TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, April 10, the 100th day of 2022. There are 265 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history

On April 10, 1912, the British liner Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.

On this date

In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated.

In 1932, German President Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected in a runoff, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.

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

In 1963, the fast-attack nuclear submarine Thresher sank during deep-diving tests east of Cape Cod, Mass., in a disaster that claimed 129 lives.

In 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 “ping-pong diplomacy.”

In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare.

In 1974, Golda Meir announced her resignation as prime minister of Israel.

In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks.

In 2005, Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters with a spectacular finish of birdies and bogeys.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Steven Seagal is 70. Actor Peter Macnicol is 68. Actor Olivia Brown is 65. Musician Brian Setzer is 63. Comedian Orlando Jones is

54. Actor David Harbour is 47. Singer-actor Mandy Moore is

38. Actor Haley Joel Osment is

34. Actor Daisy Ridley is 30.