PRESIDENT DIES FROM ASSASSIN’S BULLET

My View by Silvio Canto, Jr.: President Lincoln died the morning of April 15, 1865

President Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this
day in history,
April 15, 1865, one day after he was shot by
actor John Wilkes Booth. He was 56.

Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860, was the first U.S.
president to be assassinated.
 

ford's theatre lincoln booth
This engraving depicts John Wilkes Booth escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre. 

Lincoln Memorial - Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall and is dedicated
to the memory of President Abraham Lincoln.

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FROM THE BLOG GET A LIFE DEPARTMENT

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Free Palestine Eugene protesters disrupt I-5
traffic Monday morning, both lanes reopened.

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THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MLB PLAYER

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On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, at age 28, became the first
African American player in
Major League Baseball’s modern
era
when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete
for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier
in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years.

Exactly 50 years later, in 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking
career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired
from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in
a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at
New York City’s
Shea Stadium. Robinson’s was the first-ever number retired
by all teams in the league.

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Jackie Robinson interviewed on Dick Cavett Show - YouTube
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
(January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972)

 

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OCEAN LINER SANK ON THIS DAY IN 1912

Drowned in guilt and sorrow | The Sunday Times

At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic
sank into the North Atlantic Ocean
about 400 miles south of
Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried
2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and
half hours before.

Black and white photograph of a large iceberg with three "peaks".
The iceberg thought to have been hit by Titanic, it was          
reported to have a streak of red paint from a ships hull
along it s waterline on one side.
 

       

The Sinking of the RMS Titanic, 1912 – Landmark Events

Titanic Sinks 1500 Die newspaper headline Vintage Poster 12 X 18 image 1

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MLB TRADITION BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1910

Pres Taft throws out first pitch at MLB game


Opening Day welcomes the new spring baseball season each
year, a uniquely American tradition steeped in history and
fanfare.       

On this day in history, April 14, 1910, President William Howard 
Taft (above) became the first U.S. president to throw out the 
first pitch at a
Major League Baseball
game.       

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William Howard Taft (1857 – 1930)

Original Photo of Baseball's 1st Presidential First Pitch Up for Auction

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