John Brouwer de Koning

April 2, 1926: Former world heavyweight champion “Gentleman Jim” Corbett pays a visit to the House gym at the Capitol, where Rep. Randolph Perkins (R-N.J.) dares to spar with him.

`VANDAAG 100 JAAR GELEDEN: 02/04/1926 * Edgar Hilsenrath+, Duits/ Roemeens/ Palesteins/ Amerikaans/ Duits joods schrijver/holocaustoverlevende: Nacht/ Der Nazi & der Friseur/ Jossel Wassermanns Heimkehr/ Alfred-Döblin-Preis 1989

VANDAAG 100 JAAR GELEDEN: 02/04/1926 * Odlanier Rafael Maria Mena Salinas+, Chileens generaal/ hoofd inlichtingendienst onder president Pinochet: Caravana de la Muerte wwwaguilasbravas.blogspot.com/2021/02/homena…

VANDAAG 150 JAAR GELEDEN: 02/04/1876 + Paul van Vlissingen, Nederlands reder/machinefabrikant (78) dbnl.org/tekst/lint011g… ||| asteroïde 2007SQ6 passeert aarde op ±981.000 km

Your daily reminder that Native Americans weren’t granted citizenship, of our own land, until the until Indian Citizenship Act was passed in 1924.

It was inspiring to watch the Artemis II launch yesterday — @NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon since 1972. Our space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to reach beyond what we thought was possible, and I hope the four brave astronauts on this mission will inspire a new generation to follow in their footsteps.

VANDAAG 250 JAAR GELEDEN: 02/04/1776 Amerikaans Continentaal Congres legaliseert kaperbrief nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent…

de Volkskrant 2 april 2026 - Dat ultrarechts het doden van een semitisch volk toejuicht, lijkt logisch, dat Netanyahu dat doen, minder

March 31, 1926: Harold von Braunhut, a mail-order sales innovator who created Amazing Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs, is born in Memphis. His “monkeys”—brine shrimp—were notorious for in no way resembling the humanoid pets in comic book ads. Though Jewish, he supported neo-Nazis.

VANDAAG 150 JAAR GELEDEN: 01/04/1876 * Jacoba Berendina van Heemskerck van Beest+, Nederlands (glas)schilderes/ grafica ||| schoener Henry G Fay vergaat voor Caffeys Inlet, North Carolina

April 1, 1926: The first airmail deliveries are made between Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa on the new airline Florida Airways. In Tampa, Mayor Perry Wall (second photo, right) and Postmaster Elizabeth Barnard are among those greeting the shipment.

VANDAAG 200 JAAR GELEDEN: 01/04/1826 Indiana: Fountain County officieel gesticht facebook.com/FountainCounty…

I’ve always believed that one of our jobs as leaders is to pass the baton on to the next generation –– and to give them the resources and support they need to lead us forward. On National Run for Office Day, check out @RFSCivics for the resources you need. runforsomethingcivics.net

VANDAAG 250 JAAR GELEDEN: 01/04/1776 Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Packet publiceert Thomas Paines "Letter I, Tolato" (?) thomaspaine.org/major-works/co…