TiH! April 22! youtube.com/shorts/sQWKg3M… #todayinhistory #ushistory #history #musichistory #americanhistory

April 23, 1014 – Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland, Brian Boru, defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle... history.com/this-day-in-hi… #todayinhistory

April 23, 1635 - The first public school in what would become the United States was established in Boston, Massachusetts. Known as the Boston Latin School, this boys-only public secondary school was led by schoolmaster Philemon Pormont, a Puritan settler. education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/first…

April 23, 1662 - Connecticut is chartered as an English colony... newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/legend-charter… #todayinhistory

April 23, 1778 - American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones leads an American raid on Whitehaven, England... history.com/this-day-in-hi… #americanrevolutionarywar #todayinhistory

April 23, 1896 - The Vitascope system of movie projection is first shown at Koster & Bial's Music Hall in New York City... loc.gov/static/collect… #todayinhistory

April 23, 1940 - It's the first meeting of the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner when Marvel Mystery Comics #8 hits the stands... comics.org/issue/843 #marvelcomics #todayinhistory

April 23, 1967 - The final live recording of saxophonist John Coltrane is recorded at the Olatunji Center of African Culture in New York... allmusic.com/album/the-olat… #johncoltrane #todayinhistory #musichistory

April 23, 1969 - With a Little Help from My Friends, the debut album by the great Joe Cocker, is released on A&M Records... discogs.com/de/release/721… #joecocker #todayinhistory #musichistory

April 23, 2005 – The first YouTube video was uploaded... edn.com/1st-video-is-u… #youtube #todayinhistory

April 24, 1184 BC - The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date)... wired.com/2012/04/april-… #todayinhistory

April 24, 1885 – American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West... historyandheadlines.com/april-24-1885-… #annieoakley #todayinhistory

April 24, 1940 - Batman #1 hits the stands! First appearance of the Joker & a costumeless Catwoman. Batman had his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 (March 30, 1939)... comics.org/issue/724 #batman #todayinhistory #dccomics

April 24, 1945 - Miles Davis makes his recording debut with the Herbie Fields Orchestra, backing singer "Rubberlegs" Wilson, at Savoy Records Studio in Newark, New Jersey... jazzrocksoul.com/artists/miles-… #milesdavis #todayinhistory #musichistory

April 24, 1962 - DC's The Atom #1 hits the stands! The Silver Age Atom, Dr. Ray Palmer, had his first appearance in Showcase #34 on July 27, 1961... comics.org/issue/16958 #dccomics #todayinhistory #history

April 24, 1967 - The Doors release their single, Light My Fire... rhino.com/article/single… #thedoors #todayinhistory #musichistory

April 24, 1970 - Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane was inadvertently invited to Tricia Nixon's White House party. Guards stop her escort, Abbie Hoffman, and both leave without incident. (Or, that time Grace Slick tried to slip LSD to President Nixon) ultimateclassicrock.com/grace-slick-pr…

April 24, 1973 - Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes record their debut album, Astral Traveling, for the Flying Dutchman label... freshsoundrecords.com/lonnie-liston-… #lonnielistensmith #todayinhistory #musichistory

April 24, 1979 - US State of Georgia designates Ray Charles' rendition of "Georgia On My Mind" as official state song... thegeorgia100.com/2024/01/03/our… #raycharles #todayinhistory #musichistory

April 24, 1990 - The space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope... nasa.gov/mission/sts-31 #hubbletelescope #todayinhistory #nasa