Topic: Percy Faith

On April 7, 1922, petroleum reserves in Wyoming were leased without competitive bidding to private companies, resulting in the Teapot Dome scandal.

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Today is Wednesday, April 7, the 98th day of 2004 with 268 to follow.

Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2003 with 268 to follow.

Today's birthdays include Percy Faith, who was born in 1908; jazz singer Billie Holiday in 1915; sitar player Ravi Shankar in 1920 (age 83); country's Bobby Bare in 1935 (age 68); Freddie Hubbard in 1938 (age 65); guitarist Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull an