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April 7th

2 events recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1915
    The Rise

    Billie Holiday born

    Eleanora Fagan is born in Philadelphia and raised in Baltimore. She records Strange Fruit in 1939, the protest song Columbia Records refuses to release and Commodore Records picks up. Time magazine later names it the song of the century.

  2. 2022
    The Rise

    Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed to the Supreme Court

    The U.S. Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court by a vote of 53 to 47. She is the 116th Justice and the first Black woman on the Court.

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Timeline data: 159 events across The Ledger. See the full 400-year timeline →