The Moral Compass: A Letter from Birmingham Jail
Birmingham, Alabama (1963): Our top story today is one of the most influential documents in the history of human rights. While incarcerated for nonviolent protests, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began penning his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
The Industrial Spark: India’s First Passenger Train
Mumbai (Bori Bunder), India (1853): A technological revolution left the station today. At 3:35 PM, the first passenger train in India pulled out of Bori Bunder for a 34-kilometer journey to Thane.
Entertainment: The Face of Hip-Hop & Rock Icons
Other key events
Kingston, Jamaica (1955): Today marks the birth of DJ Kool Herc (Clive Campbell). If you like Hip-Hop, you owe him your playlist. By pioneering the “breakbeat”using two turntables to extend the drum beat Herc laid the foundation for an entire culture in the Bronx.
1912: U.S. aviator Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
1945: A Soviet submarine torpedoed the German ship MV Goya in the Baltic Sea, resulting in the deaths of approximately 7,000 refugees and soldiers.
1963: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. penned his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail“ while imprisoned for anti-segregation protests.
2013: The Boston Marathon bombing occurred, killing three people and injuring hundreds.
2018: Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album DAMN.
Quote of the day
​”Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”- Dr.Martin Luther King
