This Day in History

By The Standard Staff - 04/23/2008

Today Wednesday, April 23, is the 114th day of 2008. There are 252 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight April 23, 1564, is believed to be the birthdate of English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare; he died 52 years later, also on April 23.

On this date: In 1789, President-elect George Washington moved into the first executive mansion, the Franklin House, in New York.

In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company announced it was changing the secret flavor formula for Coke. (Negative public reaction forced the company to resume selling the original version).

Birthdays Actress-turned-diplomat Shirley Temple Black is 80. Actor David Birney is 69. Actor Lee Majors is 69. Actress Blair Brown is 60. Actress Joyce DeWitt is 59. Actress Valerie Bertinelli is 48. Actress Melina Kanakaredes is 41.

Worth repeating ...

“...We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” — William Shakespeare (1564-1616), from “The Tempest”