History Events on April 10

World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.

#Axis_powers

The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.

#Arbor_Day

The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.

#Statute_of_Anne

1938 German parliamentary election and referendum, the final elections to the Reichstag during Nazi rule and seeking approval for the recent annexation of Austria

#1938_German_parliamentary_election_and_referendum

One hundred twenty-nine American sailors die when the submarine USS Thresher sinks at sea.

#Submarine

Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.

#Mexican_Revolution

Ludovico Sforza is captured by Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French.

#Ludovico_Sforza

Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.

#Vietnam_War

Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria.

#Napoleonic_Wars

War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.

#War_of_the_Austrian_Succession

The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.

#Federal_government_of_the_United_States

The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.

#Mount_Tambora

The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.

#London_Company

A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.

#South_Atlantic_tropical_cyclone

Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg is proclaimed emperor of Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico.

#Maximilian_I_of_Mexico

The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.

#Suez_Canal

Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland killing 108 people.

#Invicta_International_Airlines_Flight_435

Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing 96 people, including Polish President Lech Kaczy?ski, his wife, and dozens of other senior officials and dignitaries.

#Polish_Air_Force

Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).

#Halley's_Comet

Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.

#1979_Red_River_Valley_tornado_outbreak

The Good Friday Agreement is signed in Northern Ireland.

#Good_Friday_Agreement

At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.

#Ethiopia

Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus.

#Gregory_V_of_Constantinople

President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces the abrogation of the constitution and assumes all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis.

#President_of_Fiji

Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

#Paul_McCartney

Deshin Shekpa, 5th Karmapa Lama visits the Ming dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded the title "Great Treasure Prince of Dharma".

#Deshin_Shekpa,_5th_Karmapa_Lama

American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.

#American_Civil_War

Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.

#Nestorius

After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

#Big_Ben

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.

#The_Great_Gatsby

The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town of Missolonghi begin leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive.

#Missolonghi

Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, located in the centre of the M87 galaxy

An earthquake, of 6.6 magnitude, strikes 39 km west-southwest of Ashkasham, shakes up India, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Srinagar and Pakistan.

The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.

Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.

The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are accidentally discovered by construction workers in Shandong.

Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.

The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm - the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.

Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp.

Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book" is first published.

The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.

RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.

On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.