April 10
1790 - The U.S. patent system was formed.
1849 - The safety pin was patented by Walter Hunt, in New York.
1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was chartered.
1912 - The Titanic set sail on its fateful voyage from Southampton, England.
1932 - German President Paul Von Hindenburg was reelected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
1963 - The atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts during deep-diving tests, claiming 129 lives.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the official breakup of the Beatles.
1972 - The United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
1974 - Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1998 - The Northern Ireland "Good Friday Accord" was reached.
2003 - The House of Representatives passed the "Amber Alert" bill, providing a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski, , 60, was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials.
2013 - President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget that would raise taxes on smokers and wealthy Americans and trim Social Security benefits for millions.
2017 - Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority.
2018 - During five hours of questioning from a U.S. Senate panel, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away accusations that he had failed to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election, though he conceded that Facebook needed to work harder to make sure the tools it creates are used in “good and healthy” ways.
2019 - Scientists released the first image ever made of a black hole, revealing a fiery, doughnut-shaped object in a galaxy 53 million light-years from earth.
Birthdays
22 - Noa Kirel (singer)
25 - Ruby Jerins (actress)
27 - Audry Whitby (actress)
30 - Sofia Carson (actress/singer)
31 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
32 - AJ Michalka (actress/singer)
33 - Maren Morris (singer)
35 - Molly Mernard (actress)
35 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
36 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
39 - Mandy Moore (actress/singer)
40 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
40 - Jamie Chung (actress)
41 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
42 - Harry Hadden-Paton (actor)
42 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
43 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
48 - David Harbour (actor)
55 - Orlando Jones (actor/comedian)
56 - Kenny Lattimore (singer)
64 - Brian Setzer (singer)
66 - Olivia Brown (actress)
69 - Peter MacNicol (actor)
71 - Steven Seagal (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1913 - The New York Highlanders play their first game under their new nickname of "Yankees", losing to the Washington Senators, 2-1.
1916 - The PGA is founded in New York City.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Detroit Red Wings in four games to win the Stanley Cup.
1947 - Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced he had signed Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues, to the team.
1953 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1955 - The Syracuse Nationals defeat the Fort Wayne Pistons in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1961 - Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign golfer to win the Masters.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s make their MLB debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters with a spectacular finish of birdies and bogeys.
2022 - Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters.
1790 - The U.S. patent system was formed.
1849 - The safety pin was patented by Walter Hunt, in New York.
1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was chartered.
1912 - The Titanic set sail on its fateful voyage from Southampton, England.
1932 - German President Paul Von Hindenburg was reelected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
1963 - The atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts during deep-diving tests, claiming 129 lives.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the official breakup of the Beatles.
1972 - The United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
1974 - Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1998 - The Northern Ireland "Good Friday Accord" was reached.
2003 - The House of Representatives passed the "Amber Alert" bill, providing a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski, , 60, was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials.
2013 - President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget that would raise taxes on smokers and wealthy Americans and trim Social Security benefits for millions.
2017 - Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority.
2018 - During five hours of questioning from a U.S. Senate panel, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg batted away accusations that he had failed to protect the personal information of millions of Americans from Russians intent on upsetting the U.S. election, though he conceded that Facebook needed to work harder to make sure the tools it creates are used in “good and healthy” ways.
2019 - Scientists released the first image ever made of a black hole, revealing a fiery, doughnut-shaped object in a galaxy 53 million light-years from earth.
Birthdays
22 - Noa Kirel (singer)
25 - Ruby Jerins (actress)
27 - Audry Whitby (actress)
30 - Sofia Carson (actress/singer)
31 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
32 - AJ Michalka (actress/singer)
33 - Maren Morris (singer)
35 - Molly Mernard (actress)
35 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
36 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
39 - Mandy Moore (actress/singer)
40 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
40 - Jamie Chung (actress)
41 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
42 - Harry Hadden-Paton (actor)
42 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
43 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
48 - David Harbour (actor)
55 - Orlando Jones (actor/comedian)
56 - Kenny Lattimore (singer)
64 - Brian Setzer (singer)
66 - Olivia Brown (actress)
69 - Peter MacNicol (actor)
71 - Steven Seagal (actor)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1913 - The New York Highlanders play their first game under their new nickname of "Yankees", losing to the Washington Senators, 2-1.
1916 - The PGA is founded in New York City.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Detroit Red Wings in four games to win the Stanley Cup.
1947 - Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced he had signed Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues, to the team.
1953 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1955 - The Syracuse Nationals defeat the Fort Wayne Pistons in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1961 - Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign golfer to win the Masters.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s make their MLB debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters with a spectacular finish of birdies and bogeys.
2022 - Scottie Scheffler wins the Masters.
