THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 10
April 10 in history
What happened on April 10: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1848, 1925 and 1993, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Kennington Common Chartist rally
10 Apr 1848 — The Chartists gather with their third petition, said to bear 5.7 million signatures. Thousands of special constables are sworn in by the government. The planned march on Parliament is called off, and the petition travels there by cab.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Tsaritsyn renamed Stalingrad
10 Apr 1925 — Tsaritsyn, on the Volga, became the first city named for Stalin. Its new name honored his inflated part in defending the city during the civil war. The battle fought there in 1942–43 turned the war, as The War Room shows. In 1961 the city became Volgograd.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE SOVIET UNION UNDER STALIN MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Assassination of Chris Hani
10 Apr 1993 — A white extremist murders Chris Hani, the popular Communist and MK leader, hoping to start a race war. Mandela, rather than the state president, goes on television to calm the country. The transition holds, but only just.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
THE FREE PRINTABLE STUDY GUIDE
Get a printable atlas study guide of your choice free. I’ll send you a few short letters, then one when a new atlas opens. That’s all. — Paul
NO TRACKING · YOUR ADDRESS IS USED FOR THE DISPATCH AND NOTHING ELSE · UNSUBSCRIBE ANYTIME