1994
Former President George H.W. Bush's office released his letter of resignation from the National Rifle Association, in which Bush expressed outrage over the NRA's reference to federal agents as ''jackbooted government thugs.''
Other events of note:
1775
Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y.
1865
Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Ga.
1924
J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI, a job he held until his death in 1972.
Birthdays (an odd collection):
59
Andrew Card - Former White House chief of staff
48
Rick Santorum - U.S. senator, R-Pa.
46
Bono - Rock Singer (U2)
41
Krist Novoselic - Rock musician (Nirvana)
69
Maybelle Carter - 5/10/1909 - 10/23/1978 - American singer, songwriter and guitarist
26
John Wilkes Booth - 5/10/1838 - 4/26/1865 - American actor; assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
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Too bad Bush the first didn't submit his letter of resignation in the 80s -- like I did -- when the NRA started supporting armor piercing bullets.
I would've had more faith in him.
Oh, since it is JW Booth's 168th Birthday, I'm reading a good book about the manhunt for him -- called Manhunt. Just thought I'd recommend it.
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