April 10 in History
What happened on April 10 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on april 10 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on april 10 in history.
?>1981
Imprisoned Irish Republican Army hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to the British Parliament.
1974
Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli Prime Minister, Golda Meir.
1971
The American table tennis team arrives in China.
1947
Jackie Robinson becomes the first black to play major league baseball as he takes the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1945
In their second attempt to take the Seelow Heights, near Berlin, the Red Army launches numerous attacks against the defending Germans. The Soviets gain one mile at the cost of 3,000 men killed and 368 tanks destroyed.
1945
Allied troops liberate the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald north of Weener, Germany.
1941
U.S. troops occupy Greenland to prevent Nazi infiltration.
1938
Germany annexes Austria.
1932
Paul von Hindenburg is elected president in Germany.
1930
The first synthetic rubber is produced.
1925
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby.
1912
The Titanic begins her maiden voyage which will end in disaster.
1902
South African Boers accept British terms of surrender.
1866
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is formed.
1865
At Appomattox Court, Va, General Robert E. Lee issues his last orders to the Army of Northern Virginia.
1862
Union forces begin the bombardment of Fort Pulaski in Georgia along the Tybee River.
1809
Austria declares war on France and her forces enter Bavaria.
1790
The U.S. patent system is established.