01-04-2012, 17:05
1957 - The BBC fools the nation with a spoof documentary about spaghetti crops in Switzerland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...819261.stm
1961 - The Beatles began a residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, Germany. They played for seven hours a night on weekdays and eight hours at weekends, with a fifteen minute break each hour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Ten_Club
1984 - Marvin Gaye shot dead by his father during an argument with his parents about misplaced documents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye
1990 - Wrestlemania VI takes place in the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada. It's the first time the WWE has produced the event outside of the United States. Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan in the main event.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_VI
1999 - Legally binding minimum wage pay introduced in Britain for the first time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...465397.stm
2001 - Former Yugoslavia leader Slobodan Milosevic is arrested after a siege ends a standoff in Belgrade.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...464667.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...819261.stm
1961 - The Beatles began a residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, Germany. They played for seven hours a night on weekdays and eight hours at weekends, with a fifteen minute break each hour.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Ten_Club
1984 - Marvin Gaye shot dead by his father during an argument with his parents about misplaced documents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye
1990 - Wrestlemania VI takes place in the SkyDome in Toronto, Canada. It's the first time the WWE has produced the event outside of the United States. Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan in the main event.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania_VI
1999 - Legally binding minimum wage pay introduced in Britain for the first time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...465397.stm
2001 - Former Yugoslavia leader Slobodan Milosevic is arrested after a siege ends a standoff in Belgrade.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates...464667.stm