1850: The city of San Francisco is incorporated.1865: President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater, Washington, DC.
1912: British luxury liner, RMS Titanic, sinks less than three hours after hitting an iceberg, killing 1,517.
1947: Jackie Robinson put on his first Brooklyn Dodgers uniform (number 42) and breaks Major League Baseball "color line."
Today's Birthdays:
Artist Leonardo da Vinci (1492-1519)
Realism writer Henry James (1843-1916)
Civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979)Actress Claudia Cardinale (1938)
Novelist Jeffrey Archer (1940)
Actor, comedian Seth Rogen (1982)
Something to Think About:
"A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives." ~ Jackie Robinson
