On April 15, 1452, Leonardo DaVinci was born. Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa and served as the inspiration for a mutant ninja turtle.
On April 15, 1843, Henry James was born. Shortly after his entrance into the world, he is reported to have said, "Indeed."
On April 15, 1861, the American Civil War started. Abraham Lincoln declared there was an insurrection uprising and called out union troops. The South would have won that war had they not run outta amnition.
On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in what must be the disappointing performance by an actor in a theater.
On April 15, 1912, the Titanic took a little more than 2 1/2 hours to sink. With 2,223 people on board, the lifeboats had the capacity for 1,178 passengers, but only 706 survived. 1,517 people died, including a young man named Jack, who could not float on the same piece of wood as his new girlfriend and thus sunk dead, reaching skyward. His heart still goes on.
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Unfortunately, black people are no longer all that interested in baseball.
On April 15, 2009, you have to pay your taxes to the United States government.
Puts things in (an unpleasant) perspective.
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On April 15, 2008, My son Solomon was born. :)
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