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Famous Birthdays
- 1985: Josh Zuckerman - House M.D.
- 1973: Rachel Maddow - The Rachel Maddow Show
- 1815: Otto von Bismarck - Chancellor of Germany
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 107 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 100 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 97 PTS
- Pavel Datsyuk, DET - 91 PTS
- Zach Parise, NJ - 89 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - San Jose Sharks:(50 -15 -11 -111 Pts)
- 2009: Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 53 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 43 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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April 1 2008
2008: The Pentagon made public a legal memo dated March 14, 2003, that approved the use of torture, saying that George W. Bush's wartime authority trumped any international ban on torture.
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The 2000s
- 2003: Iraq War: Jessica Lynch is rescued from a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq.
- 2001: Former Yugoslavia president Slobodan Milosevic is arrested on corruption charges.
The 1980s
- 1987: President Ronald Reagan gives the first major speech addressing AIDS while in Philadelphia.
The 1970s
- 1970: President Richard Nixon signed a measure banning cigarette advertising on radio and TV.
April 1 1957
1957: BBC broadcasts the April Fools Day joke documentary about the spaghetti crops, successfully fooling the nation.
The 1930s
The 1920s
- 1924: Adolf Hitler is sent to jail after unsuccessfully trying to overtake the German government in the "Beer Hall Putsch."
The 1600s
- 1621: The Plymouth Colony make the first treaty with the natives as they make peace with the Wampanoag Tribe.
April 1 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: Hillary Hint (2008)
- The Daily Show: Gas Prices (2004)
- The Daily Show: Dr. Boogie Vs. Dancing Robots (2002)
- The Daily Show: Easter Bunny (1999)
- The Daily Show: Geraldo and the Troops (2003)
Featured Pages
- 2003: Iraq War: Jessica Lynch is rescued from a hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq.
