April 10th
1790
The U.S. patent system was formed.
1849
The safety pin was patented by Walter Hunt, in New York.
1866
The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was chartered.
1869
José Martí founds the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
1912
Titanic set sail on its fateful voyage.
1925
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published.
1947
Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that Jackie Robinson had signed with the team.
1963
The atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off Cape Cod, Mass.
1970
Paul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.
1992
Stand-up comedian & actor Sam Kinison was killed in a car crash, he was 38.
2003
The U.S. House passed the "Amber Alert" bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.
Birthdays
94 Harry Morgan Actor ("Dragnet," "MASH")
80 Liz Sheridan Actress ("Seinfeld")
80 Max von Sydow Actor
77 Omar Sharif Actor ("Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia")
73 John Madden Sportscaster
71 Don Meredith Sportscaster
61 Mel Blount Football Hall of Famer
59 Ken Griffey, Sr. Baseball player
58 Steven Seagal Actor
55 Peter MacNicol Actor ("24," "Ally McBeal")
52 Steven Gustafson Rock musician (10,000 Maniacs)
51 Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds R&B singer, producer
50 Brian Setzer Musician (Stray Cats)
48 Jeb Adams Actor
44 Tim "Herb" Alexander Rock musician (Primus)
41 Orlando Jones Actor, comedian
40 Mike Mushok Rock musician (Staind)
29 Kasey Kahne Race-car driver
28 Laura Bell Bundy Actress, singer
27 Chyler Leigh Actress ("Grey's Anatomy")
26 Ryan Merriman Actor
25 Mandy Moore Actress
21 Haley Joel Osment Actor ("The Sixth Sense")
18 Amanda Michalka Actress, singer
78 Lewis Wallace 4/10/1827 - 2/15/1905 American soldier, lawyer and author; wrote "Ben-Hur"
54 Vladimir Lenin 4/10/1870 (OS) - 1/21/1924 Russian Communist leader of the Bolshevik Revolution (1917)
30 Ross Youngs 4/10/1897 - 10/22/1927 Baseball Hall of Famer