April April 9, 1939 Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of approximately 75K after being denied the right to sing at Consititution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. April 9, 1939
April April 8, 1918 Betty Ford Former First Lady of the United States of America was born. April 8, 1918
April April 8, 2008 Soyeon Yi becomes the first Korean in space aboard Soyuz TMA-12 with two Russian cosmonauts. April 8, 2008
April April 20, 2008 Danica Patrick becomes the first woman in history to win an Indy car race when she wins the Indy Japan 300. April 20, 2008
April April 18, 1905 Bertha von Suttner an Austrian novelist who was one of the first notable women pacifist receives the Nobel Peace Prize is born. April 18, 1905
April April 17, 1964 Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly solo around the world. April 17, 1964
April April 25, 1990 Violeta Chamorro becomes the first woman to take office as the President of Nicaragua. April 25, 1990
April April 15, 1960 Ella Baker leads a conference at Shawn University in Raleigh, North Carolina. April 15, 1960