History Blog

April 2

Happy Birthday RIP Alec Guinness de Cuffe(1914–2000) Marvin Gay Jr(1939–1984) Christian “Buddy” Ebsen Jr(1908–2003) Robert “Dabbs” Greer (1917–2007) Ronald Paolillo(1949–2012) Rodney King III(1965–2012) ; Linda Hunt–75 Emmylou Harris–73 Sam Anderson–73 Christopher Meloni–59 Adam Rodriguez–45 Michael Fassbender–43 Aiden Turner–43 ; 1902 – “Electric Theatre”, the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California ; 1956 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night premiere on CBS-TV. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format