WillDekkard
04-10-2010, 05:24 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on This Date in History
- April 10th
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* 879 Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks.
* 1407 the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma.
* 1500 Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
* 1606 The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
* 1710 The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
* 1741 War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz.
* 1815 The Mount Tambora volcano begins its peak eruption period that lasts until July 15.
* 1816 The United States Government approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
* 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.
* 1826 The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
* 1856 The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
* 1858 The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date.
* 1864 Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is elected emperor of Mexico.
* 1865 American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
* 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
* 1868 At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Theodore. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two die from the British/Indian troops.
* 1869 Josι Martν founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
* 1874 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
* 1887 On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America.
* 1904 British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of The Law.
* 1912 The Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.
* 1916 The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
* 1919 Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
* 1925 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
* 1933 New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps is created.
* 1941 World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustae fascist insurgents in power.
* 1944 Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escape from the Birkenau death camp.
* 1953 Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film, entitled House of Wax.
* 1957 The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
* 1959 Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
* 1963 129 people die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
* 1968 Shipwreck of the New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine outside Wellington harbour.
* 1971 Ping Pong Diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
* 1972 20 days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.
* 1972 Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
* 1973 A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.
* 1979 Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
* 1991 Italian ferry Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
* 1991 A rare tropical storm develops in the Southern Hemisphere near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
* 1998 The Belfast Agreement is signed.
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- April 10th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 879 Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks.
* 1407 the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma.
* 1500 Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.
* 1606 The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
* 1710 The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
* 1741 War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of Mollwitz.
* 1815 The Mount Tambora volcano begins its peak eruption period that lasts until July 15.
* 1816 The United States Government approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
* 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.
* 1826 The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.
* 1856 The Theta Chi Fraternity is founded at Norwich University.
* 1858 The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster is cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recasted into the 13.76 tonne bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is still in use to date.
* 1864 Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is elected emperor of Mexico.
* 1865 American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
* 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
* 1868 At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Theodore. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two die from the British/Indian troops.
* 1869 Josι Martν founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
* 1874 The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
* 1887 On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of The Catholic University of America.
* 1904 British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the third and final chapter of The Book of The Law.
* 1912 The Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.
* 1916 The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
* 1919 Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
* 1925 The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
* 1933 New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps is created.
* 1941 World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelić's Ustae fascist insurgents in power.
* 1944 Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler escape from the Birkenau death camp.
* 1953 Warner Brothers premieres the first 3-D film, entitled House of Wax.
* 1957 The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
* 1959 Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko.
* 1963 129 people die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.
* 1968 Shipwreck of the New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV Wahine outside Wellington harbour.
* 1971 Ping Pong Diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
* 1972 20 days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.
* 1972 Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
* 1973 A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.
* 1979 Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.
* 1991 Italian ferry Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.
* 1991 A rare tropical storm develops in the Southern Hemisphere near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
* 1998 The Belfast Agreement is signed.
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