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

This Day In History

 

April 8, 1820

The Venus de Milo is found

The Venus de Milo, one of the most famous ancient statues in the world, was found in pieces on this day in 1820 on the Aegean island of Melos. Those bits were collected and shipped to France, presented to King Louis XVIII, reconstructed, and put on display in the Louvre. The statue is commonly thought to represent Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of sexual love and beauty, though some have suggested it's the sea goddess Amphitrite. The arms have never been found.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-8

Your thoughts create your world!

 

This Day In History

 

April 7, 1915

Billie Holiday, one of the greatest American jazz singers from the 1930s to the '50s, was born in Philadelphia.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-7

This Day In History

 

April 6, 2009

American basketball player Michael Jordan, widely considered the game's greatest all-around player, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-6

This Day In History

 

April 5, 1994

Grunge rocker Kurt Cobain, leader of the band Nirvana, died by suicide at the age of 27.

Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-5

WW2 - Wartime Mobilization of American Society

 

For World War 2 you must know the victories of the allied powers - D - Day Invasion and "island hopping" also the Atomic Bombs, and mass mobilization of American society.  All the guys went and fought in the war - so they needed women to work in the factories.  The images above were intended to convince women they were essential to the war effort!

It got so intense Women became baseball players,  America missed BASEBALL!!!!

But when the guys came home they wanted their jobs back.  Women did not want to give up there jobs.  So starts the feminist movement!