Today is Tuesday, April 10, the 101st day of 2012. There are 265 days left in the year.
837 ― Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth
1516 ― First ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice
1849 ― Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (New York City); sold rights for $100
1877 ― First human cannonball act performed in London
1912 ― RMS Titanic sets sail for its first and last voyage
1925 ― F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes ``The Great Gatsby"
1930 ― Synthetic rubber first produced
1947 ― Jackie Robinson became the first black in modern major league baseball (Dodgers)
1961 ― Adolf Eichmann tried as a war criminal in Israel
1971 ― U.S. table tennis team arrives in People's Republic of China