🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Saturday, April 4. Today, we’re checking out the First US Congress, Edgar Allan Poe’s first detective story, NATO, Microsoft, the rise of the Twin Towers, the epic record of Ben-Hur, and a whole lot more — all quick, sharp, and straight to the point.
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🚀 Time Machine
-1581
Queen Elizabeth I knighted Francis Drake aboard his galleon, the "Golden Hind," in Deptford, England.
-1841
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," first published in Graham's Magazine, is often regarded as the first detective story.
-1949
The North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington, D.C., established NATO, a military alliance among Western nations.
-1958
The first march against nuclear weapons was from London to Aldermaston, the UK's Atomic Weapons Establishment.
-1960
Ben-Hur, William Wyler's epic, runs for 3 hours and 32 minutes, setting an Oscar record, and wins 11 out of 12 categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Charlton Heston).
-1968
James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
-1973
The “Twin Towers” of the World Trade Center opened in New York as the world's tallest building at 110 stories, and were later destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
-1974
Hank Aaron hits his 714th home run in Cincinnati against Jack Billingham, tying Babe Ruth's record.
-1975
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800.
📸 Snapshot
One of the last known photos of a Tasmanian tiger, an animal that went extinct in 1936
🗨️ Last Words
“See you soon.”