Historical View of April 14th

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  • President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford’s Theatre in 1865.
  • The Titanic hit the iceberg that would end up sinking the “unsinkable” ship in 1912.
  • The first Webster’s dictionary was printed in 1818.
  • Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand ties for Best Actress at the 41st Annual Academy Awards in 1969.
  • The first piece of mail was delivered by Pony Express in 1860.

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What an interesting day, eh? Since it’ll be raining all day anyway, why not come down to the library and research some of these topics!