Ephemeris, 03 April

It happened one 03 April

1860 : Pony Express On April 3, 1860, the first mail service using riders on a horseback instead of traditional stagecoaches, the Pony Express began between Missouri and California. Time delivery service will be greatly reduced, however the Pony Express ceased its activities after only one year.
1948 : Marshall Plan On April 3, 1948, U.S. President Harry Truman signed the Foreign Assistance Act, better known as the Marshall Plan, designed to assist financially the reconstruction of 16 European countries.
1955 : Train Crash near Guadalajara On April 3, 1955, a train derailed near Guadalajara in Mexico and ends in a canyon. 300 people were killed.
1974 : Super Outbreak On April 3, 1974, 148 tornadoes among which 6 F5, hit 13 U.S. states and Ontario in Canada, killing 319 people and doing considerable damage. It was the greatest concentration of tornadoes ever recorded over 24 hours.
2010 : Ipad released On April 3, 2010, Apple released the iPad, a tablet computer with an LCD which is used via the touch screen. 3 million copies were sold the first 3 months.

Harry S. Truman
If you can't convince them, confuse them.

John Abernethy, British surgeon (1764)
Washington Irving, American writer (1783)
Alcide De Gasperi, Italian politician (1881)
Leslie Howard, English actor (1893)
Piet de Jong, Dutch politician (1915)
Darío Moreno, Turkish singer (1921)
Doris Day, American actress and singer (1922)
Marlon Brando, American actor (1924)
Gus Grissom, American astronaut (1926)
Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1930)
Jane Goodall, British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist (1934)
Carl Boenish, Base jumpping pioneer (1941)
Catherine Spaak, French actress (1945)
Hanna Suchocka, Polish politician (1946)
Carlos Salina, Mexican politician (1948)
Alec Baldwin, American actor (1958)
Eddie Murphy, American actor (1961)
Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist (1964)
Picabo Street, American ski racer (1971)
Jennie Garth, American actress (1972)
Sandrine Testud, French tennis player (1972)
Will Mellor, English actor (1976)
Matthew Goode, English actor (1978)
Iain Fyfe, Australian footballer (1982)
Maxi López, Argentine footballer (1984)
Jari-Matti Latvala, Finnish rally driver (1985)
Leona Lewis, English singer (1985)
Amanda Bynes, American actress (1986)
Tim Krul, Dutch footballer (1988)
Sotiris Ninis, Greek footballer (1990)

Jesse James, American outlaw (1882)
Johannes Brahms, German composer (1897)
Conrad Veidt, German actor (1943)
Graham Greene, English writer (1991)

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