That’s right, it happened 49 years ago today.

Early morning Apr 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last
they took your life
They could not take your pride pic.twitter.com/N2f5xwdyPW

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 4, 2017

FACT CHECK: The shooting happened at night. #BonoLied https://t.co/yITvL2wX15

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 4, 2017