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 from Southampton, England on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
1925 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1932 - Adolf Hitler came in second in voting for German president to the incumbent, Paul von Hindenburg.
1963 - The atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, claiming 129 lives.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.
1972 - The United States joined the Soviet Union and 70 other nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
1974 - Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1981 - Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament.
1992 - Comedian Sam Kinison was killed in a car crash outside Needles, California at age 38.
1992 - Financier Charles Keating Jr. was sentenced in Los Angeles to nine years in prison for swindling investors when his Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed. (The convictions were later overturned.)
1998 - The Northern Ireland "Good Friday Accord" was reached, a landmark settlement that called for Protestants and Catholics to share power.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
2003 - The House of Representatives passed the "Amber Alert" bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski 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.
2015 - The Apple Watch made its debut.
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.
2020 - The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 100,000.
Birthdays
23- Ruby Jerins (actress)
25 - Audrey Whitby (actress)
28 - Sofia Carson (singer/actress)
29 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
30 - AJ Michalka (actress/singer)
31 - Maren Morris (country singer)
32 - Kelsey Cook (comedian)
33 - Molly Bernard (actress)
33 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
34 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
37 - Mandy Moore (actress/singer)
38 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
39 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
40 - Harry Hadden-Paton (actor)
40 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
46 - David Harbour (actor)
53 - Orlando Jones (actor/comedian)
60 - Jeb Adams (actor)
64 - Olivia Brown (actress)
67 - Peter MacNicol (actor)
69 - Steven Seagal (actor)
85 - John Madden (football coach/sportscaster)
92 - Liz Sheridan (actress)
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Today in History - April 10
1913 - The New York Highlanders change their name to the New York Yankees.
1916 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is founded and holds its first championship tournament.
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 the signing of Jackie Robinson to the team.
1949 - Sam Snead wins his first Masters.
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.
1956 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Detroit Red Wings in five games for the Stanley Cup.
1960 - Arnold Palmer wins his second Masters championship.
1961 - Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign golfer to win the Masters.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s make their Major League debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1977 - Tom Watson wins the Masters.
1993 - The Ottawa Senators snap a 38-game road losing streak.
1993 - The Pittsburgh Penguins win their 17th consecutive game, establishing a new NHL record.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to hit 400 career home runs; he was 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods wins his fourth Masters title.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa wins the Masters.
2016 - Danny Willett 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 from Southampton, England on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
1925 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1932 - Adolf Hitler came in second in voting for German president to the incumbent, Paul von Hindenburg.
1963 - The atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, claiming 129 lives.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.
1972 - The United States joined the Soviet Union and 70 other nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
1974 - Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1981 - Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament.
1992 - Comedian Sam Kinison was killed in a car crash outside Needles, California at age 38.
1992 - Financier Charles Keating Jr. was sentenced in Los Angeles to nine years in prison for swindling investors when his Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed. (The convictions were later overturned.)
1998 - The Northern Ireland "Good Friday Accord" was reached, a landmark settlement that called for Protestants and Catholics to share power.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
2003 - The House of Representatives passed the "Amber Alert" bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski 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.
2015 - The Apple Watch made its debut.
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.
2020 - The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged past 100,000.
Birthdays
23- Ruby Jerins (actress)
25 - Audrey Whitby (actress)
28 - Sofia Carson (singer/actress)
29 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
30 - AJ Michalka (actress/singer)
31 - Maren Morris (country singer)
32 - Kelsey Cook (comedian)
33 - Molly Bernard (actress)
33 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
34 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
37 - Mandy Moore (actress/singer)
38 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
39 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
40 - Harry Hadden-Paton (actor)
40 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
46 - David Harbour (actor)
53 - Orlando Jones (actor/comedian)
60 - Jeb Adams (actor)
64 - Olivia Brown (actress)
67 - Peter MacNicol (actor)
69 - Steven Seagal (actor)
85 - John Madden (football coach/sportscaster)
92 - Liz Sheridan (actress)
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Today in History - April 10
1913 - The New York Highlanders change their name to the New York Yankees.
1916 - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is founded and holds its first championship tournament.
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 the signing of Jackie Robinson to the team.
1949 - Sam Snead wins his first Masters.
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.
1956 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Detroit Red Wings in five games for the Stanley Cup.
1960 - Arnold Palmer wins his second Masters championship.
1961 - Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign golfer to win the Masters.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s make their Major League debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1977 - Tom Watson wins the Masters.
1993 - The Ottawa Senators snap a 38-game road losing streak.
1993 - The Pittsburgh Penguins win their 17th consecutive game, establishing a new NHL record.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in major league history to hit 400 career home runs; he was 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods wins his fourth Masters title.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa wins the Masters.
2016 - Danny Willett wins the Masters.
