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Events. 1715 - Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.; 1783 - Preliminary articles of peace ending Revolutionary War ratified.; 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth and Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States.
April 15 was Opening Day in 1947, Robinson's first season in the major leagues. Initiated for the first time on April 15, 2004, the festivity is a result of Robinson's memorable career, best known for becoming the first black major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947.
Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.Johnson was elected to the House of Representatives in 1843, became Governor of Tennessee in 1853, and was elected to the Senate in 1857, where he sought passage of the Homestead Bill.
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A few hours later, the Titanic called at Cherbourg Harbour in north-western France, a journey of 80 nautical miles (148 km; 92 mi), where she took on passengers. [9] Her next port of call was Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland, which she reached around midday on 11 April. [10] She left in the afternoon after taking on more passengers and stores. [11]
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Patriots' Grave in the Old Burying Ground cemetery, Arlington, Massachusetts Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) [1] is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six U.S. states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, the inaugural battles of the American Revolutionary War.