Talk:April 17

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April 17: Fast of the Firstborn (Judaism, 2008) 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: British Lieutenant General Ralph Abercromby and a force of over 6,000 men invaded Spanish-controlled Puerto Rico. 1895 – The Empire of Japan and the Chinese Qing Empire signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, an unequal treaty that ended the First Sino-Japanese War. 1942 – World War II: Captured French General Henri Giraud (pictured) escaped from German captivity in the Königstein Castle. 1961 – Armed Cuban exiles backed by the CIA invaded Cuba, landing in the Bay of Pigs, with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. 1975 – The Khmer Rouge under Pol Pot captured Phnom Penh, ending the Cambodian Civil War, and established the Democratic Kampuchea. 1986 – The Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace, ending the Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War. More events: April 16 – April 17 – April 18 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 04:00, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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[edit] moved redlinked entry

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• 1985 - Justin McOmie, evangelist

No verification found. Lupo 10:04, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Federal express delivery is notable?

I'm wondering about today's entry re Federal express. This hardly seems notable to me. And if it is notable, will we also see "Virgin Recordstores's first CD sale", "First financial transaction by Bank of America", etc. I propose that the Fedex entry be removed. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks, Hu Gadarn 19:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Dunno about this one. Fed Ex is a huge corporation and one of the leaders in what it does. I believe they are the "standard" for worldwide delivery. Being the main competition to the United States Postal Service is quite an accomplishment but it is notable enough? I really can't tell you to be honest. My two cents? They are the company I think of over all others in the industry and makes them notable to me. But I ain't the final authority :-D -- Borameer ™ 20:27, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, thanks (and thanks for the quick replies to my various queries). I'll not delete this unless others weigh in here in favour of deletion. I will edit the entry though since it seems to be written with a "rah! rah!" tone. Hu Gadarn 21:05, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jesus

Should Jesus Christ's birthday be atleast mentioned? Read Star of Bethlehem to see what I mean, the Molnar section.–Sidious1701_{(talk • email • todo)} 21:34, 27 December 2007 (UTC)