TODAY'S HISTORICAL BIRTHDAY
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
At an event for the Memphis sanitation workers strike, American civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his Mountaintop Speech; the following day he was assassinated.
As early as the 1800s, visionary teachers explored teaching people with disabilities. Thomas Galludet developed a method to educate the deaf and hearing impaired. Dr. Samuel Howe focused on teaching the visually impaired, creating books with large, raised letters to assist people with sight impairments to “read” with their fingers.
As early as the 1800s, visionary teachers explored teaching people with disabilities. Thomas Galludet developed a method to educate the deaf and hearing impaired. Dr. Samuel Howe focused on teaching the visually impaired, creating books with large, raised letters to assist people with sight impairments to “read” with their fingers.
1776-1783 - The American Revolution lead to the independence of the United States from Great Britain.
1789 - George Washington begins his term as America's first president.
1803 - The Louisiana Purchase is negotiated by President Thomas Jefferson.