TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT April 14, 1865

President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater in Washington.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1775

The first American society for the abolition of slavery was formed in Philadelphia.

1828

The first edition of Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of the English Language” was published.

1912

The British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship’s time and began sinking.

1935

The “Black Sunday” dust storm descended upon the central Plains, turning a sunny afternoon into total darkness.