Historical Events for 10th April 2024
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Historical Events for 10th April 2024

1845 - More than 1‚000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania1884 - US Senate accepts Belgian administration of Congo1919 - Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos1934 - 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 Cup1939 - Prime Minister Hendrikus Colijn';s Dutch government opens camp Westerbork for German Jews1942 - Cigarettes and candy rationed in Holland1968 - Musical ";George M!";‚ based on the life of Broadway star George M. Cohan‚ opens at Palace Theater NYC for 435 performances1972 - 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars1990 - CUNY/Lehman College‚ Bronx‚ opens a branch campus in Hiroshma‚ Japan1991 - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded to John Updike for novel ';Rabbit At Rest';More Historical Events