Thursday, April 9, 2026
This Day In History
April 13, 1943
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in East Potomac Park on the south bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-13
This Day In History
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April 12, 1851 Fort Sumter, one of the few military installations in the South still in Federal hands, came under fire from Confederate guns in Charleston, South Carolina, thus initiating the American Civil War. Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-12 |
This Day In History
Japanese Internment Camps
For the APUSH Exam you MUST know what America is doing home and abroad. One of the worst things America did was forcing 120,000 Japanese Americans to live in Internment camps across the nation. Americans were xenophobic, and afraid after Pearl Harbor there would be another homeland attack, or Japanese Americans were spying and telling secrets to Japan. Thankfully it was only till 1945, but dang that was too long. President Roosevelt said it was his biggest mistake as President issuing this Executive Order, and he regretted it!
Below is George Takei's TED Talk. He is a famous actor best known as Sulu in Star Trek. He was 4 years old when his family was interred. It is an AMAZING Talk that would be worth the watch!
This Day In History
April 10, 1957
The courtroom classic 12 Angry Men was released in the United States; it starred Henry Fonda as a juror who tries to convince the others that the accused murderer may be innocent.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-10
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
This Day In History
April 9, 1939
Contralto Marian Anderson gave a concert to an Easter Sunday crowd of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., because she was Black.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-9
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