Today in History - History - April 1st

1924Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor but Gen Ludendorff acquitted

1936Charles "Lucky" Luciano" is arrested in Arkansas on a criminal warrant from New York

1990Wrestlemania VI, 67,678 in Toronto, Ultimate Warrior beats Hulk Hogan

199019th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King

2011Alan Rickman's last performance in "Seminar" on Broadway

1934Clyde Barrow kills two young highway patrolmen, H. D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler, at the intersection of Route 114 and Dove Road near Grapevine, Texas. Bonnie Parker's role in the murders was greatly exaggerated, but helped turn public perception against the gang for good

1976Stephen Wozniak & steven jobs found Apple Computer

1964John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years

1980Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist

527Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne

1815Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90)

1920Toshiro Mifune, Tsing-tao China, writer/actor (Shogun)

1984Marvin Gaye, singer (Sexual Healing), shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44

1917Scott Joplin, ragtime composer (The Entertainer), dies at 48