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Today in History

Friday, 10 April 2026

2010

Polish Air Force Tu-154M crashes near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board including President Lech Kaczyński.

1992

The Maraghar Massacre, killing of ethnic Armenian civil population of the village Maraghar by Azerbaijani troops during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

1991

Italian ferry ''Moby Prince'' collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140.

A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.

1979

Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people.

1973

A British Vanguard turboprop crashes during a snowstorm at Basel, Switzerland killing 104.

1972

20 days after he is kidnapped in Buenos Aires, Oberdan Sallustro is executed by communist guerrillas.

Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.

1971

Ping Pong Diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit.

1968

Shipwreck of the New Zealand inter-island ferry TEV ''Wahine'' outside Wellington harbour.

FACTOIDS

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime.

Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived.

Gold

Every ton of seawater contains approximately 1 milligram of dissolved gold.

Mosquito

Studies show that mosquitoes prefer biting blondes to brunettes.

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