Almanac
By The Associated Press
Today in History
Today is Saturday, April 15, the 105th day of 2017. There are 260 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson, baseball’s first black major league player, made his official debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day at Ebbets Field. (The Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves, 5-3.)
On this date:
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln died nine hours after being shot the night before by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington;