April 3, 1826 – Poet-orator James Madison Bell, author of the Emancipation Day poem “The Day and the War,” was born.
April 4, 1968 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN.
April 5, 1951 – Washington, DC Municipal Court of Appeals outlawed segregation in restaurants.
April 6, 1909 – Matthew A. Henson reached the North Pole, 45 minutes before Commander Robert Peary.
April 7, 1885 – Granville T. Woods patented apparatus for transmission of messages by electricity.
April 8, 1974 – Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron hit 715 home runs, surpassing Babe Ruth as the game’s all-time home-run leader.
April 9, 1898 – Paul Robeson, actor, singer, activist, was born.
