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April 4, 2027 - April 10, 2027 (Week 14)
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Martin Luther King assassinated - 1968
Washington DC outlaws segregation in restaurants
Matthew A. Henson reaches the North Pole - 1909
1959: Lorraine Hansberry becomes first black playright New York Critics award
Frank Robinson named Cleveland Indians manager - 1975
Granville T. Woods patents apparatus for transmission of messages by electricity
Hank Aaron hits 715 home run - 1974
1816: African Methodist Episcopal Church formed
Congress overrides presidential veto of Civil Rights Bill - 1866
1816: Richard Allen becomes first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Chur
Jackie Robinson becomes first African American to play major league baseball
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April 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King assassinated.
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1951: Washington DC Municipal Court of Appeals outlaws segregation in restaurants.
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April 6, 1909 - Matthew A. Henson reaches the North Pole, 45 minutes before Commandeer Peary.
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1959: Lorraine Hansberry becomes first black playright New York Drama Critics Circle Award (for a Raisin in the Sun).
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Frank Robinson named Cleveland Indians manager - 1975
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April 7, 1885 - Granville T. Woods patents apparatus for transmission of messages by electricity.
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April 8, 1974 - Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron hits 715 home run, surpassing Babe Ruth as the game's all-time home-run leader.
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1816: African Methodist Episcopal(A.M.E.) Church formed.
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Congress overrides presidential veto of Civil Rights Bill - 1866
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1816: Richard Allen consecrated first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal(A.M.E.) Church
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Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson becomes first African American to play major league baseball.
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