Today in History for April 8th
USA Today· 5 days agoHighlights on this day in history: Funeral of Pope John Paul II; Pablo Picasso dies at 91; Teen aids patient Ryan White dies at 18; Hank Aaron hits 715th...
Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0
The Nation· 7 days agoThe Big Lie has been replaced by 50 little lies nestling in 50 different states. The Big Lie, of course, is that if only the presidential election hadn’t...
Fatal Pedestrian Accident, 2 Struck While In Crosswalk
CBS Atlanta· 2 days agoTwo pedestrians were struck by a pickup truck on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg while in a...
Quindon Tarver, Singer From ‘Romeo + Juliet’ And ‘American Idol,’ Dead At 38
Black America Web· 4 days agoQuindon Tarver, of Romeo + Juliet and American Idol fame, has died. The tragedy coming as Tarver was...
On this Date
Marshall Independent· 5 days agoIn 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and his expedition began exploring the Florida coastline. In 1820, the Venus de Milo statue was discovered by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos. 1864 ...
This day in history, April 8: Ryan White, the teenage AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance...
Chicago Tribune· 5 days agoAlmanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.
MLB moves All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia's new voting law
CBS News· 5 days agoMajor League Baseball is moving the 2021 All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in response to...