April 15th is... National Titanic Remembrance Day (1912), First McDonalds Opens/National McDonald's Day (1955), National Rubber Eraser Day (1770), Leonardo Da Vinci Birthday (1452), President Abraham Lincoln died (1865), One Boston Day, Jackie Robinson Day, Microvolunteering Day, National Glazed Spiral Ham Day/National Glazed Ham Day, National Griper's Day, National That Sucks Day, Take a Wild Guess Day, World Art Day/Art History Day, National ASL Day/American Sign Language Day, Universal Day of Culture, Day of the Sun (North Korea), Father Damien Day (Hawaii), St. Tiburtius' Day
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National Titanic Remembrance Day (1912)-- This day is dedicated to the memory of the Titanic, a British passenger liner, and the over 1,500 people who died that day. On this day in 1912, the Titanic sank in the icy waters of the north Atlantic Ocean, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.
Read: 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic
-- Here is the one book with all of the answers to your questions about the TITANIC! This is the heart-stopping story about the legendary ship -- from the building, maiden voyage, and tragic sinking, to its high-tech discovery on the ocean floor. Special features include the making of the James Cameron movie, true-or-false quizzes, and real-life stories of the young people who sailed on the fateful journey. Illustrated with dozens of paintings, diagrams, and rare photographs.
• Titanic Building Block Kit -- This set contains 1021 pcs blocks - all you need to build your own TITANIC！With a base, it can be used as a display after completed. Light up your TITANIC with our lighting set and make it more amazing. A good choice as a gift for boys and girls over 6 years old. Also great for Titanic fans to collect.
• Titanic Memorabilia Pack -- Fascinating pack of replica historic items about the Titanic. Fantastic for anyone with an interest in the topic - or school history lessons etc. Faithfully reproduced Pack size as supplied (right side of picture) 250mm x 130mm but items open out as shown on left side of picture. This pack includes: Daily Graphic newspaper, advertising flyers, sheet music, dinner menus, Passenger booklet, assorted paperwork, distress telegram plus miscellaneous images and cards.• Titanic Coloring and Activity Books
Titanic 1912: The original news
reporting of the sinking of the Titanic
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Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
🛳️ Free Printable Titanic Worksheets and Coloring Pages - ThoughtCo
🛳️ Titanic Intergrated classroom resources - Squarespace
🛳️ Kids-n-fun.com | 30 coloring pages of Titanic
🛳️ Titanic Boarding Pass Activity Fill in your own ... - RMS Titanic WebQuest
🛳️ Titanic Passenger List
🛳️ Titanic Facts • 1,000+ Fascinating Facts and Figures
🛳️ The Titanic Kids Discover.pdf
🛳️ Titanic - printable MURDER MYSTERY
🛳️ Titanic Printable Papercraft Model
🛳️ Researching the Wreck of the RMS Titanic
First McDonalds Opens/National McDonald's Day (1955)
- Ray Kroc's first McDonald's restaurant opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, near Chicago, on April 15, 1955, the same day Kroc incorporated his company as McDonald's Systems, Inc.
National Rubber Eraser Day (1770)
- On this day in 1770, Joseph Priestly discovered the eraser, using pieces of rubber imported from Brazil. The rubber eraser allows us to rub out the goof-ups, erase the splotches, and generally start fresh once again.
Leonardo Da Vinci Birthday (1452)
- Leonardo Da Vinci - born April 15, 1452 – was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer whose genius, perhaps more than any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.
President Abraham Lincoln died (1865)
- After being in a coma for nine hours, Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 am on April 15, 1865. Presbyterian minister Phineas Densmore Gurley, then present, was asked to offer a prayer, after which Secretary of War Stanton saluted and said,
Now he belongs to the ages.
