April 14th is officially Dolphin Day and Reach As High As You Can Day.
We’d like to welcome you to the 104th day of the year! We still have 261 days left of this year.
People who were born on April 14 all share the Aries star sign.
This day was certainly a productive one in years gone by. We are going to be looking at the history events that happened on this day including categories like war, business and space.
Did you know that on this day in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated? This was the first time that a US president had been assassinated.
Keep reading for more facts about April 14th in history!
What Happened On April 14 In History?
1999
NATO accidentally killed refugees in Kosovo.
On this day NATO accidentally bombed a convoy of Albanian refugees in Kosovo. 73 refugees were killed including 16 children.
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1958
Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up returning through Earth’s atmosphere.
The craft carried a dog, Laika, who was found dead inside.
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1912
The Titanic collided with an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 23:40 and started to sink.
The iceberg created a gash that was between 220 and 245 feet long.
1865
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
On this day Lincoln was enjoying a play called "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. The well-known actor John Wilkes Booth shot the president in the head, and he died the following day.
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Wikipedia
1828
America published the country’s first American Dictionary of English Language.
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Landmark Events
1792
The French Revolutionary War began after France declared war on Austria.
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History Answers
43 BC
The Battle of Forum Gallorum took place to besiege Julius Caesar’s assassin, Decimus Junius Brutus.
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Wikipedia
Did you know that on this day, April 14th 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?