Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things That Happened On This Day In History

April 14

1. 1865- President Lincoln is shot.
2. 1912- RMS Titanic hits and iceberg.
3. 1969- Katherine Hepburn (The Lion In Winter) and Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl) tie for the Best Actress Oscar.
4. 1818- Webster's Dictionary is first printed.
5. 1935- Country star Loretta Lynn is born in Kentucky.
6. 1986- US bombs Libya.
7. 1960- Montreal Canadiens win fifth consecutive Stanley Cup.
8. 1775- First American abolition society founded in Philadelphia.
9. 1918- U.S. flyers in first dogfight over western front.
10. 1975- Operation "Baby Lift" concludes.
11. 1965- 173rd Airborne Brigade ordered to South Vietnam.
12. 1944- Explosion on cargo ship rocks Bombay, India.
13. None of Your Business- One of the best people I know was born. Happy Birthday Adrienne!