Historical Events for 10th April 2023

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1877 - Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia, SC
1896 - High jumper Ellery Clark leads an American sweep of the placings with a leap of 1.81m at the Athens Olympics; his 2nd victory of the Games after taking out the long jump
1940 - Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government"
1945 - German troops attack Ijsselbrug
1974 - American Boccaccio Association forms
1981 - France performs nuclear test
1991 - LA King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal
1994 - "Les Miserables" opens at Hiten Theatre, Osaka
2021 - China orders Alibaba pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after anti-trust regulations say it has been acting as a monopoly
2022 - 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes for record $2.7m payout

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