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April 10

4 sourced moments from April 10 in history: Tambora's 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded history — and cooled the whole planet; London's Big Ben bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry (1858); The RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on its only voyage (1912), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on April 10

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1970 Culture & Arts · Music

Paul McCartney announced the breakup of the Beatles

A four-page self-interview tucked into a press kit turned a quiet album rollout into the headline that ended the world's biggest band.

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1912 Technology · Transportation

The RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on its only voyage

At lunchtime on April 10, 1912, the largest ship afloat eased out of Southampton — and nearly hit another liner before clearing the dock.

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1858 Geography · Landmarks & Wonders

London's Big Ben bell was cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry

The bell that booms over Westminster was a do-over — the first one cracked, so a second was poured in the East End on April 10, 1858.

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1815 Earth & Climate · Natural Disasters

Tambora's 1815 eruption was the largest in recorded history — and cooled the whole planet

A single Indonesian volcano blasted out so much sulfur in 1815 that 1816 became known as the 'year without a summer'.

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