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Highlighting some of the history made on April 15:
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died nine hours after being shot the night before.
In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American in Major League Baseball. At age 28, he officially broke the color barrier in MLB.
April 15 is also country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton’s birthday.
