Today in History: Sunday, April 10, 2016

AP Highlight in History:  On April 10, 1912, the luxury liner Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage. It stopped first in Cherbourg, France, and then Queenstown, Ireland, the next day to pick up additional passengers before heading out into the open sea.
On this date in: 1866 The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was incorporated. 1925 "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published. 1932 Adolf Hitler came in second in voting for German president to the incumbent, Paul von Hindenburg. 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced he had purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals, paving the way for Robinson to become the first black to play in the major leagues. AP Photo 1981 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands won election to the British Parliament.  Read the original AP story 1992 Financier Charles Keating Jr. was sentenced in Los Angeles to nine years in prison for swindling investors when his Lincoln Savings and Loan collapsed. (The convictions were later overturned). 1998 Negotiators in Northern Ireland reached a landmark settlement that called for Protestants and Catholics to share power. AP Photo/Paul McErlane 2001 The Netherlands legalized mercy killings and assisted suicide for patients with unbearable, terminal illness. 2007 A woman wearing an explosives vest strapped underneath her black robe blew herself up in the midst of 200 police recruits in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, killing 16. 2010 Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Actor Max von Sydow turns 87 years old today. AP Photo/Alastair Grant Name Profession Age Liz Sheridan Actress ("Seinfeld") 87 Omar Sharif Actor ("Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia") 84 John Madden Sportscaster 80 Bunny Wailer Reggae musician 69 Mel Blount Football Hall of Famer 68 Steven Seagal Actor 65 Peter MacNicol Actor ("24," "Ally McBeal") 62 Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds R&B singer, producer 58 Brian Setzer Rock musician (Stray Cats) 57 Afrika Bambaataa Rapper 56 Katrina Leskanich Rock singer (Katrina and the Waves) 56 Orlando Jones Actor, comedian 48 Laura Bell Bundy Actress, singer 35 Chyler Leigh Actress ("Grey's Anatomy") 34 Andrew Dost Rock musician (fun.) 33 Haley Joel Osment Actor ("The Sixth Sense") 28 Actress-singer Mandy Moore turns 32 years old today. AP Photo/Dan Steinberg