1966:Emmett Ashford becomes the first black umpire in Major League Baseball, officiating the season opener between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians. Ashford has some difficulty being admitted into the stadium, as few believe that he is the game’s umpire.
1961:Trial of Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann
1938: Organized by tax attorney and a capella enthusiast Owen C. Cash, 26 singers gather on the rooftop of the Tulsa Club in Tulsa, Okla., to form the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. is now known as the Barbershop Harmony Society and April 11 is celebrated as National Barbershop Quartet Day, honoring the four-part a capella tradition.
1919:International Labour Organization begins
1968: One week after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968 into law, prohibiting discrimination in housing opportunities.
1976:Apple creates the Apple I, Apple's first product.
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