eso ha pasado un 03 Abril

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.

Cita del día : 03 Abril

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

Cumpleaños : 03 Abril

John Abernethy, Cirujano británico (1764)
Washington Irving, Escritor americano (1783)
Alcide De Gasperi, Político italiano (1881)
Leslie Howard, Actor inglés (1893)
Piet de Jong, Político holandés (1915)
Darío Moreno, Cantante turca (1921)
Doris Day, Actriz y cantante americana (1922)
Marlon Brando, Actor americano (1924)
Gus Grissom, Astronauta americano (1926)
Helmut Kohl, Canciller de Alemania (1930)
Jane Goodall, Primatóloga, etóloga, antropóloga inglesa (1934)
Carl Boenish, Pionero de base jumping (1941)
Catherine Spaak, Actriz francesa (1945)
Hanna Suchocka, Política polaca (1946)
Carlos Salina, Político mexicano (1948)
Alec Baldwin, Actor americano (1958)
Eddie Murphy, Actor americano (1961)
Bjarne Riis, Ciclista danés (1964)
Picabo Street, Esquiadora estadounidense (1971)
Jennie Garth, Actriz americana (1972)
Sandrine Testud, Jugadora de tenis francesa (1972)
Will Mellor, Actor inglés (1976)
Matthew Goode, Actor inglés (1978)
Iain Fyfe, Futbolista australiano (1982)
Maxi López, Futbolista argentino (1984)
Jari-Matti Latvala, Piloto de rally finlandés (1985)
Leona Lewis, Cantante inglesa (1985)
Amanda Bynes, Actriz americana (1986)
Tim Krul, Futbolista holandés (1988)
Sotiris Ninis, Futbolista griego (1990)

Nos han dejado un 03 Abril

Jesse James, Fuera de la ley americano (1882)
Johannes Brahms, Compositor alemán (1897)
Conrad Veidt, Actor alemán (1943)
Graham Greene, Escritor Inglés (1991)
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