ON THIS DAY ~ APR 3

 

 

Yesterday turned out to be a busy day & I neglected to post my daily ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY ~ My BAD.  So tday you all get a double dose. 

 

*Coffee drinkers ~ See Entry Below :  )

 

 

  THU, APRIL  3rd ~ Today is PONY EXPRESS DAY

 

 

 

     1860  Pony Express mail service began this day in St. Joseph, Missouri.

 

The first Pony Express rider was heading for California. The next day, another rider left Sacramento, California heading east for Missouri.

Each rider had a 75 to 100 mile run before a switch was made with another rider. The switch was made at one of 190 way stations along the route; each way station being about ten to fifteen miles apart.

The Pony Express riders delivered the mail within ten days (similar to our current snail mail) for postage paid of $5 per ounce.

This style of mail service became antiquated within a short twoyears, being put out to pasture by the advent of the overland telegraph.

 

1776  Harvard College conferred the first honorary Doctor of Laws degree to George Washington

1783 Washington Irving born ~ Author: Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Life of Washington; died Nov 28, 1859

1829  James Carrington of Wallingford, CT patented the coffee mill

1924  Marlon Brando born ~ Academy Award-winning Actor: On the Waterfront [1954], The Godfather [1972]; Apocalypse Now, Last Tango in Paris, One-eyed Jacks; Emmy Award: Roots: Next Generation; died July 1, 2004

 

1924  Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff) born ~ singer: Whatever Will Be, Will Be, Everybody Loves a Lover, Sentimental Journey; actress: Young at Heart, Pillow Talk, April in Paris, Lullaby of Broadway

1942  Marsha Mason born ~ Actress: The Goodbye Girl, Cinderella Liberty, Blume in Love, Chapter Two, Heartbreak Ridge

 

1942  (Carson) Wayne Newton born ~ Singer: Danke Shoen, Red Roses for a Blue Lady, Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast

 

1944  Tony Orlando (Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis) born ~ Singer: Halfway to Paradise, Bless You; group: Tony Orlando and Dawn: Knock Three Times, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the OleOak Tree, Candida

 

1953  TV Guide was published for the first time

1958  Alec Baldwin (Alexander Rae Baldwin III) born ~ Actor: Pearl Harbor, The Hunt for Red October, Beetlejuice, The Getaway, Married to the Mob, Talk Radio, Working Girl, Miami Blues, Knots Landing

1961  Eddie Murphy born ~ Comedian: Saturday Night Live; actor: 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Doctor Dolittle

1972  Jennie Garth born ~ Actress: Beverly Hills 90210