War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) was a major…
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10 April 1872
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. Arbor Day is a special day dedicated to planting and nurturing trees, emphasizing the importance of forests…
10 April 1710
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. The Statute of Anne, also known as the Copyright Act…
10 April 837
Halley’s Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles) Halley’s Comet is one of…
10 April 1925
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner’s Sons.
10 April 1971
Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
10 April 1939
Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.’s “Big Book”, is first published. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous’]
10 April 1872
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. The Spanish village of Mondoñedo held the first documented arbor plantation festival in the world organized by…
10 April 1970
Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles. The legendary rock band the Beatles spent the better part of three years breaking up in…
10 April 1872
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska. The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. It was the brainchild of…