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April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining.
"April Tenth" is also a song by the band Garbage. It was released on the B-side of the "Shut Your Mouth" single from the beautifulgarbage album. The song is about the death of a fan.
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- 1815 - Mount Tambora eruption covers several islands with ash in Indonesia.
- 1816 - The U.S. government approved the creation of a Second Bank of the United States.
- 1865 - American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
- 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t - The Four Million , O. HenryHenry was the pen name of William Sydney Porter ( September 11, 1862 June 5, 1910), whose clever use of twist endings in his stories popularized the term "O. Henry Ending. Henry was released from prison in Austin, Texas on July 24, 1901 after serving thre's second short storyThe short story is a form of narrative prose writing that is characterised by the number of words contained therein. Determining the actual length of a short story is problematic. A classic definition of a short story's length is that it must be able to b collection, is published.
- 19121912 is a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 Establishment of Republic of China. January 6 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U. January 17 British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the - The RMS TitanicThe RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time of her launching (although larger ships would soon eclipse her), and her builders hoped that she would dominate the transatlantic ocean liner business. She struck an iceberg and leaves port in SouthamptonThis page discusses the English city of Southampton. For other places named Southampton, see Southampton (disambiguation). Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. It is the closest city to the New Forest and lies at th, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England.
- 19161916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. Impressionist Monet paints Water Lilies'. January 8 Allied forces withdraw from - The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City by 82 charter members.
- 1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
- 1933 - New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps is created.
- 1938 - Edouard Daladier becomes Prime Minister of France
- 1939 - Dr. I.Q., the Mental Banker debuts.
- 1941 - World War II: The Axis Powers in Europe establish the Independent State of Croatia from occupied Yugoslavia with Ante Pavelic's Ustase fascist insurgents in power.
- 1944 - Henry Ford II is named executive vice president of Ford Motor Company.
- 1953 - The House of Wax opens at New York City's Paramount Theater (it was the first color feature in 3-D).
- 1957 - The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
- 1959 - Akihito, future Emperor of Japan, weds Michiko (née Michiko Shoda), a commoner.
- 1963 - The submarine USS Thresher is lost at sea, with all hands (129 officers, crewmen and civilian technicians)
- 1970 - Paul McCartney announces that The Beatles have broken up.
- 1970 - Vietnam War: 48 percent of the Americans polled in a Gallup Poll approve of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's Vietnam policy, while 41 percent disapprove.
- 1971 - Cold War: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China host the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.
- 1972 - 20 days after he was 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 - On the day known to meteorologists as "terrible Tuesday", a tornado hits in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. (see Wichita Falls, Texas Tornado).
- 1988 - The comic strip Fox Trot débuts.
- 1998 - The Belfast Agreement is signed.
