Today in History, 4/10

1606: The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
1710: The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
1790: The United States Patent system is established.
1794: Commodore Matthew Perry is born. He opened up the ports of Japan to US trade.1829: William Booth is born. He founded the Salvation Army.1865: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.1866: The ASPCA is founded in New York City.
1882: Frances Perkins is born. She was FDR's Secretary of Labor and the first female cabinet member.1912: The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southhampton, England on its maiden voyage.1915: Harry Morgan is born. He played Bill Gannon on Dragnet and Colonel Potter on MASH. Here he is with Jack Webb in the 1951 movie Appointment With Danger.

1918: Lee Bergere is born. He played the ersatz Abe Lincoln on the Star Trek episode The Savage Curtain.

1925: The Great Gatsby is published.
1929: Max von Sydow is born.
1932: Omar Sharif is born.1934: David Halberstam, journalist and author, is born.
1936: John Madden is born.
1951: Steven Segal is born.
1959: Brian Setzer, of The Stray Cats, is born.

1963: The submarine USS Thresher is lost at sea with all hands.
1963: Warren DeMartini, guitarist for Ratt, is born.
1970: Paul McCartney announces the breakup of The Beatles.

Today in History elements mostly cribbed from The History Channel, Wikipedia, The New York Times, The Jewish World Review, The Writer's Almanac and anything else I can dig up.