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April 15 1912
The RMS Titanic, billed as “unsinkable,” sinks into the icy waters of the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing 1,517 people. |
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On April 15:
1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson is then sworn in as the 17th President of the United States. |
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Sunday 15th April 1945
The wehrmacht hands over Bergen/Belsen to British Troops http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stor...ewsid_3557000/3557341.stm |
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April 16, 1853 – Indian Railways, the state-owned railway company of India, launched its first passenger service between Bombay and Thane.
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On April 16:
1947 - In Texas City's port on Galveston Bay, a fire aboard the French ship Grandcamp ignited ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials in the ship's hold, causing a massive blast that destroyed much of the city and killed nearly 600. |
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April 17, 1961 - Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban refugees lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro, shortly after John F. Kennedy assumed the presidency in the U.S. This resulted in a rapid deterioration in Cuban-American relations.
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April 17 1937
Daffy Duck makes his debut in the Warner Bros. short Porky's Duck Hunt. In the 1920s, movie houses had started showing a short cartoon before feature presentations, but the form became more innovative and popular after sound was introduced in 1928. |
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On April 17:
1970 - The astronauts of Apollo 13 splashed down safely in the Pacific, after four days in a crippled spacecraft. |
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April 18, 1946 - The League of Nations is dissolved. The final meeting of the League of Nations was held in Geneva on April 18, 1946. Delegates from 34 nations attended, and a motion was made to close the session, with the resolution that "The League of Nations shall cease to exist except for the purpose of the liquidation of its assets."
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April 18 1880
Missouri is hit by a string of deadly tornadoes on this day in 1880. Statewide, 151 people were killed by the twisters, including 99 in the town of Marshfield. The first tornado struck at about 4:30 p.m. in Springfield, Missouri, where seven people lost their lives. It then headed northeast toward the town of Marshfield, which had a population of 1,100. Marshfield suffered terrible losses: nearly every building in the town was either destroyed or seriously damaged and almost one of every 10 residents was killed. Given the damage, it is estimated that the tornado had winds of over 200 miles per hour. |
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