http://60secondhistory.today.com What The Heck Happened Today Sun, 10 May 2009 09:38:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On this date in 1876 the "International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine," the Centennial ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/05/10/americas-centennial-opens-in-philadelphia/ On this date, May 4, 1970 the Kent State shootings took place on the campus of Kent State in Ohio at 12:22 in the afternoon. Some of the students who were shot had been protesting against the American invasion of Cambodia, which President Richard Nixon announced in a television address ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/05/04/four-dead-in-ohio/ On this date, April 30, 1927, Alderson Federal Prison Camp opened as the first  female only prison in the United States. Most of the 1050 inmates at FPC Alderson have been convicted of non-violent or white-collar crime. They sleep in bunk beds in dormitories or in cottages. The prison is ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/30/camp-cupcake-opens/ On this date, April 28, 1967, Expo '67 opened in Montreal, Canada and lasted until October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with over 50 million visitors and 62 nations participating. It also set the single-day attendance record for a ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/28/expo-67-opened-today/ On this date, April 20, 1961 the Bay of Pigs invasion ended in humiliation for the USA. The military action was an unsuccessful attempt by a U.S.-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from U.S. government armed forces to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/20/bay-of-pigs-ended-today/ On this date, April 16, 1947, the master of the "sky-hook" was born, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  The basketball star grew up in the Inwood neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr., a police officer and jazz musician. ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/16/happy-birthday-kareem-abdul-jabbar/ Besides being Tax Day in the USA which can be a disaster for some folks, another disaster occurred on this date in history. On the night of 14 April 1912, during her maiden voyage, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on 15 April ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/15/titanic-sank-today/ On this date, April 14, 1956, the first public demonstration of videotape was held at the National Association of Broadcasters's convention in Chicago.  Apex's Mark IV machine was unveiled which featured 2 inch or "Quad" reels which could record up to 90 minutes on a single reel.  This revolutionized TV ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/14/the-birthday-of-videotape/ On this date, April 13, 1997, Tiger Wood became the youngest player ever at 21 years old to win golf's prestigious Masters Tournament. He won another three PGA Tour events that year, and on June 15, 1997, in only his 42nd week as a professional, rose to number one in ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/13/tiger-youngest-to-win-masters/ Today April 12, 1979 was the birth of American actress Claire Danes. In 1994, Danes starred as Angela Chase in the television drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy nomination. She played Elizabeth (Beth) March in the 1994 movie adaptation ... http://60secondhistory.today.com/2009/04/12/my-so-called-birthday/