What Happened On This Day In History, April 15th?

On this day April 15th in history:

On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first professional baseball player to step on Ebbets Field, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He suffered terrible racism from fans and even his team mates.

On this day in 1959, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro visited the United States of America.

On this day in 1912, the Harland and Wolf built Titanic sank after striking an iceberg.

On this day in 1967, anti-Vietnam war protests occurred in New York and San Francisco.

On this day in 2004, Osama bin Laden offered a truce to European countries if their soldiers would leave Islamic soil.

On this day in 1945, the concentration at Bergen-Belsen was liberated by British and Canadian troops.

On this day in 1986, the United States of America bombed Libya in retaliation for Libyan related terror activities, the USAF flew their missions in F111 bombers based in Britain, making Britain a target for terrorism.

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