On This Day for April 14 - Abraham Lincoln shot, Julie Christie is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 14 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Julie Christie READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1865 Abraham Lincoln shot READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2014: The Islamic sectarian movement Boko Haram kidnapped more than 275 girls from a boarding school in Chibok, Nigeria, sparking worldwide condemnation. 2010: Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland began sending ash plumes into the skies, disrupting air traffic for days across northern and central Europe. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about natural disasters.] 2004: Bartholomew I , ecumenical patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church, formally accepted the apology offered by Pope John Paul II in 2001 for the sacking of Constantinople (now Istanbul) by Crusader armies in the early 13th century. [Take our pope quiz.] 1986: A force of U.S. warplanes based in Britain bombed several sites in Libya, killing or wounding several of Muammar al-Qaddafi's children and narrowly missing Qaddafi himself. [Test your knowledge of Libya.] 1941: American professional baseball player Pete Rose, known for his all-around ability and enthusiasm, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. [How much do you know about baseball?] 1939: American author John Steinbeck's classic The Grapes of Wrath—which was set during the Great Depression and traces the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships as migrant farmworkers—was published. [ Take our authors of classic literature quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1891 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Indian political leader 1977 Sarah Michelle Gellar American actress 1941 Pete Rose American baseball player 1941 Julie Christie British actress 1932 Loretta Lynn American singer 1904 John Gielgud British actor and director SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help