Congress ratifies peace with Great Britain Lincoln is pronounced dead President Lincoln dies President Lincoln dies Bessie Smith is born in Chattanooga, Tennessee Titanic sinks Race car driver goes down with the Titanic "Unsinkable" Titanic sinks Molly Brown avoids sinking with the Titanic British evacuate Passchendaele Ridge The Sacco-Vanzetti case draws national attention English author and politician Jeffrey Archer is born Soviets capture Tarnopol in Poland Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier Jackie Robinson breaks major league color barrier Castro visits the United States Antiwar protests held in New York and San Francisco U.S. 1st Infantry Division withdraws from Vietnam Greta Garbo dies Pol Pot dies





