On this day in 2025 - 4/15/2025
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On this day in 2025 - 4/15/2025
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4/15/2025 - On this day in 2025
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1452: Leonardo da Vinci, the quintessential Renaissance polymath, was born in Vinci, Italy. His contributions to art, science, and engineering, including masterpieces like the Mona Lisa, shaped Western culture profoundly.
1865: President Abraham Lincoln died after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. His assassination, days after the Civil War’s end, plunged the U.S. into mourning and altered Reconstruction’s trajectory.
1912: The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg, killing over 1,500 of its roughly 2,200 passengers and crew. The disaster exposed flaws in maritime safety and inspired lasting cultural reflections, from films to regulations.
1927: The Great Mississippi Flood began, eventually displacing hundreds of thousands and submerging millions of acres across the U.S. South. It remains one of the worst natural disasters in American history, reshaping federal flood control policies.
1945: British forces liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, revealing the horrors of the Holocaust to a broader world. Anne Frank had died there weeks earlier, her diary later becoming a global testament to resilience.
1989: The Hillsborough Disaster occurred in Sheffield, England, when a crush at a football match killed 96 Liverpool fans and injured hundreds. It led to major reforms in stadium safety and policing in the UK.
2013: The Boston Marathon bombing killed 3 people and injured over 260, including 17 who lost limbs. The attack by two brothers sparked a massive manhunt and heightened discussions on domestic terrorism and resilience, symbolized by “Boston Strong.”
2019: A fire ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, destroying its iconic spire and much of its roof. The global outpouring of support underscored the 850-year-old Gothic masterpiece’s cultural significance, with restoration efforts still ongoing.
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