This Day in History
10 Apr 1407
Lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing and is awarded the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma
10 Apr 1516
1st Jewish ghetto established Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area
10 Apr 1607
The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland
10 Apr 1710
The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain
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Bataan Death March begins
The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese the 75000 Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula beg...
Charlie Chaplin receives honorary Academy Award
As part of his first visit to the United States in 20 years British film pioneer Charlie Chaplin accepts an honorary Academy Award for his incalculable...
Sandor Herz, founder of Hertz Rental Car, is born
On this day in 1879 Sandor Herzthe future John Hertz the man behind what will one day be the worlds largest car-rental companyis born ...
ASPCA is founded
On April 10 1866 the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh...
Congress of Oppressed Nationalities closes in Rome
The Congress of Oppressed Nationalities convened in Rome Italy during the second week of April 1918 closes on April 10 after representatives from the Czech...
Poll reveals that public approval of Vietnam policy is down
A Gallup Poll shows that 48 percent of the public approves of President Nixons policy in Vietnam while 41 percent disapprove. In January Nixon had a 6...
B-52s begin bombing North Vietnam
Although the U.S. command refuses to confirm publicly the location of targets U.S. B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam for the first time since...
Tiger Woods wins fourth Masters
Tiger Woods wins his fourth Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club after a 15-foot birdie on the first hole of the sudden-death playoff against C...
FDR creates Civilian Conservation Corps
On this day in 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) an innovative federally funded organization that put tho...
Civilian Conservation Corps created
The Civilian Conservation Corps a tool for employing young men and improving the governments vast holdings of western land is created in Washington D...
O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi is published
O. Henrys second short story collection The Four Million is published. The collection includes one of his most beloved stories ...
Paul McCartney announces the breakup of the Beatles
The legendary rock band the Beatles spent the better part of three years breaking up in the late 1960s and even longer than that hashing out who did what and w...
First color 3-D film opens
On this day in 1953 the horror film The House of Wax starring Vincent Price opens at New Yorks Paramount Theater. Released by Warner Brothers it was...
Atomic submarine USS Thresher sinks in the Atlantic, killing all on board
On this day in 1963 the USS Thresher an atomic submarine sinks in the Atlantic Ocean killing the entire crew. One hundred and twenty-nine sailors and civil...
A torture chamber is uncovered by arson
On this day in 1834 a fire at the LaLaurie mansion in New Orleans Louisiana leads to the discovery of a torture chamber where slaves are routinely brutalized...
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