Modern Listing Example
April 1
April 1, 1950 Charles Richard Drew, physician and medical researcher, died from injuries suffered in…
April 2
April 2, 1932 Willie M. “Bill” Pickett, cowboy and rodeo performer, died after being kicked…
April 3
April 3, 1944 The Supreme Court of the United States in Smith v. Allwright overturned…
April 4
April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., clergyman, activist, and leader of the Civil Rights…
April 5
April 5, 1839 Robert Smalls, businessman and politician, was born enslaved in Beaufort, South Carolina.…
April 6
April 6, 1712 The New York Slave Revolt started when 23 enslaved Africans killed nine…
April 7
April 7, 1842 Allen Allensworth, minister, educator, and town founder, was born enslaved in Louisville,…
April 8
April 8, 1993 Marian Anderson, contralto, died. Anderson was born February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia,…