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4 April

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1968

Assassination of Martin Luther King

On 4 April 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis.

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Contemporary era

1949

NATO founded

On 4 April 1949, twelve nations signed the founding treaty of NATO in Washington.

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1581

Francis Drake knighted

On 4 April 1581, Elizabeth I knighted Francis Drake after his circumnavigation.

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