April 3, 1904:
Iron Eyes Cody is born in Kaplan, Louisiana. A Hollywood bit player who played Native American roles for years, Cody was cast in a 1971 ad
where he canoes down a stream. Polluting factories come into view, as a passing motorist hurls a bag of trash at his Cody’s feet. A lone tear streams down Cody’s cheek. But alas, Iron Eyes Cody’s real name was Espera di Corti, and he was a full-blooded Italian.
April 3, 1940: Isle Royale National Park
(at right) is established. The pristine, 45-mile long island in the cold, deep waters of Lake Superior, along with 400 smaller islands, becomes one of the first National Parks in the U.S. Midwest.
April 3, 1996:
FBI Agents surround a remote cabin in Lincoln, Montana and arrest Ted Kaczynski, a former college professor charged with three deaths and 23 injuries in a 20-year-long bombing spree. "The Unabomber
" had targeted those he thought were harming the environment. Kaczynski is convicted and sentenced to multiple life terms in prison.