April 15 - The Day in History

April 15 : General Interest 1947: Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers... read more American Revolution 1783 : Congress ratifies peace with Great Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-ratifies-peace-with-great-britain Automotive 1912 : Race car driver goes down with the Titanic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/race-car-driver-goes-down-with-the-titanic Civil War 1865 : President Lincoln dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-dies-from-an-assassins-bullet Cold War 1959 : Castro visits the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/castro-visits-the-united-states Crime 1920 : The Sacco-Vanzetti case draws national attention http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-sacco-vanzetti-case-draws-national-attention Disaster 1912 : "Unsinkable" Titanic sinks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/unsinkable-titanic-sinks General Interest 1865 : President Lincoln dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-lincoln-dies 1912 : Titanic sinks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sinks 1998 : Pol Pot dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pol-pot-dies Hollywood 1990 : Greta Garbo dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/greta-garbo-dies Literary 1940 : English author and politician Jeffrey Archer is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/english-author-and-politician-jeffrey-archer-is-born Music 1894 : Bessie Smith is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bessie-smith-is-born-in-chattanooga-tennessee Old West 1912 : Molly Brown avoids sinking with the Titanic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/molly-brown-avoids-sinking-with-the-titanic Presidential 1865 : Lincoln is pronounced dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-is-pronounced-dead Sports 1947 : Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackie-robinson-breaks-major-league-color-barrier Vietnam War 1967 : Antiwar protests held in New York and San Francisco http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antiwar-protests-held-in-new-york-and-san-francisco 1970 : U.S. 1st Infantry Division withdraws from Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-1st-infantry-division-withdraws-from-vietnam World War I 1918 : British evacuate Passchendaele Ridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-evacuate-passchendaele-ridge World War II 1944 : Soviets capture Tarnopol in Poland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-capture-tarnopol-in-poland

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