VV(11): April 15

[Dave Monroe]

"That night, April 15" (V., Ch. 8, Sec. iv, p. 225)

April 15th, 1956, specifically, but, since the ratification of the Sixteenth 
Amendment in 1913 ...

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/amend.html

... a date perhaps most recognized by U.S. citizens and other interested 
parties as Income Tax Day.  Countdown at ...

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

Plus some history ...

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/taxi/learninglab/history/index.html

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/taxi/learninglab/history/brochure.html

Apparently, however, the Whole Sick Crew all filed early, if any of them are 
filing at all.  Remember, Benny's not been working much, "Winsome had left 
work early" (p. 217), and who knows just what the rest of them have been up 
to during fiscal 1955, gainfully or otherwise.  Perhaps this is the occasion 
for the eventual party?  "Soon without anyone realizing it ..." (p. 225).  
And remember what They say about death 'n' taxes (not to mention Thurn und 
Taxis) ...

Other noteworthy April 15th events ...

1800 Sir James Clark Ross born

1843 Henry James born

1865 Abraham Lincoln dies

1912 Titanic sinks

1923 First sound-on-film motion picture demonstrated

1945 Liberation of Bergen-Belsen

1947 Jackie Robinson plays his first major league game

1955 First McDonalds opens

See ...

http://www.historychannel.com/today/

http://www.440int.com/twtd/today.html

http://www.historynet.com/today/0415.htm

But also, of course ...
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