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What happened in history on this day: April 10?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On April 10 in ...
- 1989 - The Spring COMDEX trade show is held, in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1989 - At the Comdex show, Intel announces the 25 MHz i486 microprocessor. It integrates the 386, 387 math coprocessor, and adds an 8 kB primary cache. It uses 1.2 million transistors, employing 1-micron technology. Initial price is US$900. Speed is 20 MIPS. Bus speed is 25 MHz.
- 1989 - At the Comdex show, Intel introduces the 33 MHz version of the 80386DX microprocessor and 80387 math co-processor. This version of the 387 incorporates new technology, making it inherently faster than previous 387 chips.
- 1989 - At Comdex, Toshiba America shows a working prototype of the Toshiba T-5200 portable computer, with a 11-inch diagonal 16-color 640x480 pixel LCD display.
- 1927 - Walt delivers the first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Poor Papa, to Charles Mintz in New York. The reviewers are unimpressed, complaining that the rabbit is old, sloppy, and fat.
- 1930 - The Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Concert is released.
- 1942 - The Donald Duck film Donald's Snow Fight is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1942 - The film Fantasia is generally released in theaters.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled People of the Desert. The films Navajo Adventure and The Blue Men of Morocco are shown.
- 1961 - The Monorail is temporarily shut down for extension to the Disneyland Hotel.
- 1966 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't.
- 1972 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Special Visual Effects) for the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
- 1974 - The TV special Sandy in Disneyland airs, starring Sandy Duncan.
- 1982 - The CBS TV network airs the Walt Disney show, entitled The Adventures of Pollyanna.
- 1984 - Bhutan issues eleven postage stamps depicting various Disney characters and the history of communications.
- 1984 - The Silhouette Studio shop opens in Tokyo Disneyland.
- 1986 - Romania issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters in The Band Concert, marking the 50th anniversary of color animated films.
- 1987 - Disney releases the film Flight of the Navigator to theaters in the UK.
- 1987 - Disney releases the animated film The Gummi Bears: Faster Than a Speeding Tummi to theaters in England.
- 1988 - The America Sings attraction in the carousel theater in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes.
- 1992 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Newsies to theaters.
- 1992 - The Grand Inauguration of the hotels at Euro Disneyland takes place.
- 1994 - The Stargate fast-food facility at EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1999 - The Disney Channel premieres the Disney Channel Original Movie Can of Worms.
- 2006 - Disney says it will begin allowing the download of television shows from Web site abc.com, for a two month trial period.
- 1953 - The General Motors Motorama show is on display in Los Angeles, California, over ten days.
- 1969 - A labor dispute halts production of 1969 model Corvettes.
- 1995 - General Motors starts building the first C5 beta test car.
- 2002 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chevrolet officially unveils the 2003 50th Anniversary Special Edition Corvette coupe, convertible, and Official Pace Car Corvette for the Indianapolis 500 race.
- 2004 - At the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, the Food City 250 race is held, round three of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 20th overall is the Michael Baughman Racing #46 Corvette, driven by Gary St. Amour and Mike Yeakle.
- Finishing 6th in GT class and 29th overall is the SL Motorsports #06 Corvette, driven by Steve Lisa and Chuck Hemmingson.
- 2005 - At the Long Beach Street Circuit in Long Beach, California, the Cytomax Challenge/Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach race is held, round one of the Trans-Am Series.
- Finishing 1st is the Derhaag Motorsports #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 5th is the Simms Motorsports #24 Corvette, driven by Philip Simms.
- Finishing 7th is the Tony Ave Racing #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo.
- In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the Hypermax Engineering #83 Corvette, driven by Max Lagod.
- 2006 - CBS Television airs the CSI: Miami TV show in the USA. A current-model red convertible Corvette appears.
- 2010 - At Barber Motorsports Park the Grand-Am Barber race is held, round 3 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 13th in GT class and 24th overall is the LG Motorsports #28 Corvette, driven by Lux/Collins.
- 1940 - A British destroyer flotilla is launched against German forces in Narvik, Norway.
- 1940 - (dawn) British destroyers Hardy, Havock, and Hunter attack German ships at Narvik harbor, in Vest Fjord, achieving complete surprise. They sink destroyers Anton Schmidt and Wilhelm Heidkamp, and sink or destroy eight supply ships.
- 1940 - (about 0545 hours) At Narvik harbor, five strong German destroyers approach British destroyers from two directions. Hardy is severely damaged, and run aground to get the crew out. Hunter is hit and sinks in under a minute. Hotspur and Hostile are damaged, and with Havock escape to return to England. All five German destroyers are damaged, delaying their departure from Narvik.
- 1940 - aEn route from Narvik to England, destroyers Hotspur, Hostile, and Havock sink German ammunition ship Rauenfels.
- 1940 - Norwegian mine-layer Olav Tryggvason hits German cruiser Emden in Oslo fjord.
- 1940 - (1600 hours) British Coastal Command Wellington bombers make their first air raid on the airfield at Stavanger, Norway.
- 1940 - Quote by British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax, describing the German attack on Norway as "really that of a homicidal lunatic or of a mad dog.".
- 1941 - The German 2nd Army begins its main advance in Greece.
- 1941 - In Washington, USA, a treaty is signed with the Danish government for the US to take over protection of Greenland.
- 1941 - (evening) British bombers score four hits on the German battle cruiser Gneisenau in Brest harbor, putting it out of action for several months.
- 1942 - (evening) British Bomber Command drops its first 8,000-pound bombs, on Essen, Germany.
- 1944 - The Soviet Red Army re-captures Odessa.
- 1944 - (evening) British bombers attack railway targets in Ghent, France.
- 1945 - The British Bomber Command makes an aerial raid on targets in Leipzig.
- 1945 - Poland issues five postage stamps commemorating the liberation of Cracow.
- 1967 - Poland issues three postage stamps depicting memorials to the 1939-45 struggle.
- 2000 - Russia issues five postage stamps marking the 55th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 1991 - A Federal Trade Commission investigation of Nintendo is made public. The focus was on allegations of price-fixing. It is announced that Nintendo had signed a consent decree, agreeing to not fix prices or punish retailers who lower suggested prices. Nintendo agrees to mail out $5 coupons to buyers of Nintendo Entertainment Systems between June 1, 1988 and December 30, 1990, toward future Nintendo merchandise.
- 1995 - Midway Amusement Games releases the Mortal Kombat 3 video game Version 1.0 to arcades in the US.
- 1998 - Nintendo releases the Yoshi's Story video game for the Nintendo 64 in the UK.
- 2020 - Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy VII Remake video game for the PlayStation 4 in the USA.
- 1793 - US Mint Chief Coiner Henry Voigt delivers 6000 cents to Mint Treasurer.
- 1806 - In the USA, an Act fixes the legal tender value of gold coins of Great Britain, Portugal, France, Spain, and silver coins of Spain and France.
- 1816 - Congress passes the Act Regulating the Currency of Foreign Coins in the United States.
- 1838 - Gold bullion is first deposited at the New Orleans Mint.
- 1896 - Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens (2:58:50).
- 1913 - President Woodrow Wilson throws out first ball, Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1.
- 1916 - First professional golf tournament held.
- 1924 - Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play.
- 1930 - George Headley scores 223 in cricket versus England at Kingston.
- 1934 - NHL Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1.
- 1945 - NFL's Boston Yankees and Brooklyn Tigers merge.
- 1949 - 13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282.
- 1953 - 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1.
- 1955 - 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279.
- 1955 - 9th NBA Championship: Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3.
- 1956 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1.
- 1960 - 24th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282.
- 1960 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
- 1961 - 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280.
- 1961 - New Washington Senators loses first regular-season game 4-3 to Chicago White Sox.
- 1962 - First baseball game at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers lose 6-3 to Cincinnati Reds.
- 1962 - First major league game in Houston, Texas, Colt 45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2.
- 1962 - New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle hits his 375th homerun.
- 1971 - First baseball game at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies beat Montreal Expos 4-1.
- 1973 - Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Texas Rangers.
- 1976 - Milwaukee Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed-New York Yankees win 9-7.
- 1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA Central Division title.
- 1977 - 41st Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276.
- 1977 - Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women's International Golf Satellite.
- 1977 - Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inning game (3:17).
- 1978 - Formation of the Major Indoor Soccer League is announced.
- 1979 - J R Richard throws major league record six wild pitches in Astrodome.
- 1982 - Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton Oilers in the third period, win in overtime 6-5.
- 1983 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1983 - Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit.
- 1983 - Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands) wins Paris-Roubaix cycle race.
- 1984 - John Long (Detroit Pistons) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games.
- 1985 - At 80, Leo Sites becomes oldest bowler to score a 300 game.
- 1988 - 52nd Golf Masters Championship: Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281.
- 1988 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic.
- 1988 - New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5-4 (overtime) first round tied at 2-2.
- 1990 - Curtly Ambrose takes 8-45 in cricket versus England at Bridgetown.
- 1991 - Los Angeles Kings player Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal.
- 1991 - Martin Zubero swims world record 200 metre backstroke (1:52.51).
- 1992 - NHL strike ends after ten days.
- 1993 - BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Junior.
- 1993 - Ottawa Senators win first road game (New York Islanders) after 38 straight loses.
- 1993 - Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak.
- 1994 - 58th Golf Masters Championship: Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats New York Yankees by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 10-5.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Miami Marlins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 9-4. Bud Black records his 1000th game win as manager, with the Rockies.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Seattle Mariners by score 10-4.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Kansas City Royals by score 17-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 12-6.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats New York Mets by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Atlanta Braves by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 10-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Ottawa Senators by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Anaheim Ducks by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Los Angeles Kings by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Nashville Predators by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Boston Bruins by score 4-2.
- 837 - Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth, the closest in 2000 years.
- 1979 - Soyuz 33 launched with a Russian and a Bulgarian.
- 1984 - Damaged Solar Max satellite snared by Challenger shuttle.
- 2019 - Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project announce the first ever image of a black hole, located in the centre of the M87 galaxy.
- 2020 - The ESA/JAXA space probe BepiColombo makes its final gravity assist around Earth and begins to depart for Venus, where it is scheduled to make several gravity assist maneuvers before finally arriving at Mercury in 2025.
- 1979 - A tornado hits Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people (the most notable of 26 tornadoes that day).
- 1790 - US Patent system is established.
- 1806 - In the USA, an Act fixes the legal tender value of gold coins of Great Britain, Portugal, France, Spain, and silver coins of Spain and France.
- 1816 - President James Madison signs a bill into law establishing the second bank of the US, chartered for 20 years.
- 1841 - New York Tribune newspaper begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley.
- 1845 - More than 1,000 buildings are damaged by fire in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1849 - Safety pin is patented by Walter Hunt (New York City, New York); sold rights for $100.
- 1863 - Rebel General Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee.
- 1865 - At Appomattox, Confederate General Robert Lee issues General Order #9, his last.
- 1866 - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh.
- 1869 - US Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9.
- 1871 - P.T. Barnum's The Greatest Show on Earth opens.
- 1872 - Arbor day first celebrated in Nebraska.
- 1877 - Federal troops are withdrawn from Columbia, South Carolina.
- 1878 - California State Cable Car Railroad Company starts service.
- 1882 - Matson founds his shipping company (San Francisco and Hawaii).
- 1884 - US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo.
- 1887 - US President Abraham Lincoln is re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1917 - Munition factory explosion at Eddystone, Pennsylvania, USA, kills 133 workers.
- 1925 - Scribners publishes book The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
- 1941 - In Washington, USA, a treaty is signed with the Danish government for the US to take over protection of Greenland.
- 1945 - US troops land on Tsugen Shima, Okinawa, Japan.
- 1953 - House of Wax, first 3-D movie, is released (New York City, New York).
- 1960 - US Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill.
- 1963 - American atomic-powered submarine USS Thresher sinks 220 miles east of Boston, Massachusetts from an unknown accident, with loss of all 129 men aboard.
- 1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1972 - US, USSR and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons.
- 1978 - Volkswagen becomes the second (after Rolls-Royce) non-American automobile manufacturer to open a plant in the United States, commencing production of the Rabbit, the North American version of the Volkswagen Golf, at the Volkswagen Westmoreland Assembly Plant near New Stanton, Pennsylvania with a unionized (UAW) workforce.
- 1979 - A tornado hits Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people (the most notable of 26 tornadoes that day).
- 1984 - US Senate condemns Central Intelligence Agency mining of Nicaraguan harbors.
- 1986 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1988 - 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins.
- 1989 - H J Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they will not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins.
- 1989 - Intel announces the 25 MHz i486 microprocessor. It integrates the 386 processor, 387 math coprocessor, and adds an 8 kB primary cache. It uses 1.2 million transistors, employing 1-micron technology. Initial price is US$900. Speed is 20 MIPS.
- 1991 - Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd and 42nd Street, New York City, New York).
- 1995 - New York City bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more.
- 2020 - The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extends the no sail order for cruise ships under US jurisdiction for 100 more days, or until the COVID-19 outbreak is no longer considered a public health emergency, or until the no sail order is rescinded.
Other history:
- 1912 - RMS Titanic sets sail for its first and last voyage.
- 1972 - 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars.
- 1972 - US, USSR and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons.
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