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Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Today In History [14th April, 2015]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today In History [13th April, 2015]
April 14
1471           The Earl of Warwick, who fought on both sides in the War of the Roses, is killed at the Battle of Barnet with the defeat of the Lancastrians.
1543           Bartoleme Ferrelo returns to Spain after discovering a large bay in the New World (San Francisco).
1775           The first abolitionist society in United States is organized in Philadelphia.
1793           A royalist rebellion in Santo Domingo is crushed by French republican troops.
1828           The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary is published.
1860           The first Pony Express rider arrives in San Francisco with mail originating in St. Joseph, Missouri.
1865           President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth.
1894           Thomas Edison's kinetoscope is shown to the public for the first time.
1900           The World Exposition opens in Paris.
1912           The passenger liner Titanic–deemed unsinkable–strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and begins to sink. The ship will go under the next day with a loss of 1,500 lives.
1931           King Alfonso XIII of Spain is overthrown.
1945           American B-29 bombers's damage the Imperial Palace during firebombing raid over Tokyo.
1953           The Viet Minh invade Laos with 40,00 troops in their war against French colonial forces.
1959           The Taft Memorial Bell Tower is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1961           The first live broadcast is televised from the Soviet Union.
1969           The first major league baseball game is played in Montreal, Canada.
1981           America's first space shuttle, Columbia, returns to Earth.

Born on April 14
1578           Philip III, king of Spain and Portugal (1598-1621).
1629           Christian Huygens, Dutch astronomer.
1866           Anne Mansfield Sullivan, teacher who educated Helen Keller.
1889           Arnold Toynbee, English historian.
1898           Harold Black, electrical engineer.
1904           Sir John Gielgud, British actor.

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