Today In History

Today is Wednesday, April 10, the 100th day of 2019. There are 265 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1865: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a day after surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, said farewell to his men, praising them for their “unsurpassed courage and fortitude.”

ON THIS DATE

› 1866: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.

› 1916: The Professional Golfers’ Association of America was founded in New York.

› 1925: The F. Scott Fitzgerald novel “The Great Gatsby” was first published by Scribner’s of New York.

› 1947: Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.

› 1968: “In the Heat of the Night” won best picture of 1967 at the 40th Academy Awards.

› 1971: A table tennis team from the United States arrived in China at the invitation of the communist government for a goodwill visit that came to be known as “pingpong diplomacy.”

› 1998: The Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor Max von Sydow is 90. Actress Liz Sheridan is 90. Folk-pop singer Terre Roche (The Roches) is 66. Actor Peter MacNicol is 65. Actress Olivia Brown is 62. Rock musician Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) is 62. Singer-producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is 61. Rock singer-musician Brian Setzer is 60. Rock singer Katrina Leskanich is 59. Actor Jeb Adams is 58. R&B singer Kenny Lattimore is 52. Actor-comedian Orlando Jones is 51. Rock musician Mike Mushok (Staind) is 50. Rapper Q-Tip (aka Kamaal) is 49. Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is 45. Actor David Harbour is 44. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 40. Actress Laura Bell Bundy is 38. Actor Harry Hadden-Paton is 38. Actress Shay Mitchell is 32. Actor Haley Joel Osment is 31. Actress Molly Bernard (TV: “Younger”) is 31. Country singer Maren Morris is 29. Actor Alex Pettyfer is 29. Singer-actress Sofia Carson is 26. Actress Audrey Whitby is 23. Actress Ruby Jerins is 21.