April 14 - The Day in History

April 14 : General Interest 1865: Lincoln is shot On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer, fatally shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C... read more American Revolution 1775 : First American abolition society founded in Philadelphia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-abolition-society-founded-in-philadelphia Automotive 2005 : Pontiac Solstice stars on "The Apprentice" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pontiac-solstice-stars-on-the-apprentice Civil War 1865 : President Lincoln is shot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-is-shot Cold War 1950 : President Truman receives NSC-68 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-truman-receives-nsc-68 Crime 1865 : John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-wilkes-booth-shoots-abraham-lincoln Disaster 1944 : Explosion on cargo ship rocks Bombay, India http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/explosion-on-cargo-ship-rocks-bombay-india General Interest 1912 : RMS Titanic hits iceberg http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rms-titanic-hits-iceberg 1918 : U.S. fliers in first dogfight over western front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-fliers-in-first-dogfight-over-western-front 1986 : U.S. bombs Libya http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-bombs-libya 1988 : Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-to-withdraw-from-afghanistan Hollywood 1969 : Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand tie for Best Actress Oscar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/katharine-hepburn-and-barbra-streisand-tie-for-best-actress-oscar Literary 1818 : Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language is printed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/websters-american-dictionary-of-the-english-language-is-printed Music 1935 : Country legend Loretta Lynn is born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/country-legend-loretta-lynn-is-born-in-butcher-hollow-kentucky Old West 1935 : A major Dust Bowl storm strikes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-major-dust-bowl-storm-strikes 1935 : Loretta Lynn is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/loretta-lynn-is-born Presidential 1865 : President Lincoln is shot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lincoln-is-shot Sports 1960 : Montreal Canadiens win fifth consecutive Stanley Cup http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/montreal-canadiens-win-fifth-consecutive-stanley-cup Vietnam War 1965 : 173rd Airborne Brigade ordered to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/173rd-airborne-brigade-ordered-to-south-vietnam 1975 : Operation "Baby Lift" concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-baby-lift-concludes World War I 1916 : Battle of Lake Naroch ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-lake-naroch-ends World War II 1945 : U.S. Fifth Army joins in Italian offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-fifth-army-joins-in-italian-offensive

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