April 23rd
Today in America's Present Past
1635 | The Boston Latin School is formed.
1731 | Founder William Williams was born.
1789 | POTUS: President Washington moved into Franklin House, New York, making it the first presidential residence.
1791 | POTUS: President James Buchanan was born.
1813 | Politician Stephen A. Douglas was born.
1852 | Poet Edwin Markham was born.
1918 | Activist Gordon Hirabayshi was born.
1919 | Entrepreneur Arthur K. Watson was born.
1923 | Scientist Walter Pitts was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1926 | Painter Joseph Pennell died.
1928 | Actress Judy Garland was born.
1936 | Musician Roy Orbison was born.
1941 | Inventor Ray Tomlinson was born.
1951 | Politician Charles Dawes died.
1954 | Producer Michael Moore was born in Flint, Michigan.
1956 | Author Joy Davidson wed C.S. Lewis.
1968 | Columbia University protests, New York City.
1970 | Entertainer Herb Shriner died.
1972 | Santa Paula, California riots.
1973 | Clifford Glover riot in New York City.
1998 | Martin Luther King, Jr. assassin James Earl Ray died.
2019 | Entrepreneur Henry W. Bloch died.