This Day In History

 

April 3, 1968

At an event for the Memphis sanitation workers' strike, civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “Mountaintop Speech.” The following day he was assassinated.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-3

This Day In History

 

April 2, 1917

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-2

Happy April's Fool Day!

 

This Day In History

 

April 1, 1976

Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne formed Apple Computer Inc., and it became one of the world's leading tech companies.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-1

The Only Thing to Fear...

 

This Day In Women's History

 

• March 31, 1776 – Abigail Adams writes to her husband John who is helping to frame the Declaration of Independence and cautions, “Remember the ladies…”

Taken from: https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/this-month-in-womens-history/march/

This Day In Women's History

 

March 30, 2002

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who was queen consort of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1936–52), died in her sleep at Windsor Castle at age 101.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/March-30