Idi Amin deposed / Percy Lavon Julian born - April 11
On this day in 1979, Ugandan dictator Idi Admin was deposed and fled the country. / On this day in 1899, chemist Percy Lavon Julian was born. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...
11 Apr 202112min
Statute of Anne went into effect / Mount Tambora eruption peaked - April 10
The Statute of Anne, widely recognized the first full copyright law, went into force on this day in 1710. / On this day in 1815, Mount Tambora produced one of the largest and deadliest eruptions in re...
10 Apr 202110min
Mary Winston Jackson born / African Methodist Episcopal Church founded - April 9
On this day in 1921, Mary Winston Jackson was born in Hampton, Virginia. She would go on to become NASA's first Black female engineer. / On this day in 1816, the African Methodist Episcopal Church was...
9 Apr 202110min
Venus de Milo discovered / Helen Joseph born - April 8
On this day in 1820, the now-famous sculpture known as the Venus de Milo was uncovered on the Aegean island of Melos. / On this day in 1905, anti-apartheid activist Helen Joseph was born. Learn more ...
8 Apr 20219min
Rwandan Genocide began / Tito proclaimed Yugoslav president for life - April 7
On this day in 1994, the Rwandan military and Hutu militia groups began killing Tutsis and moderate Hutu politicians, inciting a genocide that lasted 100 days. / On this day in 1963, Tito was proclaim...
7 Apr 202112min
Dred and Harriet Scott filed petitions to sue for freedom / Leonora Carrington born - April 6
On this day in 1846, Dred and Harriet Scott, an enslaved husband and wife, filed petitions to sue for their freedom in the St. Louis Circuit Court. / On this day in 1917, artist and writer Leonora Car...
6 Apr 202111min
Pocahontas married John Rolfe / Ripple Rock explosion - April 5
On this day in 1614, Pocahontas married colonist John Rolfe. / On this day in 1958, the peaks of an underwater mountain called Ripple Rock were destroyed in an explosion, so they would no longer pose ...
5 Apr 202110min
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave Beyond Vietnam speech / Margaret Oliphant born - April 4
On this day in 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his Beyond Vietnam speech, denouncing the war in Vietnam. / On this day in 1828, Scottish writer Margaret Oliphant was born. Learn more about you...
4 Apr 202112min
