April 10<\/p>\n
1790
\nThe U.S. patent system was formed.<\/p>\n
1849
\nThe safety pin was patented by Walter Hunt, in New York.<\/p>\n
1866
\nThe American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was chartered.<\/p>\n
1912
\nTitanic set sail on its fateful voyage.<\/p>\n
1947
\nBranch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers announced that Jackie Robinson had signed with the team.<\/p>\n
1963
\nThe atomic-powered submarine Thresher sank off Cape Cod, Mass.<\/p>\n
1970
\nPaul McCartney announced the official split of the Beatles.<\/p>\n
1974
\nIsraeli prime minister Golda Meir announced her resignation.<\/p>\n
1998
\nThe Northern Ireland “Good Friday Accord” was reached.<\/p>\n
2003
\nThe U.S. House passed the “Amber Alert” bill. It provided a system for alerting the public about missing or abducted children.<\/p>\n
Birthdays<\/p>\n
Matthew C. Perry
\nnaval officer (1794)<\/p>\n
William Booth
\nreligious leader (1829)<\/p>\n
Joseph Pulitzer
\nAmerican newspaper publisher (1847)<\/p>\n
Frances Perkins
\nU.S. Secretary of Labor (1882)<\/p>\n
Dolores Huerta
\nlabor leader (1930)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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