THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 14
April 14 in history
What happened on April 14: 4 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1861, 1865, 1935 and 1953, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Fort Sumter
12–14 Apr 1861 — Fort Sumter surrenders after 34 hours of bombardment. The only men killed die during an accidental salute. The battle costs remarkably few lives, yet it opens the costliest war in American history.
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— Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
14 Apr 1865 — On Good Friday, five days after Appomattox, John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln during a play at Ford’s Theatre. Lincoln dies the next morning: “Now he belongs to the ages.” The week brings grief alongside victory.
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— Stresa Front
11–14 Apr 1935 — Britain, France and Italy meet on Lake Maggiore and condemn German rearmament. Within months their “front” comes apart: Britain makes a naval deal with Berlin, and Abyssinia finishes it.
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— Marienfelde reception centre
14 Apr 1953 — West Berlin opens an emergency reception center for refugees arriving from East Germany. There they are registered and screened before being flown to West Germany. By 1990, about 1.35 million people have passed through the center.
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