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April 14

4 sourced moments from April 14 in history: Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828); President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre (1865); The First Commercial Kinetoscope Parlor Opened (1894), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on April 14

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1912 Earth & Climate · Natural Disasters

The Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic

Near midnight on April 14, 1912, the Titanic grazed an iceberg and foundered hours later, killing roughly 1,500 people.

1894 Culture & Arts · Film & TV

The First Commercial Kinetoscope Parlor Opened

A converted Broadway shoe store became the world's first movie house, letting strangers pay to watch film whenever they pleased.

1865 History · Modern

President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre

On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln during a comedy at Ford's Theatre; the president died the next morning.

1828 Language & Communication · Languages

Noah Webster published his American Dictionary of the English Language

On April 14, 1828, Noah Webster issued a 70,000-word dictionary that gave American English its own spellings and identity.