April 6 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 259 days remaining until the end of time.
610 Lailat al Qadr, night the Holy Qur’ran descends to Earth
1868 KKK, a terrorist organization not on the Homeland Security watch list, is founded
1893 The Fortress of Sillytude is dedicated in Salt Lake City, Utah
1930 Hostess Twinkies are invented by bakery executive James Dewar who is blessed among men by God and Jesus and the Company of Heaven
1938 Teflon (polytetrafluroethylene) is invented by Roy J Plunkett. Teflon is now found in water supplies and frozen ice all over the world. Atta boy, Roy!
1954 TV Dinner is sold by Swanson and Sons to sustain the males of the MO household since Mrs. MO is the 3-11 p.m. nurse at a local hospital
1980 Post It Notes become indispensable to modern life
1992 Elvis goes postal: voting begins on choice of Elvis postage stamps. For some reason, my entry was ignored.
1199 Richard I, the Lion-heart, King of England (1189-99), loses his pride
1935 Edwin Arlington Robinson (who must’ve had tremendous BO by the looks of things), US poet/playwright, does not go home and put a bullet through his head like Richard Cory, but has the same result anyway
1998 Tammy Wynette [Virginia Wynette Pugh], singer (Stand by Your Man), is welcomed into the pantheon for her impeccable style and creating the true, romantic gay anthem
2010 Wilma Mankiller, Native-American activist, chief of the Cherokee Nation, meets the ultimate equal opportunity killer
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