1877 - The family with samurai antecedents who responded to the Saigo army in ÅŒita Nakatsu rebels. 1940 - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956) 1945 - 3rd Algerian division crosses the Rhine 1955 - Merger of Chase National Bank (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) forms Chase Manhattan 1969 - George Harrison and Pattie Boyd are fined £250 each for illegal drugs 1988 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for her novel "Beloved" 1994 - Actor James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra 1995 - Second time in tennis history‚ world #1 and #2 ranked players play in the same Davis Cup team; Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi score victories in US quarter-final win against Italy in Palermo 1995 - Federal judge Sonia Sotomayor of US District Court in NYC issues an injunction against Major League Baseball owners in move that effectively ends 232-day strike 2012 - Fiji Floods kill 2 people and force thousands to be evacuated More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1146 - Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay‚ urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade. 1917 - The Danish West Indies are officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands 1958 - USSR suspends nuclear weapons tests‚ and urges US and Britain to do same 1970 - Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit 1984 - Mike Bossy becomes first player in NHL history to record 7 straight 50 goal seasons; scores 50th and 51st of the year in a 3-1 New York Islanders' win at Washington 1988 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Toni Morrison for her novel "Beloved" More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1360 - Philippa of Lancaster‚ Queen of Portugal as wife of King John I (1387-1415)‚ born in Leicester Castle‚ Leicester‚ England (d. 1415) 1536 - Ashikaga Yoshiteru‚ Japanese 13th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1546-65)‚ born in Nanzen-ji Temple‚ Kyoto‚ Japan (d. 1565) 1651 - Karl II‚ Elector Palatine (d. 1685) 1960 - Anne Howard‚ American actress (Nicole Love-Another World)‚ born in San Diego‚ California 1964 - Erik Turner‚ American rock guitarist (Warrant - "Cherry Pie")‚ born in Omaha‚ Nebraska 1975 - Adam Green‚ American film director More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1928 - Medardo Rosso‚ Italian sculptor (portraits)‚ dies at 69 2003 - Tommy Seebach‚ Danish rock keyboardist‚ singer (Sir Henry and His Butlers)‚ and songwriter (Eurovision)‚ dies at 53 2005 - Terri Schiavo‚ American figure in right to die case (b. 1963) 2008 - William L. Dickinson‚ American politician (Rep-R-AL‚ 1965-93)‚ dies at 82 2014 - Charles Keating‚ American district attorney (Los Angeles California)‚ dies at 90 2016 - Hans-Dietrich Genscher‚ German Minister of Foreign Affairs (FDP)‚ worked to re-unify Germany‚ dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

The late‚ great ROBIN WILLIAMS does Easter.

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How can we know that Jesus rose from the dead?

Our Heavenly Father sent His perfect‚ sinless son Jesus to come and take on the penalty of all we would ever do just so we would have the opportunity to be made right with Him and live eternally together.