Today in History: April 10
1790
The U.S. patent system is established.
1809
Austria declares war on France and her forces enter Bavaria.
1862
Union forces begin the bombardment of Fort Pulaski in Georgia along the Tybee River.
1865
At Appomattox Court, Va, General Robert E. Lee issues his last orders to the Army of Northern Virginia
1866
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is formed.
1902
South African Boers accept British terms of surrender.
1912
The Titanic begins her maiden voyage which will end in disaster.
1925
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes The Great Gatsby.
1930
The first synthetic rubber is produced.
1932
Paul von Hindenburg is elected president in Germany
1938
Germany annexes Austria.
1941
U.S. troops occupy Greenland to prevent Nazi infiltration
945
Allied troops liberate the Nazi concentration camp of Buchenwald north ofWeener,Germany
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.
1947
Jackie Robinson becomes the first black to play major league baseball as he takes the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1971
The American table tennis team arrives in China.
1974
Yitzhak Rabin replaces resigning Israeli Prime Minister, Golda Meir.
1981
Imprisoned Irish Republican Army hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to the British Parliament.
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