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2019

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is engulfed in flames. The fire destroys the spire and the entire roof.

2013

Two bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 3 people and injuring 264 others.

2010

The eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland forces the closure of European airspace.

1989

Chinese students launch a series of pro-democracy protests. These protests will lead to the Tiananmen Square massacre.

1977

The Montreal Expos play their first game at Olympic Stadium.

1965

The NFL changes the color of its penalty flags from white to golden yellow.

1952

A prototype of the B-52 aircraft undergoes its first flight tests.

1947

Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball, taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1912

The Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic, just over two hours after striking an iceberg. Only 710 of the 2,227 passengers and crew members will survive.

1874

First “Impressionist” exhibition in Paris, featuring Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, and Berthe Morisot.

1865

Abraham Lincoln dies nine hours after being shot while attending a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.

It happened on… April 15

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