Today in history 14

Here are some historical events that occurred on April 14th:

1865: President Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln dies the next morning.

1912: The RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Over 1,500 people lose their lives in the disaster.

1947: Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American player in Major League Baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1960: The United States launches the first successful satellite into orbit, Explorer 6.

1980: The United States Olympic hockey team defeats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the "Miracle on Ice" game during the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

1992: The Space Shuttle Columbia launches on a 10-day mission to deploy a new communications satellite and conduct scientific experiments.

2007: The Virginia Tech shooting occurs, resulting in the deaths of 32 people and injuring 17 others.

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on April 14th.