April 10th in History
April 10th in History
One of the most pivotal events on April 10 occurred in 1464 when King Edward IV of England secretly married Elizabeth Woodville. The marriage took place at Grafton Regis in Northamptonshire. Elizabeth was a widow from the Lancastrian side of the Wars of the Roses. Her husband, Sir John Grey, had died fighting for Henry VI.
1633 First bananas go on sale in London in the shop window of Thomas Johnson's apothecary
1815 Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people and causing a global volcanic winter
1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster, cracks during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes bellThe original bell for the Palace of Westminster, known as Big Ben, cracked under the striker’s weight during testing. The bell had been cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and weighed over 14 tons. Following the crack, the bell was recast at the same foundry to a slightly lighter weight of 13.76 tons.
1896 American athlete Thomas Burke claims the sprint double at the Athens Olympics winning the 100m final in 12.0s; his 2nd victory of the Games after success in the 400m
1912 Titanic sets sail from Southampton for her maiden (and final) voyage
One of the most pivotal events on April 10 occurred in 1464 when King Edward IV of England secretly married Elizabeth Woodville. The marriage took place at Grafton Regis in Northamptonshire. Elizabeth was a widow from the Lancastrian side of the Wars of the Roses. Her husband, Sir John Grey, had died fighting for Henry VI.
1633 First bananas go on sale in London in the shop window of Thomas Johnson's apothecary
1815 Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies experiences a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, killing around 71,000 people and causing a global volcanic winter
1858 – After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Palace of Westminster, cracks during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes bellThe original bell for the Palace of Westminster, known as Big Ben, cracked under the striker’s weight during testing. The bell had been cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and weighed over 14 tons. Following the crack, the bell was recast at the same foundry to a slightly lighter weight of 13.76 tons.
1896 American athlete Thomas Burke claims the sprint double at the Athens Olympics winning the 100m final in 12.0s; his 2nd victory of the Games after success in the 400m
1912 Titanic sets sail from Southampton for her maiden (and final) voyage
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