“Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.” So begins Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, immortalizing one of…
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion of April 17, 1961, stands as a defining moment in American Cold War history and served as one of the lowest moments in the presidency of John F. Kennedy. Kennedy launched the clandestine mission with the aim of overthrowing…
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“Letter from Birmingham Jail” is one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most renowned works, crafted during his imprisonment in April 16, 1963. It’s a powerful testament to the civil rights movement and King’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance. In his letter, King addressed criticisms from…
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On April 14-15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner, struck an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The ship, touted as “unsinkable” due to its advanced safety features, tragically sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, resulting in…
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On the fateful evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of the comedy play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Little did he know that this seemingly ordinary night out would turn into one of the most…
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Project MKUltra was a clandestine and controversial CIA program that delved into the realm of mind control. Conducted during the Cold War era, primarily in the 1950s and 1960s, the program aimed to develop techniques and substances to enhance interrogation methods, extract confessions, and…
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The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the igniting point of the American Civil War, a cataclysmic conflict that tore the nation apart. Situated on an island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, Fort Sumter held strategic significance as a federal stronghold in…
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On April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, marking a critical moment in American history and effectively ending the Civil War. Lee’s decision to surrender came after several military setbacks…
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Arthur Ashe, the celebrated tennis champion and humanitarian, made an indelible mark on history that went well beyond his prowess on the court. On April 8, 1992, Ashe courageously stepped into the public eye to reveal a deeply personal and life-altering truth: he had…
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The Battle of Shiloh, sometimes called the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, took place on April 6–7, 1862, near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee. The battle marked a turning point in the war, demonstrating the ferocity and scale of the conflict while foreshadowing the immense casualties that…
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