1939 • African-American singer Marian Anderson performs before 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after having been denied the use both of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution, and of a public high school by the federally controlled District of Columbia.

1940

Apr 9
Age: 25y

location

Cedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓
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1940 • The Cleveland Indians, behind Bob Feller's Opening Day no-hitter, defeat the Chicago White Sox, 1-0.

Age: 67y

1982 • The General Union of Ecuadorian Workers (UGTE) is founded.