On This Day: April 15

11 verified moments happened on April 15. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1874🎨 The first Impressionist exhibition opens in photographer Nadar's Paris studio, showing Monet, Renoir, and Degas.History · Source: Musee d'Orsay; Wikipedia, 'First Impressionist Exhibition' (Apr 15 1874)
2. 1912🚢 RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks on her maiden voyage, killing more than 1,500 people in the North Atlantic.History · Source: Encyclopedia Titanica; HISTORY, 'Titanic sinks' (Apr 15 1912)
3. 1912🚢 The 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage to New York.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Titanic sinks (April 15 1912)
4. 1947Jackie Robinson breaks MLB’s color line in his Dodgers debutSports · Source: Baseball Hall of Fame; SABR Games Project, “April 15, 1947”
5. 1947Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier, debuting for the Brooklyn DodgersSports · Source: https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-15-1947-jackie-robinsons-major-league-debut/
6. 1955🍔 Ray Kroc opens his first McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, beginning the fast-food chain's expansion.History · Source: TIME, 'The First McDonald's Franchise' (Apr 15 1955)
7. 1971🎖️ George C. Scott becomes the first actor to refuse an Oscar, declining his Best Actor win for Patton.Movies · Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_Academy_Awards
8. 1985Marvin Hagler stops Thomas Hearns in eight furious minutes — widely called "The War" and the most ferocious fight ever filmedSports · Source: Wikipedia, "Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns"; BoxRec (Apr 15, 1985)
9. 1985Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns wage eight minutes of war, Hagler stopping Hearns in the third round.Sports · Source: Wikipedia / Boxing News
10. 2012🍸 Lena Dunham's 'Girls' debuts on HBO, capturing a generation of twentysomethings in New York City.TV · Source: Wikipedia (Girls season 1)
11. 2014❄️ FX's anthology 'Fargo' premieres, transplanting the Coen brothers' snowy crime world to television.TV · Source: Wikipedia (Fargo season 1); HuffPost