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          "Featured webpages" for April 2007

     Featured Webpages started on March 16, 2006. Months available:
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Picture of Dusky lorikeet in cage March 31-April 1 Weekend's featured webpage:
Chalcopsitta Lorikeets
  from Margrethe Warden

Today in New Mexico History: March 31, 1950 — The town of Hot Springs in Sierra County officially changed its name to Truth or Consequences at the urging of national game show host Ralph Edwards, who sponsored a national contest with incentives to any community in the nation that would change its name to that of his popular game show.
Today in New Mexico History: April 1, 1878 — Sheriff William Brady and George Hindman were ambushed and killed on the streets of Lincoln. Among those suspected of the murders was Billy the Kid, who later was tried and convicted of the deed.

picture of two sea otters with white faces swimming on their backs April 2nd Today's featured webpage:
Wild Otter videos
  from National Geographic

Today in New Mexico History: April 2, 1870 — The Santa Fe Weekly Post accused Governor William Pile and his librarian Ira Bond with selling and destroying many valuable Spanish and Mexican archival records.

Picture of a jigsaw puzzle with pirates April 3rd Today's featured webpage:
The Perspicacious Pirate Puzzle
  from Blogosophy

Today in New Mexico History: April 3, 1884 — The "grandfather of dust storms" originates in New Mexico, reaching great altitudes over Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. Several deaths related to storm are reported.

Picture of Sloth April 4th Today's featured webpage:
Three-Toed Sloth
  from National Geographic

Picture of pride of lions April 5th Today's featured webpage:
African lions
  from Oakland Zoo

Picture of snow field in San Juan Mts., Colorado with skier April 6th Today's featured webpage:
"Durango, Colorado"
 

Picture of hands sharing water April 07-08 Weekend's featured webpage:
World Health Day
  from World Health Organization

Picture of Pocahontas saving John Smith April 9th Today's featured webpage:
Virginia Indians
  from Tourism Website of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Today in New Mexico History: April 9, 1942 -- In the Philippines, New Mexico National Guard troops surrender at Bataan. The POWs were force marched 65 miles - for up to twelve hours a day for five to seven days - without food, water and rest to Camp O'Donnell. It became known as the "Bataan Death March".

Picture of toes with gout April 10th Today's featured webpage:
Gout
 from American College of Rheumatology

Picture of hands and wine glasses April 11th Today's featured webpage:
Toasting
 

Picture of blue motorcycle April 12th Today's featured webpage:
Motorcycle safety
 "Three Degrees of Separation"

Drawing of a Black Cat April 13th Today's featured webpage:
Old Superstitions
 

Picture of April 14-15 Weekend's featured webpage:
"A Child Becomes a Reader"
 from RMC Research Corporation

Picture of B.B. King with Lucille April 16th Today's featured webpage:
B. B. King
 

picture of taxman knocking on door April 17th Today's featured webpage:
Taxman
 from Stephen Hamel

picture of photographer April 18th Today's featured webpage:
Silver-grain Photography
 

picture of Zeppelin April 19th Today's featured webpage:
Zeppelins
 from Daniel J. Grossman

picture of ruined church April 20th Today's featured webpage:
World War I Color Photos
 

Today in New Mexico History: April 20, 1855 — The earliest known report of an earthquake in New Mexico was at Socorro, an intensity V (Mercalli) quake.
Today in New Mexico History: April 20, 1922 — The North Central Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools accredited the University of New Mexico, making it the first accredited university in the state.

Picture of Juan Pierre batting April 21-22 Weekend's featured webpage:
Baseball News
  from Baseball.com

Picture of kids with carrot flutes April 23rd Today's featured webpage:
"Flute 'n Veg"
 The Vegeatable Players

Picture of rubber rafts on Chama River April 24th Today's featured webpage:
Chama Highway Road Trip
  from NM Tourism

Today in New Mexico History: April 24. 1964 — At 5:45 pm about a mile south of town, Socorro Police Officer Lonnie Zamora sighted two small-adult-like figures in white coveralls near a shiny whitish-aluminum color, oval object about about 12-15 ft tall. The individuals boarded the object and it took off vertically. Project Bluebook #8766.

picture of couple daning to be-bop music April 25th Today's featured webpage:
Be-bop
 

picture of red, black and white spider, <i>Habronattus americanus</i> April 26th Today's featured webpage:
Jumping spiders
 from Wayne Maddison

Today in New Mexico History: April 26. 1996 — An improperly extinguished campfire started the Dome Fire which burned 16,516 acres in the Jemez.

picture of Tony Hawk on skateboard April 27th Today's featured webpage:
The Reader's Quest, K-8
 

Picture of Benito Mussolini, El Duce, frowning in uniform April 28-29 Weekend's featured webpage:
Benito Mussolini
  from Spartacus Educational

Navajo sandpainting of female Yei by Arveta Smith, commercial April 30th Today's featured webpage:
Navajo sandpaintings
  from The Collector's Guide

Today in New Mexico History: April 30, 1881 -- Billy the Kid escaped from the Mesilla, New Mexico jail house, killing the two deputies on guard.

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