April 10 is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).
1710 ― The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain. The Statute of Anne, also known as the Copyright Act 1710 (cited either as 8 Ann. c. 21 or as 8 Ann. c. 19), is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1710, which was the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties.
1866 ― The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh.
1887 ― President Abraham Lincoln is re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Ilinois.
1923 ― Adolf Hitler demands "hatred and more hatred" (for Jews) in a Berlin speech.
1945 ― In WWII, the allies liberate the first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (then in Czechoslovakia).
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1979 ― The Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
1984 ― The damaged Solar Max satellite is retrieved by the Challenger space shuttle.
1993 ― The Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17th consecutive game. The streak started with a 3-2 win versus Boston on March 1 with the final win on April 10, 4-2 against the Rangers.
BORN TODAY
1389 – Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
1829 – William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (d. 1912)
From Wikipedia and Google (images), ex as noted.
NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY
837 ― Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth.
837 ― Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth.
1710 ― The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain. The Statute of Anne, also known as the Copyright Act 1710 (cited either as 8 Ann. c. 21 or as 8 Ann. c. 19), is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1710, which was the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties.
1821 ― Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Turks from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.
1865 ― One day after surrendering to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his army for the last time.
1866 ― The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh.
1869 ― Congress increases the number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9 in the Judiciary Act of 1869.
1887 ― President Abraham Lincoln is re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Ilinois.
1919 ― Emiliano Zapata, a leader of peasants and indigenous people during the Mexican Revolution, is ambushed and shot to death in Morelos by government forces.
1923 ― Adolf Hitler demands "hatred and more hatred" (for Jews) in a Berlin speech.
1933 ― The Civilian Conservation Corps, a tool for employing young men and improving the government’s vast holdings of western land, is created by Franklin Roosevelt in Washington, D.C.
1942 ― The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese, the 75,000 Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near Cabanatuan.
1945 ― In WWII, the allies liberate the first Nazi concentration camp, Buchenwald (then in Czechoslovakia).
1972 ― Although the U.S. command refuses to confirm publicly the location of targets, U.S. B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam for the first time since November 1967.
1979 ― The Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
1984 ― The damaged Solar Max satellite is retrieved by the Challenger space shuttle.
1993 ― The Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17th consecutive game. The streak started with a 3-2 win versus Boston on March 1 with the final win on April 10, 4-2 against the Rangers.
2012 ― Apple, Inc. claims a value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world.
2014 ― The Council of Europe suspends Russia's right to vote.
2014 ― The Council of Europe suspends Russia's right to vote.
BORN TODAY
1389 – Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
1829 – William Booth, English minister, founded The Salvation Army (d. 1912)
From Wikipedia and Google (images), ex as noted.
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