Video: 'History of Microsoft -- 1975'
(Friday, April 4, 1975) — Microsoft, a multinational computer technology corporation, was founded today by Bill Gates, 19, and Paul Allen, 22, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Daily Archives: April 4, 2015
John Lennon interviewed for ‘Un four Future’ 40 years ago today (Apr 4 1975)
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(Friday, April 4, 1975) — Former Beatle John Lennon was interviewed by Jean-Francois Vallee today at his Dakota apartment in New York City for the June 28, 1975, edition of French TV program Un four Future to promote his latest album Rock ‘N’ Roll. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed for ‘Un four Future’ 40 years ago today (Apr 4 1975)
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U.S. Army liberates Nazi concentration camp for first time 70 years ago today (Apr 4 1945)
Video: 'Ohrdruf Concentration Camp Liberation April 4, 1945'
(Wednesday, April 4, 1945; part of The Holocaust during World War II) — The Ohrdruf concentration camp, a Nazi forced labor and concentration camp located near Ohrdruf, south of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany (part of the Buchenwald concentration camp network), was liberated today by the 4th Armored Division and the 89th Infantry Division. Continue reading U.S. Army liberates Nazi concentration camp for first time 70 years ago today (Apr 4 1945)
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Soviet forces liberate Hungary 70 years ago today (Apr 4 1945)
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(Wednesday, April 4, 1945; part of The Eastern Front during World War II) — Hungary was liberated today as Soviet forces cleared out remaining German troops.
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Davis declares ‘no peace’ will ‘ever be made with the infamous invaders’ 150 years ago today (Apr 4 1865)
Video: 'Ken Burns - The Civil War: Episode 8 - War Is All Hell (1865) | Ken Burns Documentary' (Apr. 4, 1865, 47:24)
(Tuesday, April 4, 1865; during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War) — From the new temporary Confederate capital of Danville, Virginia, President Jefferson Davis issued a proclamation to the people of the South today admitting the great loss the Confederacy has suffered in the fall of Richmond; he tells them that while the struggle is entering a new phase, they should not abandon the fight.
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President Lincoln visits vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond 150 years ago today (Apr 4 1865)
Video: 'Ken Burns - The Civil War: Episode 8 - War Is All Hell (1865) | Ken Burns Documentary' (Apr. 4, 1865, 42:44)
(Tuesday, April 4, 1865; during the Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his son Tad, arrived in Richmond today and was cheered by crowds of Union soldiers and former slaves as he toured the former Confederate capital after traveling up the James River from City Point, Virginia.
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78 Vietnam orphans killed in Saigon plane crash 40 years ago this hour (Apr 4 1975)
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(Friday, April 4, 1975, 4:45 p.m. ICT; during Operation Babylift, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and Cold War) — More than 130 people, most of them children, were killed today when a U.S. Air Force transport plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crash-landed shortly after takeoff from Saigon.
The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression and structural failure.
