of April; and to perpetuate the memory of this deliverance it was thought proper, who ever forgot so remarkable a circumstance, to punish them by sending them upon some sleeveless errand similar to that ineffectual message upon which the bird was sent by the Patriarch. The custom appears to be of great antiquity, and to have been derived by the Romans from some of the Eastern nations."— William Ralston Balch
In Ireland, it was traditional to entrust the victim with an "important letter" to be given to a named person. That person would read the letter, then ask the victim to take it to someone else, and so on. The letter when opened contained the words "send the fool further"
On this day in 1960 – The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
In 1976 - Apple Computer, Inc is founded.
In 1997 – Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
Birthdays:
Ken Brisby
Jane Adams
as Joy Jordon in "Happiness"
Mark White
Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro
He is best known for being the co-founder and drummer of the rock band Toto, but is also one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions. While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he came to prominence in the US as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied
Denise Nickerson
as Shirley in "Smile"
Annette O'Toole
as Doria in "Smile"
Ronnie Lane
Ali MacGraw
as Diane Baker in "Murder Elite"
Jordan Charney
as Harry Hunter in "Network"
Peter Collinson
Dan Flavin
Site-specific instalation
Debbie Reynolds
George Baker
Grace Lee Whitney
Jonathan Haze
as Seymour Krelboined in "The Little Shop of Horrors"
as Gustaf in "The Terror"
Amos Milburn
Anne McCaffrey
"The Wings of Pegasus"
Duke Jordan
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith
Toshiro Mifune
Films on the Internet Archive
"Starring Toshiro Mifune" on Criterion Channel
Sydney Newman
Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who
"The Avengers"
Sydney Newman, who would later go on to spearhead the creation of Doctor Who for the BBC, never received screen credit as the creator of The Avengers. In his memoir, The Avengers and Me, Patrick Macnee interviewed Newman about this. Newman explained that he never sought on-screen credit on the series because during his previous tenure at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, such credits were not given, and he never thought to get one for The Avengers
O. W. Fischer
Memos Makris
"Couple"
Harry Carney
Eddy Duchin
Abner Biberman
as Carlos Castillo-Martinez in "The Devil Pays Off"
as Eddie Paige in "Roaring City"
Director
Albert Hunter
Cicely Courtneidge
as Miss Peake in "The Spider's Web"
as Major Martha in "The Wrong Box"
Wallace Beery
as Chuck Conners in "The Bowery"
Laurette Taylor
as Alonzo the Armless in "The Unknown"
Lon Chaney
as Wilse Dilling in "The Shock"
as Dr. Ziska in "The Monster"
Ferruccio Busoni
Edwin Austin Abbey
"Faries"
William Mulready
"Returning From the Ale House"
Pieter Hellendaal
Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
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