In History – Dierks win award for debut video

TODAY IN HISTORY - April 21st:

1509 - Henry VIII crowned King of England
1878 - First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn
1956 - Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel", becomes #1

2004 - 38th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Toby Keith wins for "American Soldier" & "Beer For My Horses", Shania Twain win for "Forever And For Always"& Kenny Chesney wins for "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" & "There Goes My Life".  Dierks Bentley wins the BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO award for his debut "What Was I Thinkin'"!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1926 - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, 1952- ), born in London, England
1980 - Tony Romo, American football player

GOODBYE TO:

1996 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76

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