On This Day April 10th

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April 10th is the One Hundredth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 265 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometers/3.2 million miles).

1545—The settlement of Villa Imperial de Carlos V (now the city of Potosí) in Bolivia was founded after massive silver deposits were discovered in the area.

1606 – The Virginia Company of London was established by the royal charter of James I of England to establish colonial settlements in North America.

1710 – The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.

1724 - Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, his first cantata composed for Easter in Leipzig.

1815—The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month eruption that lasts until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth's climate for the next two years.

1896 – 1896 Summer Olympics: The Olympic marathon is run, ending with the victory of Greek athlete Spyridon Louis.

1912 – RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England, on her maiden and only voyage.

1925 – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.

1970 – Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.

2019—Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first-ever image of a black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy.

 

Birthdays

1651 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1708)

1915 – Harry Morgan, American actor and director (d. 2011)

1926 – Junior Samples, American comedian (d. 1983)

1936 – John Madden, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2021)

1992 – Daisy Ridley, English actress.

 

Holidays And Observance

A remarkable individual was born on April 10, 1829, in Nottingham, U.K.. William Booth, at the age of 13, was apprenticed to a pawnbroker due to difficult circumstances. However, his life took a turn when he experienced a religious conversion at the age of 15. This marked the beginning of a journey of self-improvement, as he dedicated himself to reading, writing, and speaking, eventually becoming a Methodist local preacher.

 

Booth was unemployed when his apprenticeship ended in 1848, and a year later, he moved to London and found work with a pawnbroker. In 1851, Booth joined the Methodist Reform Church, and on his 23rd birthday, he quit pawnbroking and became a full-time preacher at their headquarters. In 1855, Booth married Catherine Mumford, a member of the Methodist Reform Church. Booth and Catherine started The Christian Revival Society in the East End of London in 1865, later renamed the Christian Mission. They focused on teaching people about the message of Jesus Christ in a way they could relate to, by meeting wherever they saw fit while addressing their material needs. They wanted to reach those rejected by the traditional churches, including those impoverished and disadvantaged.

 

In 1878, The Christian Mission got its present name, The Salvation Army. A year later, Salvationist Amos Shirley unofficially worked for The Salvation Army and traveled to Philadelphia in the U.S. After learning that, Booth decided to send a small group — George Scott Railton and seven others — to New York to begin The Salvation Army’s work in 1880 formally. In the same year, The Salvation Army expanded to Australia. In 1881, the first meetings in Paris were held by Booth’s eldest daughter, Catherine Booth-Clibborn, also known as la Maréchale. International expansion was quick and continued to other countries. Booth’s method was to try and work alongside people in a culturally appropriate way, blending service with evangelism.

 

Others Include.

ASPCA Day (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)

Encourage a Young Writer Day

Global Work from Home Day

Golfer's Day

International Day of Pink

International Safety Pin Day

National Cinnamon Crescent Day

National Farm Animals Day

National Hug Your Dog Day

National Sibling Day

National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day

Safety Pin Day

Salvation Army Founder's Day

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