On this day in history
April 14
American
1865John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington.
John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington.
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1912The Titanic strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p m.
The Titanic strikes an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p m.
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1935Black Sunday: the worst dust storm of the Dust Bowl blackens the skies over the Plains.
Black Sunday: the worst dust storm of the Dust Bowl blackens the skies over the Plains.
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World
2010Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts, grounding flights across Europe for days.
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupts, grounding flights across Europe for days.
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