Historical Events for 15th April 2019

1850 – City of San Francisco incorporated
1949 – Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri
1954 – WHO TV channel 13 in Des Moines, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1958 – 1st baseball game in California, SF Giants beat LA Dodgers, 8-0
1963 – “Sophie” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 8 performances
1970 – “Cry for Us All” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 8 performances
1986 – US air raids Libya, responding to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing
1990 – Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (v England), combination best
1992 – Jay Leno’s final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight
2013 – Boston Marathon bombings: 3 people are killed and 183 injured after two explosions near the finish line

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