Tuesday, April 14, 2026

History for April 14

History for April 14 - On-This-Day.com 
Frank Serpico 1934
  • 1775 - The first abolitionist society in U.S. was organized in Philadelphia with Ben Franklin as president.
  • 1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He actually died early the next morning.
  • 1912 - The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink. 1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
  • 1925 - WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2.
  • 1981 - America's first space shuttle, Columbia, returned to Earth after a three-day test flight. The shuttle orbited the Earth 36 times during the mission.
  • 1986 - U.S. President Reagan announced the U.S. air raid on military and terrorist related targets in Libya.

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