Politics
Birth of Charles Evans Hughes
Statesman Charles Evans Hughes was born on April 11, 1862, in Glens Falls, New York.
Birth of Joseph Pulitzer
Publisher and politician József “Joseph” Pulitzer was born on April 10, 1847, in Makó, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire.
Birth of Dennis Chávez
The first American-born Hispanic senator, Dionisio “Dennis” Chávez was born on April 8, 1888, in Los Chaves, New Mexico.
Founding of NATO
On April 4, 1949, twelve countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty, forming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Birth of John Tyler
America’s 10th President, John Tyler, was born on March 29, 1790, in Charles City County, Virginia.
Birth of Arturo Toscanini
Conductor Arturo Toscanini was born on March 25, 1867, in Parma, Italy.
Teddy Roosevelt Departs for African Safari
On March 23, 1909, former president Teddy Roosevelt set sail from New York City for a joint expedition with the Smithsonian Institution.
Happy Birthday Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaws area near the border between North and South Carolina.
Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was born on March 8, 1841, in Boston, Massachusetts.