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Jeffros Spec V · 04-03-2008, 06:38 PM

Well March and April really....

1. April 5, 1994: After having recorded three great albums, including one that changes the sound of rock, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain kills himself in the room over his garage with a shotgun blast to the head. (Kevin Mazur, WireImage.com)

2. April 1, 2005: After 22 years as anchor of 'World News Tonight,' Canadian high school dropout Peter Jennings announces to the audience via a taped message that he has lung cancer. He dies four months later. (Gino Domenico, AP)

3. March 23, 1998: 'Titanic,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, takes home 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, to tie the record set by 'Ben-Hur' in 1959. (20th Century Fox / AP)

4. March 20, 1991: Eric Clapton's 4-year-old son Conor falls to his death from a 53rd-story New York City apartment window. The tragedy will inspire Clapton to write 'Tears in Heaven,' which will win three Grammys. (KMazur, WireImage.com)

5. March 20, 1957: Shelton Lee, aka Spike, is born to jazz musician Bill Lee and school teacher Mary Lee in Atlanta. (AP)

6. March 16, 1959: William Jonathan Drayton Jr. is born on Long Island. After dropping out of high school, he will spin records under the name MC DJ Flavor Flav at Adelphi University. While there he will meet Carlton Ridenhour, a.k.a. Chuck D, and togetherthey will form Public Enemy. (Jordan Strauss, WireImage.com)

7. March 15, 1972: The ides of March offer nothing but good times at the movie theater when Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather,' starring Marlon Brando, is released. (Paramount Pictures)

8. March 11, 1997: In recognition for his 'services to music, a former Beatle is knighted Sir Paul McCartney. (Adam Butler, Getty Images)

9. March 9, 1964: The first Mustang rolls off the assembly line of the Ford Motor Company. The classic car will go on to star in such great films as 'Airplane!,' 'Boogie Nights,' 'The Parallax View' and 'Bullitt.' (AOL)

10. March 9, 1997: Christopher George Latore Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Big Poppa, is shot and killed following Vibe magazine's Soul Train Music Awards after-party. (Scott Weiner, Retna )

den9 · 04-03-2008, 07:00 PM

interesting

~Brian~ · 04-04-2008, 10:16 AM

Hmm...

Scapegoat · 04-04-2008, 10:19 AM

exciting...

K-Rex · 04-04-2008, 12:28 PM

April 6th, 2008.

The middle sibling of a close-knit trio of brothers is gracious enough to install an
uppipe and springs on the elder brother's car. Fun was had by all.

04-03-2008, 06:38 PM	#1
Jeffros Spec V Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Langhorne PA Member #263 iTrader: (0)	News stories from past Aprils...... Well March and April really.... 1. April 5, 1994: After having recorded three great albums, including one that changes the sound of rock, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain kills himself in the room over his garage with a shotgun blast to the head. (Kevin Mazur, WireImage.com) 2. April 1, 2005: After 22 years as anchor of 'World News Tonight,' Canadian high school dropout Peter Jennings announces to the audience via a taped message that he has lung cancer. He dies four months later. (Gino Domenico, AP) 3. March 23, 1998: 'Titanic,' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, takes home 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, to tie the record set by 'Ben-Hur' in 1959. (20th Century Fox / AP) 4. March 20, 1991: Eric Clapton's 4-year-old son Conor falls to his death from a 53rd-story New York City apartment window. The tragedy will inspire Clapton to write 'Tears in Heaven,' which will win three Grammys. (KMazur, WireImage.com) 5. March 20, 1957: Shelton Lee, aka Spike, is born to jazz musician Bill Lee and school teacher Mary Lee in Atlanta. (AP) 6. March 16, 1959: William Jonathan Drayton Jr. is born on Long Island. After dropping out of high school, he will spin records under the name MC DJ Flavor Flav at Adelphi University. While there he will meet Carlton Ridenhour, a.k.a. Chuck D, and togetherthey will form Public Enemy. (Jordan Strauss, WireImage.com) 7. March 15, 1972: The ides of March offer nothing but good times at the movie theater when Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather,' starring Marlon Brando, is released. (Paramount Pictures) 8. March 11, 1997: In recognition for his 'services to music, a former Beatle is knighted Sir Paul McCartney. (Adam Butler, Getty Images) 9. March 9, 1964: The first Mustang rolls off the assembly line of the Ford Motor Company. The classic car will go on to star in such great films as 'Airplane!,' 'Boogie Nights,' 'The Parallax View' and 'Bullitt.' (AOL) 10. March 9, 1997: Christopher George Latore Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls, aka Big Poppa, is shot and killed following Vibe magazine's Soul Train Music Awards after-party. (Scott Weiner, Retna )

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