On This Day - April 15th

Featured Event:

Sinking of the Titanic (1912) 🚢

On this day in 1912, the British luxury passenger liner Titanic sank en route to New York City from Southampton, Hampshire, England, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage; some 1,500 people died.

Other Events:

1955: American fast-food pioneer Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's franchise 🍟

2003: U.S. President George W. Bush declared that the government of Saddam Hussein in Iraq had fallen as a result of the Iraq War. 🇮🇶

2013: Near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, two homemade bombs were detonated in the crowd of spectators; 3 people were killed and more than 260 were wounded in the terrorist attack. 💣

2019: The historic Notre-Dame de Paris caught fire during a restoration campaign. ⛪

Holidays:

Day of the Sun 🇰🇵

National American Sign Language Day 🇺🇸

Tax Day 🇺🇸🇵🇭

World Art Day 🌏

Featured Birthdays:

1452: Leonardo Da Vinci 🇮🇹 (Painter)

1707: Leonhard Euler 🇨🇭 (Mathematician)

1912: Kim Il-Sung 🇰🇵 (President)

1990: Emma Watson 🇺🇸 (Actress)

Featured Deaths:

1865: Abraham Lincoln 🇺🇸 (16th President)

1980: Jean Paul Sartre 🇫🇷 (Philosopher)

1998: Pol Pot 🇰🇭 (Political Leader)