April 10
1790 - The U.S. patent system was formed.
1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, influential 19th-century American newspaper editor and publisher, was born.
1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.
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 nuclear powered submarine "Thresher" sank off 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 won election to the British Parliament.
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 - Negotiators in Northern Ireland reached a landmark settlement that called for Protestants and Catholics to share power.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illnesses.
2003 - The House of Representatives passed the "Amber Alert" bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
2007 - A woman wearing an explosives vest strapped underneath her black robe blew herself up in the midst of 200 police recruits in Mugdadiyah, Iraq, killing 16.
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.
Birthdays
27 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
28 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
31 - Mandy Moore (singer)
35 - Kasey Kahne (race car driver)
47 - Orlando Jones (actor)
63 - Steven Seagal (actor)
79 - John Madden (hall of fame football coach/sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1916 - The PGA held its first championship tournament.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1943 - Sam Snead won the Masters.
1947 - Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced he had purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals, paving the way for Robinson to become the first African American to play in the major leagues.
1955 - Cary Middlecoff won the Masters.
1956 - The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1961 - South African Gary Player became the first foreign player to win the Masters.
1973 - Kansas City opened Royals Stadium (now Kaufmann Stadium) with a 12-1 win over the Texas Rangers.
1977 - Tom Watson won the Masters.
1988 - Sandy Lyle won the Masters.
1995 - Andre Agassi became the #1 ranked tennis player in the world, ending Pete Sampras' 101-week stay at the top of the ATP rankings.
1999 - The Chicago Bulls were held to an NBA record low scoring total of 49 points in a 82-49 loss to the Miami Heat.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to hit 400 career home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2004 - Denver defeated Maine 1-0 to win the NCAA hockey championship.
2005 - Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fourth time.
2007 - The NFL suspended Tennessee Titans CB Adam "Pacman" Jones for the entire 2007 season and Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry for the first eight games due to their conduct off the field.
2010 - Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5-0 to win the NCAA hockey championship.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel won the Masters.
2012 - Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games by Major League Baseball for comments he made about former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
2012 - Arkansas fired football coach Bobby Petrino.
1790 - The U.S. patent system was formed.
1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, influential 19th-century American newspaper editor and publisher, was born.
1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.
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 nuclear powered submarine "Thresher" sank off 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 won election to the British Parliament.
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 - Negotiators in Northern Ireland reached a landmark settlement that called for Protestants and Catholics to share power.
2001 - The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illnesses.
2003 - The House of Representatives passed the "Amber Alert" bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
2007 - A woman wearing an explosives vest strapped underneath her black robe blew herself up in the midst of 200 police recruits in Mugdadiyah, Iraq, killing 16.
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.
Birthdays
27 - Haley Joel Osment (actor)
28 - Shay Mitchell (actress)
31 - Mandy Moore (singer)
35 - Kasey Kahne (race car driver)
47 - Orlando Jones (actor)
63 - Steven Seagal (actor)
79 - John Madden (hall of fame football coach/sportscaster)
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Today in Sports History - April 10
1916 - The PGA held its first championship tournament.
1934 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1943 - Sam Snead won the Masters.
1947 - Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced he had purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals, paving the way for Robinson to become the first African American to play in the major leagues.
1955 - Cary Middlecoff won the Masters.
1956 - The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.
1961 - South African Gary Player became the first foreign player to win the Masters.
1973 - Kansas City opened Royals Stadium (now Kaufmann Stadium) with a 12-1 win over the Texas Rangers.
1977 - Tom Watson won the Masters.
1988 - Sandy Lyle won the Masters.
1995 - Andre Agassi became the #1 ranked tennis player in the world, ending Pete Sampras' 101-week stay at the top of the ATP rankings.
1999 - The Chicago Bulls were held to an NBA record low scoring total of 49 points in a 82-49 loss to the Miami Heat.
2000 - Ken Griffey Jr. became the youngest player in baseball history to hit 400 career home runs. He was 30 years, 141 days old.
2004 - Denver defeated Maine 1-0 to win the NCAA hockey championship.
2005 - Tiger Woods won the Masters for the fourth time.
2007 - The NFL suspended Tennessee Titans CB Adam "Pacman" Jones for the entire 2007 season and Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry for the first eight games due to their conduct off the field.
2010 - Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5-0 to win the NCAA hockey championship.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel won the Masters.
2012 - Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games by Major League Baseball for comments he made about former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
2012 - Arkansas fired football coach Bobby Petrino.
