A British five pound note that was printed in Philadelphia, during the reign of King George III, dated April 10, 1775.

The reverse side (lower image) says “To Counterfeit is DEATH” reflecting the seriousness of the crime which was often punishable by death during colonial times.

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Harry Morgan was born on April 10, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan.

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On April 10, 1912, the Titanic departed Southampton, England. Of the 2,240 passengers, 306 (about 14%) of them were Americans.

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Born April 10, 1806 Leonidas Polk was an Episcopal bishop, a major general in the Confederate Army and a second cousin to President Polk. A historian wrote that the artillery shell that killed him was “one of the worst shots fired for the Union cause. Polk’s incompetence made him far more valuable alive then dead.”

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April 10, 1925 saw the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”. The novel’s Daisy Buchanan was based upon wealthy Chicago socialite Ginevra King with whom Fitzgerald had a two-year relationship. It ended when her father stated “Poor boys shouldn’t think of marrying rich girls.”

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An advertisement that was released more than a month after for The Great Gatsby was published on April 10, 1925.

By October of that year the novel
only sold 20,000 copies.
After a revival in the 1940s and a renewed interest during WWII, more than 100,000 copies were selling each year by 1960.

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On April 10, 1830 a wagon train organized by the Rocky Mountain Fur Co., comprised of 10 mule drawn wagons departed St. Louis, Missouri. It arrived in Wyoming in mid July of that year. The journey is considered one of the first wagon trains to travel the Oregon Trail.

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On today’s date April 10, 1921, American actor, professional basketball player and Major League Baseball player Chuck Connors was born in Brooklyn, NY.

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All these are workers at the Cherokee Hosiery Mill, Rome, Ga. Noon, April 10, 1913. The youngest are turners and loopers. Other Hosiery Mills around here employ children of 8 and 9 years. Some of these appear to be as young.

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“As a student and professional social worker, I was taking an active part in proposals to use…legislative authority…to correct social abuses – long hours, low wages, bad housing, child labor and unsanitary conditions.”

– Frances Perkins who was born on April 10, 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts.
She was the first woman to serve in a U.S. presidential cabinet.

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Less than a year in office as President, George Washington signed “An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts” or the first patent act on April 10, 1790.

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“With an increasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration of myself, I bid
you all an affectionate farewell.”

From Robert E. Lee’s Farewell Address
APRIL 10, 1863

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Union Civil War Veteran and owner of the New York World newspaper, Joseph Pulitzer, who the prestigious Pulitzer Prize is named after, was born on April 10, 1847.

After taking over ownership of the New York World in 1883, Pulitzer championed to have the Statue of Liberty placed in the New York metro area. His efforts raised $100,000 for Lady Liberty and he published the names of each of the donors in his newspaper. Most contributions were no more than a dollar.

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