On This Day in History April 4, 2020

Historical Events 1581  Francis Drake knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard Golden Hind at Deptford 1655  Battle at Postage Farina, Tunis: English fleet beats Barbary pirates 1789  1st US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington's presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ending 1791) 1949  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed in Washington, D.C. 1968  US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee 1973  World Trade Center, then the world's tallest building, opens in New York (110 stories). Later destroyed in 9/11 terrorist attacks. 1975  Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allento develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800 More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Caracalla (188 - 217) Heath Ledger (1979 - 2008) Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014) Robert Downey Jr 55th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Karl Benz (1844 - 1929) Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) More Famous Deaths