Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39 on this day
in 1968.
Ray was the accused assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, JR.
William Henry Harrison Sr. (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841)
William Harrison was the ninth president of the United States (1841). He
was the last president born before the American Revolution, and died
of pneumonia just 31 days into his term, thereby serving the shortest
tenure in United States presidential history. He was the first president
to die in office.
On this day in 1974, Hank Aaron tied Babe Ruth’s major league
baseball home-run record with 714.
Maya Angelou (Marguerite Annie Johnson)
(April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014)
African-American poet and author Maya Angelou is known for her 1969 autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, as well as for her poem
"On the Pulse of Morning." She was mute for five years as the result of
trauma and, during this period, developed her lifelong love of literature.
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