Today is Thursday, April 10, the 100th day of 2014 with 265 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. The evening stars are Jupiter and Mars. This Day in History, April 10 On April 10th, 1912, the RMS Titanic begin its ill-fated voyage. Other Notable Events for April 10 On this date in history: In 1790, merchant Robert Gray docked at Boston Harbor, becoming the first American to circumnavigate the globe. He sailed from Boston in September 1787. In 1849, William Hunt of New York patented the safety pin. In 1864, Austrian Archduke Maximilian became emperor of Mexico. Notable Birthdays for April 10 Those born on this date include: - Dutch philosopher Hugo Grotius in 1583 - Button Gwinnett, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, in 1735 - U.S. Navy Adm. Matthew Perry, who concluded the first treaty between Japan and the United States, in 1794 - soldier, diplomat and novelist Lewis Wallace, author of Ben-Hur, in 1827 A thought for the day: Pablo Casals said, I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance. Classic Quotes by Frances Perkins (1880-1965) American educator Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees. --------------- The quality of his being one with the people, of having no artificial or natural barriers between him and them, made it possible for him to be a leader without ever being or thinking of being a dictator.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:45:28 +0000
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