April 23 - The Day in History

April 23 : General Interest 1564: William Shakespeare born According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564... read more American Revolution 1778 : John Paul Jones burns Whitehaven, England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-paul-jones-burns-whitehaven-england Automotive 1987 : Chrysler buys luxury automaker Lamborghini http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chrysler-buys-luxury-automaker-lamborghini Civil War 1865 : "Panic has seized the country," writes Davis http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/panic-has-seized-the-country-writes-davis Cold War 1945 : Truman confronts Molotov http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-confronts-molotov Crime 1969 : Sirhan Sirhan receives death penalty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sirhan-sirhan-receives-death-penalty Disaster 1967 : Soviet cosmonaut is killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-cosmonaut-is-killed General Interest 1014 : King Brian of Ireland murdered by Vikings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-brian-of-ireland-murdered-by-vikings Hollywood 1986 : Otto Preminger dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/otto-preminger-dies Literary 1564 : Birth and death of William Shakespeare celebrated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-and-death-of-william-shakespeare-celebrated Music 1961 : Judy Garland plays Carnegie Hall http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/judy-garland-plays-carnegie-hall Old West 1859 : Byers publishes first Denver newspaper http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/byers-publishes-first-denver-newspaper Presidential 1791 : James Buchanan is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-buchanan-is-born Sports 1954 : Hank Aaron hits first home run of his MLB career http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hank-aaron-hits-first-home-run-of-his-mlb-career Vietnam War 1975 : Ford says that war is finished for America http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-says-that-war-is-finished-for-america World War I 1915 : Poet-soldier Rupert Brooke dies in Greece http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-soldier-rupert-brooke-dies-in-greece World War II 1942 : Germans begin "Baedeker Raids" on England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-begin-baedeker-raids-on-england

April 22 - This day in History

April 22 : General Interest 1970: The first Earth Day Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time... read more American Revolution 1778 : John Paul Jones leads American raid on Whitehaven, England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-paul-jones-leads-american-raid-on-whitehaven-england Automotive 1933 : Rolls-Royce co-founder dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rolls-royce-co-founder-dies Civil War 1863 : Union raid cuts Mississippi telegraph wires http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/griersons-raid-cuts-telegraph-wires-near-macon Cold War 1954 : McCarthy Army hearings begin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccarthy-army-hearings-begin Crime 1886 : Seduction is made illegal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seduction-is-made-illegal 1934 : An FBI agent is killed in a gangster raid http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-fbi-agent-is-killed-in-a-gangster-raid Disaster 1992 : Sewers explode in Guadalajara http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sewers-explode-in-guadalajara General Interest 1915 : Germans introduce poison gas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-introduce-poison-gas 1997 : Fujimori orders assault on Japanese ambassador's home http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fujimori-orders-assault-on-japanese-ambassadors-home Hollywood 1937 : Jack Nicholson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-nicholson-born Literary 1873 : Ellen Glasgow, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ellen-glasgow-pulitzer-prize-winning-american-novelist-is-born Music 1978 : The Blues Brothers make their world premiere on Saturday Night Live http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blues-brothers-make-their-world-premiere-on-saturday-night-live Old West 1889 : The Oklahoma land rush begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-oklahoma-land-rush-begins Presidential 1994 : Former President Richard Nixon dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-president-richard-nixon-dies Sports 2004 : Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pat-tillman-killed-by-friendly-fire-in-afghanistan Vietnam War 1968 : South Vietnamese have increased combat capabilities http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-have-increased-combat-capabilities 1972 : Antiwar demonstrations held http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antiwar-demonstrations-held World War I 1915 : Second Battle of Ypres begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-battle-of-ypres-begins World War II 1944 : Americans launch Operation Persecution in the Pacific http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-launch-operation-persecution-in-the-pacific 1945 : Hitler admits defeat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-admits-defeat

April 21 - This Day in History

April 21 : General Interest 753 B.C. : Rome founded According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants... read more American Revolution 1777 : British attack Danbury, Connecticut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-attack-danbury-connecticut Automotive 1967 : GM celebrates 100 millionth U.S.-made car http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gm-celebrates-100-millionth-us-made-car Civil War 1863 : Steight's Raid begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steights-raid-begins Cold War 1953 : Roy Cohn and David Schine return to U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roy-cohn-and-david-schine-return-to-us Crime 1992 : Executions resume in California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/executions-resume-in-california Disaster 1930 : Prisoners left to burn in Ohio fire http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prisoners-left-to-burn-in-ohio-fire General Interest 1836 : The Battle of San Jacinto http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-san-jacinto 1918 : Red Baron killed in action http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-baron-killed-in-action 1989 : Chinese students begin protests at Tiananmen Square http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-students-begin-protests-at-tiananmen-square Hollywood 1895 : First movie projector demonstrated in United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-movie-projector-demonstrated-in-united-states Literary 1816 : Charlotte Bronte born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlotte-bronte-born Music 1973 : "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree" tops the U.S. pop charts and creates a cultural phenomenon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quottie-a-yellow-ribbon-round-the-old-oak-treequot-tops-the-us-pop-charts-and-creates-a-cultural-phenomenon Old West 1838 : Naturalist John Muir is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/naturalist-john-muir-is-born Presidential 1863 : Lincoln's funeral train leaves D.C. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincolns-funeral-train-leaves-dc Sports 1980 : Rosie Ruiz fakes Boston Marathon win http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosie-ruiz-fakes-boston-marathon-win Vietnam War 1965 : Intelligence reveals North Vietnamese units in South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/intelligence-reveals-north-vietnamese-units-in-south-vietnam 1975 : Thieu flees Saigon as Xuan Loc falls http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-flees-saigon-as-xuan-loc-falls World War I 1918 : Red Baron killed in action http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-baron-killed World War II 1945 : Red Army overruns German High Command as it approaches the capital http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-army-overruns-german-high-command-as-it-approaches-the-capital

April 20 - The Day in History

April 20 : General Interest 1980: Castro announces Mariel Boatlift On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announces that all Cubans wishing to emigrate to the U.S. are free to board boats at the port of Mariel west of Havana, launching the Mariel Boatlift... read more American Revolution 1777 : New York adopts state constitution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-adopts-state-constitution Automotive 2008 : Danica Patrick becomes first woman to win Indy race http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/danica-patrick-becomes-first-woman-to-win-indy-race Civil War 1861 : Lee resigns from U.S. Army http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lee-resigns-from-us-army Cold War 1978 : Korean Air Lines jet forced down over Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/korean-air-lines-jet-forced-down-over-soviet-union Crime 1999 : A massacre at Columbine High School http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-massacre-at-columbine-high-school Disaster 2010 : Massive oil spill begins in Gulf of Mexico http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massive-oil-spill-begins-in-gulf-of-mexico General Interest 1689 : Siege of Londonderry begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/siege-of-londonderry-begins 1871 : Ku Klux Act passed by Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ku-klux-act-passed-by-congress 1902 : Curies isolate radium http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/curies-isolate-radium 1999 : Columbine High School massacre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbine-high-school-massacre Hollywood 1926 : New sound process for films announced http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-sound-process-for-films-announced Literary 1841 : First detective story is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-detective-story-is-published Music 1923 : "Mambo King" Tito Puente is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mambo-king-tito-puente-is-born Old West 1914 : Militia slaughters strikers at Ludlow, Colorado http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/militia-slaughters-strikers-at-ludlow-colorado Presidential 1898 : McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mckinley-asks-for-declaration-of-war-with-spain Sports 1986 : Jordan scores 63 points in playoff game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jordan-scores-63-points-in-playoff-game Vietnam War 1970 : Nixon announces more troop withdrawals http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-more-troop-withdrawals 1971 : "Fragging" on the rise in U.S. units http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fragging-on-the-rise-in-us-units World War I 1917 : Nivelle Offensive ends in failure http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nivelle-offensive-ends-in-failure World War II 1945 : Operation Corncob is launched while Hitler celebrates his birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-corncob-is-launched-while-hitler-celebrates-his-birthday

April 19 - This day in History

April 19 : General Interest 1897: First Boston Marathon held On April 19, 1897, John J. McDermott of New York won the first Boston Marathon with a time of 2:55:10... read more American Revolution 1775 : The American Revolution begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-american-revolution-begins Automotive 1964 : Mario Andretti competes in first Indy car event http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mario-andretti-competes-in-first-indy-car-event Civil War 1861 : Baltimoreans attack Union troops http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baltimore-riots Cold War 1949 : Soviet clowns lampoon U.S. foreign policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-clowns-lampoon-us-foreign-policy Crime 1989 : Central Park jogger attack shocks New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/central-park-jogger-attack-shocks-new-york-city Disaster 1902 : Earthquake rocks Guatemala http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-guatemala General Interest 1861 : First blood in the Civil War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-blood-in-the-civil-war 1943 : Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warsaw-ghetto-uprising-begins 1993 : Branch Davidian compound burns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/branch-davidian-compound-burns 1995 : Truck bomb explodes in Oklahoma City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truck-bomb-explodes-in-oklahoma-city Hollywood 2002 : My Big Fat Greek Wedding released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-big-fat-greek-wedding-released Literary 1824 : Lord Byron dies in Greece http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-byron-dies-in-greece Music 1975 : The Captain and Tennille bring wedded bliss to the pop charts with their first hit record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-captain-and-tennille-bring-wedded-bliss-to-the-pop-charts-with-their-first-hit-record Old West 1876 : Wyatt Earp dropped from Wichita police force http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wyatt-earp-dropped-from-wichita-police-force Presidential 1809 : Jefferson sells servant to Madison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-sells-servant-to-madison Sports 1897 : First Boston Marathon run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-boston-marathon-run Vietnam War 1967 : Air Force pilot cited for bravery http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/air-force-pilot-cited-for-bravery 1971 : Vietnam Veterans Against the War demonstrate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vietnam-veterans-against-the-war-demonstrate World War I 1919 : Discussion of Italian claims begins at Paris peace conference http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/discussion-of-italian-claims-begins-at-paris-peace-conference World War II 1943 : Warsaw ghetto uprising put down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/warsaw-ghetto-uprising-put-down

April 18 - This Day in History

April 18 : General Interest 1906: The Great San Francisco Earthquake At 5:13 a.m., an earthquake estimated at close to 8.0 on the Richter scale strikes San Francisco, California, killing hundreds of people as it topples numerous buildings... read more American Revolution 1775 : Revere and Dawes warn of British attack http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/revere-and-dawes-warn-of-british-attack Automotive 2009 : Fifty-year-old Mark Martin wins NASCAR race http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fifty-year-old-mark-martin-wins-nascar-race Civil War 1864 : Confederates inflict pain at Battle of Poison Spring http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-poison-springs-arkansas Cold War 1989 : Chinese students protest against government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chinese-students-protest-against-government Crime 1974 : The Red Brigades terrorize Italy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-red-brigade-terrorizes-italy Disaster 1880 : Missouri is ravaged by tornadoes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/missouri-is-ravaged-by-tornadoes General Interest 1521 : Luther defiant at Diet of Worms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/luther-defiant-at-diet-of-worms 1775 : Revere and Dawes ride http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/revere-and-dawes-ride 1942 : Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doolittle-leads-air-raid-on-tokyo 1945 : Journalist Ernie Pyle killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/journalist-ernie-pyle-killed 1983 : Suicide bomber destroys U.S. embassy in Beirut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suicide-bomber-destroys-us-embassy-in-beirut Hollywood 1956 : Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier marry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grace-kelly-and-prince-rainier-marry 2012 : Dick Clark, host of "American Bandstand" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve," dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dick-clark-host-of-american-bandstand-and-new-years-rockin-eve-dies Literary 1958 : Federal court decides to release Ezra Pound http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/federal-court-decides-to-release-ezra-pound Music 1906 : Enrico Caruso survives the San Francisco earthquake http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/enrico-caruso-survives-the-san-francisco-earthquake Old West 1906 : San Francisco earthquake http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/san-francisco-earthquake Presidential 1961 : JFK denies U.S. military intervention in Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-denies-us-military-intervention-in-cuba Sports 1983 : Benoit wins Boston Marathon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benoit-wins-boston-marathon Vietnam War 1969 : Nixon says prospects for peace in Vietnam are better http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-says-prospects-for-peace-in-vietnam-are-better World War I 1915 : Germans shoot down French pilot Roland Garros http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-shoot-down-french-pilot-roland-garros World War II 1945 : Ernie Pyle killed at Okinawa http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ernie-pyle-killed-at-okinawa

April 17 - This Day in History

April 17 : General Interest 1970: Apollo 13 returns to Earth With the world anxiously watching, Apollo 13, a U.S. lunar spacecraft that suffered a severe malfunction on its journey to the moon, safely returns to Earth... read more American Revolution 1783 : Colbert launches raid on Fort Carlos, Arkansas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colbert-launches-raid-on-fort-carlos-arkansas Automotive 1964 : Ford Mustang debuts at World's Fair http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-mustang-debuts-at-worlds-fair Civil War 1864 : Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina, begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-plymouth-north-carolina-begins Cold War 1961 : The Bay of Pigs invasion begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-begins Crime 1936 : A single horsehair uncovers a murderer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-single-horsehair-uncovers-a-murderer Disaster 1815 : Volcanic eruption kills 80,000 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/volcanic-eruption-kills-80000 General Interest 1790 : Benjamin Franklin dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benjamin-franklin-dies 1941 : Yugoslavia surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yugoslavia-surrenders 1969 : Architect of Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/architect-of-czechoslovakias-prague-spring-resigns Hollywood 2002 : General Hospital airs 10,000th episode http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-hospital-airs-10000th-episode Literary 1885 : Isak Dinesen is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/isak-dinesen-is-born Music 1960 : Eddie Cochran dies, and Gene Vincent is injured, in a UK car accident http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eddie-cochran-dies-and-gene-vincent-is-injured-in-a-uk-car-accident Old West 1882 : Life of Billy the Kid arrives at Library of Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/life-of-billy-the-kid-arrives-at-library-of-congress Presidential 1961 : JFK waits for word on the Bay of Pigs invasion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-waits-for-word-on-the-bay-of-pigs-invasion Sports 1976 : Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive homers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mike-schmidt-hits-four-consecutive-homers Vietnam War 1972 : First antiwar protest of the year is conducted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-antiwar-protest-of-the-year-is-conducted 1975 : Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cambodia-falls-to-the-khmer-rouge World War I 1917 : Second Battle of Gaza http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-battle-of-gaza World War II 1941 : The Yugoslav army surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-yugoslav-army-surrenders 1942 : General Henri Giraud makes his great escape http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-henri-giraud-makes-his-great-escape 1945 : Americans seize 1,100 tons of uranium http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/americans-seize-1100-tons-of-uranium

April 16 - This Day in History

April 16 : General Interest 1943: Hallucinogenic effects of LSD discovered In Basel, Switzerland, Albert Hoffman, a Swiss chemist working at the Sandoz pharmaceutical research laboratory, accidentally consumes LSD-25, a synthetic drug he had created in 1938 as part of his research into the medicinal value of lysergic acid compounds... read more American Revolution 1738 : General Sir Henry Clinton is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-sir-henry-clinton-is-born Automotive 1946 : Arthur Chevrolet commits suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/arthur-chevrolet-commits-suicide Civil War 1863 : Union ships pass Vicksburg http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/passage-of-vicksburg Cold War 1947 : Bernard Baruch coins the term "Cold War" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bernard-baruch-coins-the-term-cold-war Crime 2007 : Massacre at Virginia Tech leaves 32 dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massacre-at-virginia-tech-leaves-32-dead Disaster 1947 : Fertilizer explosion kills 581 in Texas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fertilizer-explosion-kills-581-in-texas General Interest 1917 : Lenin returns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lenin-returns 1947 : Texas City explodes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-city-explodes 1972 : Apollo 16 departs for moon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iapollo-16i-departs-for-moon Hollywood 1889 : Charlie Chaplin born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlie-chaplin-born Literary 1922 : Kingsley Amis is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kingsley-amis-is-born Music 1977 : David Soul, of Starsky & Hutch, has the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/david-soul-of-starsky--hutch-has-the-1-song-on-the-us-pop-charts Old West 1881 : Bat Masterson's last shootout http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bat-mastersons-last-shootout Presidential 1789 : Washington leaves Mt. Vernon for his inauguration http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-leaves-mt-vernon-for-his-inauguration Sports 1940 : Bob Feller throws no-hitter http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-feller-throws-no-hitter Vietnam War 1968 : Johnson arrives in Honolulu http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-arrives-in-honolulu 1972 : United States resumes bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-resumes-bombing-of-hanoi-and-haiphong World War I 1917 : Lenin returns to Russia from exile http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lenin-returns-to-russia-from-exile World War II 1897 : Frederick William Winterbotham, one of Britain's top code breakers, is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frederick-william-winterbotham-one-of-britains-top-code-breakers-is-born

Woman / Parrot Illusion - World Body Painting Champion

This parrot is in fact a female model who posed for 'world body painting champion' Johannes Stötter.

The Italian artist spent weeks planning the transformation, taking four hours to paint his subject with ink.

The model's arm forms the parrot's head and beak, and her legs form the wing and tail feathers

Ancient Chinese Women Footware Binding

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 2013 : Three people killed, hundreds injured in Boston Marathon bombing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-people-killed-hundreds-injured-in-boston-marathon-bombing 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

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

April 13 - The Day in History

April 13 : General Interest 1997: Tiger Woods wins first major On this day in 1997, 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the prestigious Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes in Augusta, Georgia... read more American Revolution 1777 : British attack at Bound Brook, New Jersey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-attack-at-bound-brook-new-jersey Automotive 2009 : Baseball All-Star killed in truck accident http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baseball-all-star-killed-in-truck-accident Civil War 1861 : Fort Sumter surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-surrenders Cold War 1990 : Soviets admit to Katyn Massacre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-admit-to-katyn-massacre Crime 1984 : Mass murderer Wilder commits suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-murderer-wilder-commits-suicide Disaster 1360 : Hail kills English troops http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hail-kills-english-troops General Interest 1919 : The Amritsar Massacre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-amritsar-massacre 1941 : Japan and USSR sign nonaggression pact http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-and-ussr-sign-nonaggression-pact 1970 : Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iapollo-13i-oxygen-tank-explodes Hollywood 1964 : Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sidney-poitier-wins-best-actor-oscar-for-lilies-of-the-field Literary 1909 : Eudora Welty is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eudora-welty-is-born Music 1742 : Handel's Messiah premieres in Dublin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/handels-messiah-premieres-in-dublin Old West 1866 : Butch Cassidy is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/butch-cassidy-is-born Presidential 1743 : Thomas Jefferson is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-jefferson-is-born Sports 1997 : Tiger Woods wins his first Masters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiger-woods-wins-his-first-masters Vietnam War 1966 : SCLC passes resolution about South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sclc-passes-resolution-about-south-vietnam 1972 : North Vietnamese launch major attack on An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-launch-major-attack-on-an-loc World War I 1918 : Germans capture Helsinki, Finland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-capture-helsinki-finland World War II 1939 : USS Astoria attempts pre-war reconnaissance http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uss-astoria-attempts-pre-war-reconnaissance 1945 : Hitler bluffs from bunker as Russians advance and atrocities continue http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-bluffs-from-bunker-as-russians-advance-and-atrocities-continue