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On this Day in 1865

A day after Union forces capture Richmond, President Abraham Lincoln visits Richmond with his son, Tad. For days later, Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. On April 5, 2003, the National Park Service unveiled a statue at the Historic Tredegar Iron Works commemorating Lincoln’s 1865 visit to Richmond. The life-sized sculpture by …

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On This Day in 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr. delievered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech on April 3, 1968 at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. Toward the end of the speech, King said: And then I got to Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats …

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