(NAME-MCE) Titanic and Other April Highlights

[Carole Bos]

During April we remember the first anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings and the fortieth anniversary of Dr. King's assassination.  In addition, we recall other world events:  The sinking of the Titanic, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the beginning of the Underground Railroad and the successful recovery of Apollo 13.  Learn the details of those, and other events, in this summary of April Highlights.  http://www.awesomestories.com/Newsletters/April.08.htm      

Also provided is a listing of topics (linking to primary sources) for Civil Rights, World War I and the current HBO series John Adams. 

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Carole Bos
Dean's Advisory Board
Grand Valley State University
bosc at gvsu.edu