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 (ASPCA) was chartered.
1912 - The Titanic set sail on its fateful 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 the lives of 129 sailors.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the split 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.
1981 - Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament.
1982 - 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 deal calling for Protestants and Catholics to share power.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
2003 - The U.S. House 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.
2017 - Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority.
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
21 - Noa Kirel (singer)
24 - Ruby Jerins (actress)
26 - Audrey Whitby (actress)
29 - Sofia Carson (actress/singer)
30 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
31 - AJ Michalka (actress/singer)
32 - Alex Pettyfer (actor)
32 - Maren Morris (singer)
34 - Molly Bernard (actress)
34 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
35 - Shay Mitchell (actor)
38 - Mandy Moore (actress/singer)
39 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
39 - Jamie Chung (actress)
40 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
41 - Harry Hadden-Paton (actor)
41 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
47 - David Harbour (actor)
54 - Orlando Jones (actor/comedian)
55 - Kenny Lattimore (singer)
65 - Olivia Brown (actress)
68 - Peter MacNicol (actor)
70 - Steven Seagal (actor)
93 - Liz Sheridan (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1913 - New York's American League baseball team plays their first team under the nickname "Yankees". (They had previously been known as the "Highlanders".)
1916 - The PGA is founded in New York City and holds its first championship tournament.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1947 - Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that the club had signed Jackie Robinson, making him the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
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 to win the Stanley Cup.
1960 - Arnold Palmer wins the Masters.
1961 - Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign player to win the Masters.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s (now Astros) make their MLB debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1977 - Tom Watson wins the Masters.
1988 - Sandy Lyle wins his second Masters.
1994 - Jose Maria Olazabal wins the Masters.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in MLB history to hit 400 career home runs at 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa wins the Masters.
2016 - Danny Willett of England 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 (ASPCA) was chartered.
1912 - The Titanic set sail on its fateful 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 the lives of 129 sailors.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the split 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.
1981 - Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament.
1982 - 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 deal calling for Protestants and Catholics to share power.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness.
2003 - The U.S. House 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.
2017 - Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority.
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
21 - Noa Kirel (singer)
24 - Ruby Jerins (actress)
26 - Audrey Whitby (actress)
29 - Sofia Carson (actress/singer)
30 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
31 - AJ Michalka (actress/singer)
32 - Alex Pettyfer (actor)
32 - Maren Morris (singer)
34 - Molly Bernard (actress)
34 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
35 - Shay Mitchell (actor)
38 - Mandy Moore (actress/singer)
39 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
39 - Jamie Chung (actress)
40 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
41 - Harry Hadden-Paton (actor)
41 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
47 - David Harbour (actor)
54 - Orlando Jones (actor/comedian)
55 - Kenny Lattimore (singer)
65 - Olivia Brown (actress)
68 - Peter MacNicol (actor)
70 - Steven Seagal (actor)
93 - Liz Sheridan (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1913 - New York's American League baseball team plays their first team under the nickname "Yankees". (They had previously been known as the "Highlanders".)
1916 - The PGA is founded in New York City and holds its first championship tournament.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1947 - Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that the club had signed Jackie Robinson, making him the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
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 to win the Stanley Cup.
1960 - Arnold Palmer wins the Masters.
1961 - Gary Player of South Africa became the first foreign player to win the Masters.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s (now Astros) make their MLB debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1977 - Tom Watson wins the Masters.
1988 - Sandy Lyle wins his second Masters.
1994 - Jose Maria Olazabal wins the Masters.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in MLB history to hit 400 career home runs at 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel of South Africa wins the Masters.
2016 - Danny Willett of England wins the Masters.
