April 19th and April 20th
These two days are combined as one evil 48 hour period in history.
April 19th
- The American Revolutionary War started on this date in 1775. Captain John Parker orders his band of minutemen to not fire unless fired upon. Random shots rang out among the British soldiers. The minutemen promptly fired back. This was the "shot heard round the world." The British are driven back to Boston, Massachusetts, thus beginning the American Revolutionary War.
- Much of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is destroyed by fire in 1904.
- The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba ends in failure in 1961.
- A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors and Trisha Meili, the "Central Park Jogger" is raped in 1989.
- On February 28, 1993 the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) raided Mount Carmel, resulting in the deaths of four agents and six Davidians. The subsequent 51-day siege ended on April 19th when the complex was completely consumed by fire killing seventy-six people, including Koresh. Actually this may not have been a bad thing.
- Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, is bombed, killing 168. This occurred in 1995. Some have suggested that the date was purposely chosen in these instances as it coincides with the beginning of the American Revolutionary War and the final attack on the Branch Davidians at Waco.
- An Air Philippines Boeing 737-200 crashes near Davao International Airport, killing 131. This occurred in 2000.
As a side note, Charles Darwin died on this date in 1882. He still has people proving his theories today (just looking "idiots" on Google).
April 20th
- Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and one teacher, and injured 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine HS in Littleton, CO.
- Everyone smokes pot on this day because they are retarded and think it's cool.
If they were really cool they would call it 2^2*3*5*7 or CDXX
posted by AnotherGeek @ 3:33 PM
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