April 4 events

Here are some campus events to look out for today:
—Society of Telecommunications Scholars meeting 5-6 p.m. in Maggie Room of Enoch Grehan Journalism Building
—Instructional African Dance Class 6-8 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center at the UK Student Center
Contact event coordinator Eseosa Ighodaro at [email protected] or call (336) 712-0827 for more information
—KIVA Microfinance Club meeting 7:30-8:30 p.m. in room 231 of the UK Student Center
On this day in history…
1581 — Sir Francis Drake knighted for completing a circumnavigation of the world
1818 — U.S. Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (20 at the time)
1841 — William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, making him the first president to die in office (and the one with the shortest served term)
1961 — Martin Luther King Dr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray in a Memphis, Tenn., motel
1975 — Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, N.M.