10 April in World History

On 10 April 1912, the ill-fated ship Titanic set out on its maiden voyage from the port of Southampton, England, to New York. At the time it was the world's largest passenger steamship. But as early as 14 April the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank. 1,500 people perished.

On 10 April 1959, the first Art Days events took place in Riga.

On 10 April 1710, the world's first copyright law came into force in England.

On 10 April 1849, American Walter Hunt patented the safety pin.

On 10 April 1847, Joseph Pulitzer was born - an American publisher and journalist of Hungarian-Jewish origin, and a founding father of the principles of new journalism. He is best known today for the Pulitzer Prize, which is awarded for accuracy, consideration of human interest, providing audiences with entertainment and satisfying curiosity. In 1904 Pulitzer drew up a will in which he donated 2 million dollars to Columbia University. Three quarters of that sum was earmarked for establishing a school of journalism, and the remainder for prizes for American journalists. Columbia's journalism school was established one year after Pulitzer's death, and the prize has been awarded since 1917.