April 10
Today is the 100th day of 2017, there are 265 days left in the year.
1790 - The U.S. patent system was formed.
1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, the influential 19th century American newspaper editor and publisher, was born.
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 from Southampton, England on its fateful voyage.
1926 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1932 - German President Paul Von Hindenburg won re-election in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
1957 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to all shipping traffic. (The canal had been closed due to wreckage resulting from the Suez Crisis.)
1963 - The atomic-powered submarine "Thresher" sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.
1974 - Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1981 - Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was declared the winner of an election to the British Parliament.
1992 - Comedian Sam Kinison was killed in a car crash near Needles, California. He was 38 years old.
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.
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 killed his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials.
Birthdays
21 - Audrey Whitby (actress)
22 - Ian Nelson (actor)
24 - Sofia Carson (actress)
25 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
26 - AJ Michalka (actress)
27 - Alex Pettyfer (actor)
27 - Maren Morris (country singer)
29 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
30 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
31 - Ayesha Takia (actress)
33 - Mandy Moore (singer)
34 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
34 - Jamie Chung (actress)
35 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
36 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
37 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
37 - Kasey Kahne (race car driver)
43 - David Harbour (actor)
65 - Steven Seagal (actor)
81 - John Madden (sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1913 - President Woodrow Wilson throws out first ball, Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1.
1916 - The first professional golf tournament is held by the PGA.
1924 - Tubular steel golf club shafts are approved for championship play.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1945 - The NFL's Boston Yanks and Brooklyn Tigers merge.
1947 - Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that he had signed Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.
1949 - Sam Snead wins the Masters.
1953 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1955 - Cary Middlecoff wins the Masters.
1955 - The Syracuse Nationals beat the Fort Wayne Pistons in seven games to win the NBA championships.
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 wins the Masters. He was the first foreign golfer to ever win the event.
1962 - The first game is played at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers lost to the Cincinnati Reds 6-3.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s make their major league debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1973 - Royals Stadium opens in Kansas City and the Royals christen the new ballpark with a 12-1 rout of the Texas Rangers.
1977 - Tom Watson wins the Masters.
1988 - Sandy Lyle wins the Masters.
1991 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings scores an NHL record 93rd career playoff goal.
1992 - The NHL strike ends after 10 days.
1993 - The Pittsburgh Penguins set an NHL record with their 17th consecutive win.
1994 - Jose Olazabal wins the Masters.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fourth time in his career.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel won the Masters.
2012 - The University of Arkansas fired head football coach Bobby Petrino, citing a "pattern of misleading" behavior that included hiring his mistress.
2016 - Danny Willett won the Masters following a stunning collapse by Jordan Spieth.
Today is the 100th day of 2017, there are 265 days left in the year.
1790 - The U.S. patent system was formed.
1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, the influential 19th century American newspaper editor and publisher, was born.
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 from Southampton, England on its fateful voyage.
1926 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1932 - German President Paul Von Hindenburg won re-election in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.
1957 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to all shipping traffic. (The canal had been closed due to wreckage resulting from the Suez Crisis.)
1963 - The atomic-powered submarine "Thresher" sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1970 - Paul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.
1974 - Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.
1981 - Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was declared the winner of an election to the British Parliament.
1992 - Comedian Sam Kinison was killed in a car crash near Needles, California. He was 38 years old.
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.
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 killed his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials.
Birthdays
21 - Audrey Whitby (actress)
22 - Ian Nelson (actor)
24 - Sofia Carson (actress)
25 - Daisy Ridley (actress)
26 - AJ Michalka (actress)
27 - Alex Pettyfer (actor)
27 - Maren Morris (country singer)
29 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
30 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
31 - Ayesha Takia (actress)
33 - Mandy Moore (singer)
34 - Ryan Merriman (actor)
34 - Jamie Chung (actress)
35 - Chyler Leigh (actress)
36 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress)
37 - Charlie Hunnam (actor)
37 - Kasey Kahne (race car driver)
43 - David Harbour (actor)
65 - Steven Seagal (actor)
81 - John Madden (sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1913 - President Woodrow Wilson throws out first ball, Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1.
1916 - The first professional golf tournament is held by the PGA.
1924 - Tubular steel golf club shafts are approved for championship play.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1945 - The NFL's Boston Yanks and Brooklyn Tigers merge.
1947 - Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that he had signed Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.
1949 - Sam Snead wins the Masters.
1953 - The Minneapolis Lakers defeat the New York Knicks in five games to win the NBA championship.
1955 - Cary Middlecoff wins the Masters.
1955 - The Syracuse Nationals beat the Fort Wayne Pistons in seven games to win the NBA championships.
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 wins the Masters. He was the first foreign golfer to ever win the event.
1962 - The first game is played at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers lost to the Cincinnati Reds 6-3.
1962 - The Houston Colt .45s make their major league debut with an 11-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1973 - Royals Stadium opens in Kansas City and the Royals christen the new ballpark with a 12-1 rout of the Texas Rangers.
1977 - Tom Watson wins the Masters.
1988 - Sandy Lyle wins the Masters.
1991 - Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings scores an NHL record 93rd career playoff goal.
1992 - The NHL strike ends after 10 days.
1993 - The Pittsburgh Penguins set an NHL record with their 17th consecutive win.
1994 - Jose Olazabal wins the Masters.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 400 home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2005 - Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fourth time in his career.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel won the Masters.
2012 - The University of Arkansas fired head football coach Bobby Petrino, citing a "pattern of misleading" behavior that included hiring his mistress.
2016 - Danny Willett won the Masters following a stunning collapse by Jordan Spieth.
