The first Olympic Games in 1,500 years began on April 6, 1896, in Athens, Greece. Pierre de Coubertin had founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and worked to revive the Olympic Games to promote peace and stability.
Booker Taliaferro Washington was born into slavery on April 5, 1856, in Hale’s Ford, Virginia.
Author Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783, in New York City.
Author Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783, in New York City.
On April 2, 1872, telegraph inventor Samuel Morse died. President Woodrow Wilson address Congress on April 2, 1917, asking to declare war and join World War I.
On April 1, 1865, Philip Sheridan earned a key Union victory at the Battle of Five Forks. On April 1, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower created the Air Force Academy to train officers.
On March 31, 1854, Commodore Matthew Perry signed a peace and trade agreement with Japan. On March 31, 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to decrease unemployment in America.
On March 29, 1974, Mariner 10 became the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
On March 25, 1931, Civil Rights leader, journalist, and suffragette Ida B. Wells died at the age of 68.