MONDAY, April 15, 2024

On this day...

1910-William Howard Taft is first U.S. President to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game

1912-Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on

1921-Black Friday-Labour Party strike of mine workers fails

1952-First B-52 prototype test flight

1959-Fidel Castro begins U.S. goodwill tour

1959-U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles resigns

1970-Libyan leader Qadhafi launches "Green Revolution"

1981-Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story

1983-Tokyo Disneyland opens

1991-Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa

1992-Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of "Tonight Show"

1996-25th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:27:12.6