This Day in History: April 15 — Infoplease.com
1755
Samuel Johnson published his Dictionary of the English Language.
1861
In response to the attack on Fort Sumter three days earlier, President Abraham Lincoln declared a state of insurrection and called out Union troops.
1912
Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden voyage after it struck an iceberg.
1955
Ray Kroc acquired McDonald's and opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., today the official McDonald’s Corporate Museum.
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