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April 15th in History …
1755 - Samuel Johnson published his Dictionary of the English
Language.
1817 - Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened the first free American
school for the deaf in Hartford, Conn.
1861 - In response to the attack on Fort Sumter three days
earlier, President Abraham Lincoln declared a state of
insurrection and called out Union troops.
1912 - Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden
voyage after it struck an iceberg.
1920 - A paymaster and guard were murdered in Braintree, Mass.
Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of the crime.
1945 - Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated by
Canadian and British forces.
1947 - Jackie Robinson made his Brooklyn Dodger debut and scored
the game-winning run. On April 15, 1997, his number, 42, was
retired.
1955 - Ray Kroc acquired McDonald's and opened his first
restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., today the official McDonald’s
Corporate Museum. |
1996 - The 100th Boston Marathon was won by Moses Tanui of
Kenya.
1998 - Cambodian despot Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge,
died.
What is K-Kids?
K-Kids is the youngest and fastest growing service organization
for elementary students worldwide. These clubs are ideally
suited for students in grades 1 through 5 (ages 6 to 12).
K-Kids is a "student-led" community-service organization, which
operates under school regulations and draws its members from the
student body.
K-Kids clubs can also be established in a community-based
organization. Such organizations might include, but are not
limited to: community library, Boys Club, Girls Club, YMCA,
YWCA, or a church.
K-Kids is unique because it's sponsored by a local Kiwanis club,
composed of leading business and professional people of the
community.
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Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and
sometimes you weep. - Carl Sandburg |