CoM Moderators Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1845 - More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1884 - US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo 1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos 1934 - Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 1-0 in double OT for a 3-1 series win; Black Hawks' first Stanley Cup 1939 - Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn's Dutch government opens camp Westerbork for German Jews 1942 - Cigarettes and candy rationed in Holland 1968 - Musical "George M!", based on the life of Broadway star George M. Cohan, opens at Palace Theater NYC for 435 performances 1972 - 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars 1990 - CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma, Japan 1991 - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded to John Updike for novel 'Rabbit At Rest' More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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