This Day in History

Happy Wednesday! I am going start posting "This Day in History" every so often.

On July 18th, 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (also known as FDR) was the first U.S. President nominated for a third presidential term.  He believed it was his duty to serve as Nazi Germany was stirring up a world crisis.

On July 18th, 1877, Thomas Edison recorded the human voice for the first time.

Also, happy 94th birthday Nelson Mandela! Mandela was South Africa's first black president.  He fought against apartheid (a system of racial segregation) in South Africa for many years.