INDI INDIA: ON THIS DAY

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

On this day...
April 10 1815 – Mount Tambora in Indonesia began one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people, and affecting worldwide temperatures for the next two years. 1858 – Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell had cracked during testing. 1919 – Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos. 1941 – World War II: The Independent State of Croatia was established, withUstaše leader Ante Pavelić as head of the puppet government of the Axis powers. 2009 – Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo announced that he had suspended theconstitution and assumed all governance in the country after it was ruled that the government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was illegal.

On this day...

April 10

1815 – Mount Tambora in Indonesia began one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people, and affecting worldwide temperatures for the next two years.
1858 – Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell had cracked during testing.
1919 – Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.
1941 – World War II: The Independent State of Croatia was established, withUstaše leader Ante Pavelić as head of the puppet government of the Axis powers.
2009 – Fijian President Ratu Josefa Iloilo announced that he had suspended theconstitution and assumed all governance in the country after it was ruled that the government of Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was illegal.