On this Day…
In 1908, America's most famous vintage broadcaster, Ed Murrow, was born. Described as "the right man in the right place in the right era," he dominated radio and TV news programs for three decades, and in his "See It Now" series he was the first newsman to take on witch-hunting senator Joe McCarthy. He once said, "The ideal voice for radio should have no substance, no sex, no owner and a message of importance to every housewife."
In 1599, Britain's only dictator, Oliver Cromwell, was born in Huntingdon. Creator of the decisive New Model Army in the English Civil War, and chief instigator of King Charles I's execution, he was unable to form a stable government himself. He ensured his own lasting infamy when he burned and slew thousands in the Drogheda massacre in Ireland. "A brave bad man" plagued by conscience and religious scruples, he advised his men, "Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry." As Lord Protector he was terrified of assassination and was heavily guarded. But when a Scottish soldier tried and failed to shoot him, he said, "If a trooper of mine had missed such a mark, I should have given him a hundred lashes." - from Today's the Day! By Jeremy Beadle
In Christian history -
In circa 30, this is the latest day in the spring on which Easter can fall. (Easter is determined by the Paschal full moon, which can occur as early as March 21.) Easter has fallen on April 25 only three times during the last three centuries: 1734, 1886 and 1943. It will occur on April 25 again in 2038. - from This Day in Christian History By William D. Blake
In the Philippines -
In 1962, Sultan Mohammad Esmail Kiram and Princess Tarhata Kiram of Sulu met with President Diosdado Macapagal in Malacañang to discuss matters of the Sultanate of Sulu. This meeting led to the creation of a legislative-executive commission, headed by Speaker protempore Salipada Pendatun that initiated the process of the claim of the Sultanate of Sulu over North Borneo. Consequently, on August 16, 1962, the heirs of the late Padukka Mahasari Maulana Sultan Hadji Muhammad Jamalul Kiram II, represented by Princess Tarhata, signed waivers of their rights over North Borneo in favor of the Philippine Government. Finally on September 12, 1962, the same Heirs of the Sultan of Sulu, again, represented by Princess Tarhata Kiram, in the presence of Vice-President Emmanuel Pelaez and the reigning Sultan, Muhammad Esmail Kiram, signed instruments transferring their sovereignty claim on North Borneo to the Philippine Government. They also constituted the Government of the Philippines as their sole attorney-in-fact to negotiate with the British Government on their proprietory claim. Later on February 8, 1963, Datu Mohammad Jal Asbi Sultan Jamalul Kiram of Jolo told the press that he is the rightful heir of the late Sultan of Sulu and disagreed with the Philippine claim to North Borneo "in so far as other claimants as heirs are concerned." - www.kahimyang.info
In Cebu -
In 1836, Talisay, Cebu was established as a parish. In 1855, a royal decree confirmed the establishment of Daan Bantayan as a parish. - from Cebuano Studies Center, University of San Carlos