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On This Date Language Trivia Happy Birthday! Quote of The THE MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020 On This Date 1896 – The first modern Olympic Quote of the Day Games began in Athens, Greece. “I love every single moment James B. Connolly of Boston, Massachusetts, won the first event of it, I’ll have an audience and captured the hop, skip, and for the rest of my life.” jump gold medal. Spyridon Louis ~ Billy Dee Williams on his of Greece won the marathon and participation at Star Wars became a national hero. fan conventions 1912 – Cadillac began installing electric starters on its automobiles following the death of a close friend Happy Birthday! of Cadillac chief Henry Leland. Billy Dee Williams, born in 1937, The friend was killed when a hand is an actor, singer, and painter. crank kicked back, striking him Although he has an extensive list of in the head. Although the electric credits in film and television, he is starters were much safer and more best known as Lando Calrissian in convenient than hand cranks, they the Star Wars franchise and has been were costlier. By 1920, the cost of a featured guest at many Star Wars the starters had decreased, and they fan conventions. He became standard equipment on is an accomplished most cars. artist, and his works Language Trivia often sell in the $30,000 to $50,000 The letters H, I, O, and X in range. As of 2019, the Latin alphabet are the only he has created about ones that look the same if you 300 paintings, which he sees as his turn them upside down or legacy. His other interests include see their mirror image. jazz music and writing. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (CAN).
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