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APRIL 14, 1865
President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this rocking chair during a production of the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC, when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-resources/popular-topics/the-lincoln-chair
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American Artifacts - Ford's Theatre "Silent Witnesses" Exhibit: The “Silent Witnesses” exhibit at Ford’s Theatre was profiled. The exhibit brought together many of the artifacts present at the theatre on the night of President Lincoln’s assassination on April 14th, 1865.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?324897-1/fords-theatre-silent-witnesses-exhibit
April 14, 2024
2024 Writers Guild Awards
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https://awards.wga.org/awards/show-details
April 14, 2024
Air Force Reserve Birthday
https://nationaltoday.com/air-force-reserve-birthday/
April 14, 2024
14 April is World Chagas Disease Day
World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO)
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-chagas-disease-day
April 14, 2024
Tax Day Eve
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/get-ahead-of-the-tax-deadline-act-now-to-file-pay-or-request-an-extension
April 14, 2024
2024 Patriots' Day Schedule of Events
Lexington, Massachussetts
https://www.lexingtonma.gov/2011/2024-Patriots-Day-Schedule-of-Events
April 14, 2024
12:15 AM EDT
Reel America: "Stop Silicosis" - 1938. This New Deal film about the dangers of silica dust is introduced by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Scenes of granite quarry and processing are shown, along with safety practices to reduce inhalation of the dust and the respiratory disease it caused - silicosis. Occupational health and safety consultant Mark Catlin introduces the film.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?508367-1/stop-silicosis
April 14, 2024
12:29 AM EDT
Congress Investigates: 1950s Organized Crime Hearings. In the 1950s, a Senate committee led by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) examined organized crime around the country.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?533788-1/congress-investigates-organized-crime
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio
April 14, 2024
12:30 AM EDT
The Presidency: B.J. Hollars, "Wisconsin for Kennedy". Author B.J. Hollars revealed how Senator John Kennedy - in a political first - sought to position himself as the Democratic presidential nominee by winning the 1960 Wisconsin primary and creating an aura of inevitability. His research uncovered oral histories with long forgotten characters in this story, including a cranberry farmer, union leader, mayor and an architect.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534359-1/wisconsin-kennedy
April 14, 2024
1:25 AM EDT
American Artifacts: Washington, DC Tidal Basin & Cherry Blossoms. Every spring, thousands of people visit the Washington, DC Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms. Memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Martin Luther King, Jr. stand on its banks. The Tidal Basin started as an engineering project, but has also served as a swimming hole, a protest ground, and the scene of a political scandal. Mike Litterst, National Mall and Memorial Parks communications chief, met us on site to talk about the area's history and famous Japanese cherry trees.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?510855-1/washington-dc-tidal-basin-cherry-blossoms
April 14, 2024
1:28 AM EDT
Lectures in History: Women & Employment Laws in the Early 20th Century. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, political science professor William Blake discussed early 20th century Supreme Court cases on laws regulating minimum wages and maximum hours for female workers.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?534086-1/women-employment-laws-early-20th-century
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio
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