TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

April 15, 1947

Jackie Robinson, baseball’s first Black major league player, made his official debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day at Ebbets Field.

ON THIS DATE 1892

General Electric Co., formed by the merger of the Edison Electric Light Co. and other firms, was incorporated in Schenectady, N.Y.

1912

The British luxury liner RMS Titanic foundered in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland more than 21⁄2 hours after hitting an iceberg; 1,514 people died, while less than half as many survived.

1990

The comedy sketch show “In Living Color” premiered on Fox TV.