By The Associated Press
                        - Today is Saturday, April 10, the 100th day of 1999. There are 265
                          days left in the year.

                        - On April 10, 1912, the luxury liner RMS Titanic set sail from
                          Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.
                        - In 1847, American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer was born in Mako,
                          Hungary.
                        - In 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
                          Animals was incorporated.
                        - In 1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald was
                          first published by Scribner's of New York.
                        - In 1932, German president Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected, with
                          Adolf Hitler coming in second.
                        - In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced he had
                          purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.
                        - In 1953, the three-dimensional horror movie "House of Wax," produced
                          by Warner Brothers and starring Vincent Price, premiered in New
                          York.
                        - In 1959, Japan's Crown Prince Akihito married a commoner, Michiko
                          Shoda.
                        - In 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher failed to
                          surface off Cape Cod, Mass., in a disaster that claimed 129 lives.
                        - In 1972, the U.S. and the Soviet Union joined some 70 nations in
                          signing an agreement banning biological warfare.
                        - In 1974, Golda Meir announced her resignation as prime minister of
                          Israel.
                        - Ten years ago: Federal drug czar William J. Bennett unveiled details
                          of the Bush administration's plan for fighting drug abuse and
                          drug-related crime in the nation's capital.
                        - Five years ago: Two U.S. F-16 fighters bombed Bosnian Serb targets
                          in Gorazde - NATO's first-ever attack on ground positions. A second
                          air strike took place the following day.
                        - One year ago: The Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as
                          negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter
                          rivalries and bloody attacks.

                        *Happy Birthday*
                        - Actor Harry Morgan is 84.
                        - Country singer Sheb Wooley is 78.
                        - Actor Max von Sydow is 70.
                        - Actor Omar Sharif is 67.
                        - Sportscaster John Madden is 63.
                        - Rhythm-and-blues singer Bobbie Smith (The Spinners) is 63.
                        - Sportscaster Don Meredith is 61.
                        - Reggae artist Bunny Wailer is 52.
                        - Actor Steven Seagal is 48.
                        - Rock musician Steven Gustafson (10,000 Maniacs) is 42.
                        - Singer-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds is 41.
                        - Rock singer-musician Brian Setzer is 40.
                        - Rapper Afrika Bambaataa is 39.
                        - Actor Jeb Adams is 38.
                        - Olympic gold medal speedskater Cathy Turner is 37.
                        - Singer Kenny Lattimore is 29.