Significant April Dates in A.A. History
Significant April Dates in A.A. History
from AA History Lovers at Yahoo! Groups;
April 1935 - Dr. Silkworth told Bill to quit preaching at drunks & tell them of obsession & allergy.
April 1950 - Saturday Evening Post article “The Drunkard’s Best Friend” by Jack Alexander.
April 1958 - The word “honest” dropped from AA Preamble, “an honest desire to stop drinking”.
April 1966 - Change in ratio of trustees of the General Service Board; now two thirds (majority) are alcoholic.
April 1970 - GSO moved to 468 Park Ave. South, NYC.
April 1, 1939 - Publication date of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA’s Big Book.
April 1, 1940 - Larry J. of Houston, wrote “The Texas Prayer”, used to open AA meetings in Texas.
April 1, 1966 - Sister Ignatia died.
April 2, 1966 - Harry Tiebout, M.D. died.
April 3, 1941 - First AA meeting held in Florida.
April 3, 1960 - Fr. Ed Dowling, S.J., died. He was Bill W’s “spiritual sponsor.”
April 7, 1941 - Ruth Hock reported there were 1,500 letters asking for help as a result of the Saturday Evening Post Article by Jack Alexander.
April 10, 1939 - The first ten copies of the Big Book arrived at the office Bill and Hank P shared.
April 11, 1938 - The Alcoholic Foundation formed as a trusteeship for A.A. (sometimes reported as May 1938)
April 11, 1941 - Bill and Lois finally found a home, Stepping Stones in New Bedford.
April 16, 1940 - A sober Rollie H. catches the only opening day no- hitter in baseball history since 1909.
April 16, 1973 - Dr. Jack Norris presented President Nixon with the one millionth copy of the Big Book.
April 19, 1940 - The first AA group in Little Rock, Arkansas, was formed. First ‘mail order’ group.
April 19, 1941 - The first AA group in the State of Washington was formed in Seattle.
April 22, 1940 - Bill and Hank transfer their Works Publishing stock to the Alcoholic Foundation.
April 23, 1940 - Dr. Bob wrote the Trustees to refuse Big Book royalties, but Bill W insisted that Dr. Bob and Anne receive them.
April 24, 1940 - The first AA pamphlet, “AA”, was published.
April 24, 1989 - Dr. Leonard Strong died.
April 25, 1939 - Morgan R interviewed on Gabriel Heatter radio show.
April 25, 1951 - AA’s first General Service Conference was held.
April 26 or May 1, 1939 - Bank forecloses on 182 Clinton Street.
April 30, 1989 - Film “My Name is Bill W.” a Hallmark presentation was broadcast on ABC TV.
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[Edited to bring into the now]
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5 opinions for Significant April Dates in A.A. History
Dick B.
Apr 11, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I certainly hope that when you post “significant dates,” you will favor your viewers with more than just some subjective ideas about what are and aren’t “significant.” In other words, the dates of the Rowland/Jung visits, the date of Ebby Thacher’s acceptance of Christ at the altar of Calvary Rescue Mission, the date of Dr. Silkworth’s discussion at the third hospitalization in which the good Dr. told Bill that the “Great Physician” could cure Bill, the date that Bill made his decision for Christ at Calvary Rescue Mission, the date he twice wrote that “For sure I was born again,” the date he read the Willam James book for most of the day and concluded from James’s recitals of conversions at missions were sound evidence that Bill had also had a conversion experience, the date that Lois Wilson said in her speech that Bill had gone to the altar and handed his life over to Christ, and the date when early AAs first held their surrenders to Christ upstairs in the early Christian Fellowship meetings at the home of T. Henry Williams and later Dr. Bob’s. [admin edited, unfortunately… see comment below]
Mark
Apr 11, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Dick,
With a world of respect for your sobriety, your online efforts and all the good you do for alkies everywhere, I have to avoid something to maintain my self-respect and the respect of my readers on this Blog. I haven’t allowed those with an obvious personal agenda to promote their wares here, sooo, I can’t make a single exception in fairness to all. Your link led directly to your books for sale page and that just wasn’t right. Sorry.
I most certainly appreciate your input and thoughts! They were very welcomed…
Mark
Dave B
Apr 1, 2008 at 8:49 am
By the grace of God and the Fellowship of AA I have been sober since 8 Sep, 1990. All that time I have been in the state of Texas and I have never heard the “Texas Prayer”. Does anyone have a copy of it? Or a link to a website with info on it?
Mark
Apr 1, 2008 at 10:01 am
Thanks for dropping by Dave…
I’ve looked and found some related info but nothing to confirm anything. I’ll try again later…
Roy L.
Apr 1, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I was in AA in Texas from 1999 to 2003 but do not remember ever hearing the “Texas Prayer”.
I would like to know more about it. Thanks.
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