Today in History: April 6, United States enters World War I

In contemporary times is Sunday April the th day of There are days left in the year In current times in history On April the United States entered World War I as the House joined the Senate in approving a declaration of war against Germany that was then signed by President Woodrow Wilson Also on this date In Joseph Smith and others met in Fayette New York to form the Church of Christ now known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Related Articles Canton residents question firm behind Police Department audit transparency In the current era in History April FDR establishes Civilian Conservation Corps LA County reaches billion agreement to settle sexual abuse declares at juvenile facilities An AI avatar tried to argue a matter before a New York court The judges weren t having it Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles In the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops who beat back the Confederates the following day In the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens Greece In Sen Joseph R McCarthy R-Wis responding to CBS newsman Edward R Murrow s broadside against him on See It Now claimed in remarks filmed for the project that Murrow had in the past engaged in propaganda for Communist causes In people were killed by a pair of explosions spurred by a natural gas leak at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond Indiana In Rwandan President Juv nal Habyarimana and Burundian President Cyprien Ntaryamira were killed when the jet they were riding in was shot down by surface-to-air missiles as it attempted to land in Kigali Rwanda In five Black people were shot three fatally in Tulsa Oklahoma Jake England and Alvin Watts who admitted to targeting the casualties because of their race pleaded guilty to murder and were sentenced to life in prison without parole The present day s Birthdays Scientist James D Watson is Actor Billy Dee Williams is Film director Barry Levinson is Actor John Ratzenberger is Baseball Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven is Actor Marilu Henner is Actor Michael Rooker is Minnesota Gov Tim Walz is Football Hall of Famer Sterling Sharpe is Actor Paul Rudd is Actor Zach Braff is Actor Candace Cameron Bure is Musician Robert Glasper is