On April 4‚ 1841‚ after serving for only one month‚ William Henry Harrison became the first U.S. president to die in office; he was succeeded by Vice President John Tyler. — Today is the 99th birthday of famed Navy fighter pilot Royce Williams. — On April 4‚ 1960‚ the biblical epic Ben-Hur became the first film to win 11 Academy Awards; it notably received Oscars for best picture‚ director (William Wyler)‚ and lead actor (Charlton Heston). — On the 4th of April 1291‚ the siege of Acre started. It opposed a 220‚000 men strong Mamluk Muslim army to 15.000 knights … The post Preparedness Notes for Thursday — April 4‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.