Forklift Agency Fact Friday: 19th April

Everyone likes 2 things, one is interesting facts, and the other is Fridays, so we decided to combine the two pleasures together to make Fact Friday's!  We'll be posting facts and dates in history that happened on the same day

19th April, Thank heavens it's Friday! although it seems like just another day, have a look below at what else happened on the 19th April in history!

19th April 1587: Sir Francis Drake Sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish Fleet.

19th April 1953: Ruby Wax is born (British Television Personality)

19th April 1972: Apollo 16, the fifth mission to the moon with astronauts (John W Young & Charles M Duke) prepare to descend from lunar orbit and land on the moon . Both spent time exploring and testing the Lunar Buggy. They hit the record for highest top speed for a wheeled vehicle on the moon, getting 11 MPH.

19th April 1975: India Launches their first satellite with help of the USSR 

19th April 1979: Kate Hudson is born (American Actress, seen in 'You, Me, and Dupree)

19th April 1987: The Simpsons has it's first showing on TV, The Simpsons had originally been created as a series of shorts for The Tracy Ullman Show.

Many amazing things happened every day in history and will continue to do so into the future years, it can be easy to forget the little things that actually make a big difference in today's life. Forklift safety is no different. Without the training courses and hazard safety, many more accidents would happen in all workplaces. Don't forget the little things and call Forklift Agency today to discuss forklift training courses for your company


Check back each Friday for more interesting facts!







Sources:
http://www.hisdates.com/months/april-historical-events/19_8.html
www.thepeoplehistory.com/april19th.html
www.datesinhistory.com/apr19.php
www.brainyhistory.com/days/april_19.html