8 June-Today's All facts
1982 - Satchel Paige, passes away on this date.

Legendary Pitcher Satchel Paige dies in Kansas City, Missouri. Satchel was an American Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball pitcher who became a legend in his own lifetime by attracting record crowds wherever he pitched. Satchel was inducted into the Baseball hall of Fame in 1971.

1968 - M.L.K. Assassin Captured

On this day in 1968, James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., captured at London airport.

1953 - Martin Luther King Jr. Marries

On this day in 1953, King, Sr., performs the marriage ceremony of King, Jr., and Coretta Scott at the Scott home near Marion, Alabama.