On this day in 1963, white civil rights activist William Moore was shot to death at a highway rest stop in Alabama.

On this day in 1963, white civil rights activist William Moore was shot to death at a highway rest stop in Alabama.

From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

William Lewis Moore is murdered in Alabama - April 23rd, 1963

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On this day in 1887, American anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict was born in New York City.

On this day in 1887, American anthropologist Ruth Fulton Benedict was born in New York City.

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On this day in 1937, Sylvan Goldman introduced the world’s first shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City.

On this day in 1937, Sylvan Goldman introduced the world’s first shopping cart at his Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City.

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On this day in 1888, Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner. 

On this day in 1888, Ernest Thayer’s “Casey at the Bat” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner.

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