Wednesday, April 15, 2026

History for April 15

History for April 15 - On-This-Day.com
Nikita Khrushchev 1894 - U.S.S.R. premier
  • 1817 - The first American school for the deaf was opened in Hartford, CT.
  • 1861 - U.S. President Lincoln mobilized the Federal army.
  • 1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died from injuries inflicted by John Wilkes Booth.
  • 1912 - The ocean liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg the evening before. 1,517 people died and more than 700 people survived.
  • 1923 - Insulin became generally available for people suffering with diabetes.
  • 1983 - In Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, the Tokyo Disneyland theme park opened.
  • 1989 - Students in Beijing launched a series of pro democracy protests upon the death of former Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang. The protests led to the Tiananmen Square massacre.

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