While the history of the United States income tax is traced to the 16th Amendment which was passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913 – most people associate the income tax with the filing date of April 15th.
On April 17, 1837, a titan of American business and finance, John Pierpoint Morgan was born. Read about J.P. Morgan's life and legacy.
Apple Computer, Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who brought to the new company a vision of changing the way people viewed computers.
April 2, 1792 marks the day that the legislation creating the United States Mint was signed.
Dolores Huerta, one of the most influential Hispanics of the 20th century, is recognized for her work as a community organizer, labor activist, civil rights leader, and advocate for social, economic, and environmental justice.
A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was an American labor unionist, civil rights activist, and socialist politician. Activist Bayard Rustin stated, “No individual did more to help the poor, the dispossessed and the working class in the United States and around the world than A. Philip Randolph”.
In 1902 James Cash Penney opened his own Golden Rule store in Wyoming; this became the company known as JCPenney.
