Wednesday, June 3

Good morning!

Today we will look at:

Dr. Martin Luther King - "I have a dream"

Assassination of President Kennedy - Zapruder Film

Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King - CBS News clip

Announcement of MLK's assassination by Robert Kennedy, campaining in Indianapolis, IN RFK on MLK's death

Assassination of Robert Kennedy - History Channel - RFK assassination

Today in History

1861

Stephen Douglas, known as the "Little Giant," U.S. politician, died. He and Abraham Lincoln had campaigned many times against one another.

1937

The Duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson.

1965

Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.

1979

The world's worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.

1989

Chinese army troops head to Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.

1989

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini died.