April 10th

• 1633

  First bananas sold in London at Thomas Johnson's shop.

• 1815

  Mount Tambora eruption causes global volcanic winter, 71,000 dead.

• 1845

  Fire damages over 1,000 buildings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• 1861

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology established in Cambridge.

• 1912

  RMS Titanic begins her maiden (and final) voyage from Southampton.

• 1925

  'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald published by Scribners. View Post →

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• 1991

  Boat collides with tanker in Livorno Italy fog, ~138 killed.

• 1996

  Fastest non-tornado wind speed recorded, 408 km/h during Cyclone Olivia.

• 2019

  New human species, Homo luzonensis, announced, remains found in Philippines.

• 1970

  The Beatles break up as Paul McCartney announces departure.

• 1916

  First PGA championship tournament held.