April

April 25, 1917

Ella Fitzgerald American Singer was born.

April 12, 1994

Saoirse Ronan American-Irish actress was born.

April 25, 1990

Violeta Chamorro becomes the first woman to take office as the President of Nicaragua.

April 15, 1894

Bessie Smith American Blues Singer was born.

April 15, 1960

Ella Baker leads a conference at Shawn University in Raleigh, North Carolina.

April 14, 1866

Anne Sullivan educator and companion of Helen Keller was born.

April 16, 1912

Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

April 27, 1992

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons.

April 1, 1929

Jane Powell American singer and dancer was born.

April 19, 1831

Mary Louise Booth American author, translator, and first editor-in-chief of Harpers Bazaar Magazine was born.

April 14, 1932

. Loretta Lynn American country music singer-songwriter is born.

April 7, 1915

Billie Holiday was born. Billie Holiday was an American Jazz singer, songwriter, and actress.

April 20, 1939

Billie Holiday records the Civil Rights song "Strange Fruit" a poem written by Abel Meeropool exposing American racism and lynching.

April 1, 1895

Alberta Hunter, American blues singer and songwriter was born

April 28, 1924

Blossom Dearie American jazz singer and pianist was born.

April 26, 1777

Sybil Ludington rides during the night to warn American colonial forces of the arrival of the British army and the burning of Danbury Connecticut. Sybil Ludington – Associated Links Britannica.com: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sybil-Ludington […]

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