April 10 is the 101st day of the year.
National Cinnamon Crescent Day
Golfer’s Day
National Siblings Day
1606 – The Virginia Company of London was established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. The territory granted to the London Company included the eastern coast of America from the 34th parallel (Cape Fear) north to the 41st parallel (in Long Island Sound)… The company was permitted by its charter to establish a 100-square-mile (260 km2) settlement within this area. The portion of the company’s territory north of the 38th parallel was shared with the Plymouth Company, with the stipulation that neither company found a colony within 100 miles (161 km) of each other.
By 1609, the Plymouth Company had dissolved. As a result, the charter for the London Company was adjusted with a new grant that extended from “sea to sea” of the previously-shared area between the 38th and 40th parallel.
April 10, 1790 – Robert Gray, merchant sea-captain, was the first American to circumnavigate the Earth. He explored and named the Columbia River in 1792.
April 10, 1815 – The Mount Tambora volcano began a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately killed 71,000 people and affected Earth’s climate for the next two years. Mount Tambora is on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Tambora’s 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded human history.
Birthday of Joseph Pulitzer 1847, American journalist and publisher who founded Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
1849 – Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt of NYC; He sold the rights for $100.
Humane Day, anniversary of the incorporation of the ASPCA in 1866.
1872 – The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.
1912 – RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
1925 “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced he had purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals, paving the way for Robinson to become the first black to play in the major leagues.