April in History

In 1965, President Abraham Lincoln, while watching a play at this theater, was shot by John Wilkes Booth.

In 1775, Paul Revere rode 12 miles from Boston to this Massachusetts town to warn colonists the British were coming.

In 1861, the Civil War began when Confederate forces fired on this South Carolina fort.

In 1896, the first modern Olympic games, took place in this city.

In 1942, Christopher Columbus received a commission from these monarchs to seek a ocean passage to Asia.

In 1947, he broke the color barrier in baseball when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In 1912, Titanic left on its maiden voyage from this English port city and sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland.

In 753 BC, according to legend, these two brothers founded the city of Rome.

In 1913, Swedish American inventor Gideon Sundback patented this invention.

In 1945, the nation mourned the passing of FDR. What caused his death?