[A] April - April 1, 1998 - A federal judge in Little Rock, Arkansas, dismissed a sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton, stating the case had no "genuine issues" worthy of trial. Although President Clinton had denied any wrongdoing, a unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in May 1997 allowed the case to proceed, thereby establishing a precedent allowing sitting presidents to be sued for personal conduct that allegedly occurred before taking office. http:// www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/pjones/stories/pj052897.htm https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_v._Jones

[A] April - April 3, 1948 - President Harry S. Truman signed the European Recovery Program, better known as the Marshall Plan, intended to stop the spread of Communism and restore the economies of European countries devastated by World War II. Over four years, the program distributed $12 billion to the nations of Western Europe. The program was first proposed by Secretary of State George C. Marshall during a historic speech at Harvard University on June 5, 1947. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Plan

[A]- April April 4, 1949 - Twelve nations signed the treaty creating NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The nations united for common military defense against the threat of expansion by Soviet Russia into Western Europe. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

[A] April - More NATO - Trump speaking - https:// www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/trump-nato-countries-have-billions-more-because-of-me/2018/04/03/5e6531a8-3764-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_video.html?utm_term=.a5d2d2cc51e4

[A] - April - More Nato with Russia https:// www.rferl.org/a/nato-russia-moldova-cyberwar-graphic-novel-comic-book-us-military/29142179.html

[A] April - April 4, 1968 - Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed by a sniper in Memphis, Tennessee. As head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he had championed non-violent resistance to end racial oppression and had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He is best remembered for his I Have a Dream speech delivered at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington. That march and King's other efforts helped the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In 1986, Congress established the third Monday in January as a national holiday in his honor. What the Pope said today - https:// www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/what-the-pope-said-when-martin-luther-king-was-killed-76654

[A] April - 50th anniversary of Martin Luther king Jr - http:// www.wbbjtv.com/2018/04/03/memphis-commemorates-50th-anniversary-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-assassination/

[A] April - April 5, 1986 - A bomb exploded at a popular discotheque frequented by American military personnel in West Berlin, killing two U.S. soldiers and a Turkish woman. American intelligence analysts attributed the attack to Muammar Qaddafi of Libya. Nine days later, President Ronald Reagan ordered a retaliatory air strike against Libya. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_West_Berlin_discotheque_bombing

[A] April - April 6, 1917 - Following a vote by Congress approving a declaration of war, the U.S. entered World War I in Europe. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

[A] April - April 6, 1994 - The beginning of genocide in Rwanda as a plane carrying the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi was shot down. They had been meeting to discuss ways of ending ethnic rivalries between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes. After their deaths, Rwanda descended into chaos, resulting in genocidal conflict between the tribes. Over 500,000 persons were killed with two million fleeing the country. https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide

[A] April - More on Rwanda - http:// www.thewe.cc/weplanet/africa/rwanda/living_among_the_dead.htm