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(Wednesday, April 17, 1521) — Martin Luther, a German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation, went before the Diet of Worms to face charges stemming from his religious writings. He was later declared an outlaw by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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(Monday, April 17, 1961) — The Apartment, a comedy-drama film about a man who tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, wins Best Picture at the 33rd Academy Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. Continue reading ‘The Apartment’ is Oscar’s Best Picture for 1960
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HaFwQtYwI0
(Thursday, April 15, 1971) — Patton, a biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II, wins Best Picture at the 43rd Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The film’s lead, George C. Scott, became the first actor to reject an Oscar, claiming that the Academy Awards were “a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=455lV52H7v4
George C. Scott winning Best Actor for "Patton"
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrW32e8Iih0
Ingmar Bergman receiving the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
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Quincy Jones accepting an Oscar on behalf of The Beatles
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Fort Sumter coverage at 50:38)
(Sunday, April 14, 1861) — Newspaper coverage of the 34-hour Battle of Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, which opened The American Civil War.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNfE199JNTs
(Tuesday, April 14, 1931) — King Alfonso XIII of Spain went into exile today and the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEnaKq57Yg
(Tuesday April 14, 1981, 10:21 a.m. PST) — The first test flight of America’s first operational space shuttle, the Columbia, ended successfully today with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
"The Civil War - Episode One: The Cause (1861)" (Fort Sumter surrender at 49:30)
(Saturday, April 13, 1861, 2:00 p.m. ET) — After 34 hours of bombardment, Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, was forced to surrender to the Confederates, ending the Battle of Fort Sumter that opened The American Civil War.
"The World at War - Banzai!: Japan (1931–1942)," April 13, 1941 @ 8:31
(Sunday, April 13, 1941) — Japan and the Soviet Union today signed the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact.
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(Sunday, April 8, 2001, 9 p.m. ET) — Uncle Junior survives surgery to remove his stomach cancer on tonight’s episode of the TV drama series The Sopranos.
(Saturday, April 7, 1951) — “If (They Made Me a King)” by Perry Como peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for the fifth of six weeks (Mar. 3/17/24/31, Apr. 7/14, 1951).
