1828

The first edition of Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of the English Language” was published.

1865

President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of the play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington.

1912

The British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m., ship’s time, and began sinking. (The ship went under two and a half hours later.)1910

William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game as the Washington Senators beat Philadelphia.