Today is Tuesday, April 15, the 105th day of 2014. There are 260 days left in the year.
1738 ― Bottle opener invented
1878 ― Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap
1896 ― First Olympic Games close at Athens, Greece
1911 ― Walter Johnson pitches a record-tying four strike outs in an inning
1912 ― Titanic sinks at 2:27 a.m. in North Atlantic as the band plays on
1945 ― FDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home
1969 ― North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above East Sea
1988 ― Meteorite explode above Indonesia
1996 ― 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9
1997 ― Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring No. 42 for all teams