Today In History
Today is Wednesday, April 10, the 101st day of 2024. There are 265 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On April 10, 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, bound for New York on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
ON THIS DATE
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1866: The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated. ›
1932: German President Paul Von Hindenburg was reelected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second. ›
1963: The fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank during deep-diving tests east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in a disaster that claimed 129 lives. ›
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. › 2012: Rick Santorum quit the presidential race, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. ›
2017: Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority. ›
2019: Scientists released the first image ever made of a black hole, revealing a fiery, doughnut-shaped object in a galaxy 53 million lightyears from earth. ›
2023: A Louisville bank employee shot and killed five co-workers, including a close friend of the governor, and wounded eight others in a livestreamed workplace shooting at a bank branch; the shooter, 25-year-old Connor Sturgeon, was fatally shot by police.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Steven Seagal is
72. Folk-pop singer Terre Roche (The Roches) is 71. Actor Peter MacNicol is
70. Actor Olivia Brown is
67. Singer-producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is 66. Rock singer-musician Brian Setzer is
65. Rock singer Katrina Leskanich is 64. Olympic gold medal speedskater Cathy Turner is 62. Rock musician Mike Mushok (Staind) is 55. Rapper Q-Tip (aka Kamaal) is 54. Actor David Harbour is
49. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland is 45. Actor Laura Bell Bundy is 43. Actor Harry Hadden-Paton is 43. Actor Chyler Leigh is 42. Pop musician Andrew Dost (fun.) is 41. Actor Ryan Merriman is
41. Singer Mandy Moore is 40. Actor Barkhad Abdi is 39. Actor Shay Mitchell is 37. Actor Haley Joel Osment is 36. Actor Molly Bernard (TV: “Younger”) is 36. Country singer Maren Morris is
34. Actor Alex Pettyfer is 34. Actor-singer AJ Michalka is 33. Actor Daisy Ridley is 32. Singer-actor Sofia Carson is
31. Actor Audrey Whitby is 28. Actor Ruby Jerins is 26.