On April 10, 837 – Halleys Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance 3.2 million miles. 1606 – The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America. 1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain. 1816 – The United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States. 1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden voyage. 1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published.
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