Today's Highlight in History:
On April tenth, 1925, the novel "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published by Scribner's of New York.
On this date:
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 1912, the luxury liner RMS Titanic¹ set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden² voyage.

In 1932, German president Paul Von Hindenburg was re-elected, with Adolf Hitler coming in second.

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 Cape³ Cod⁴, Massachusetts, in a disaster that claimed 129 lives.

In 1972, the United States and the Soviet⁵ Union joined some 70 nations in signing an agreement banning biological warfare⁶.

In 1974, Golda Meir announced her resignation as prime minister of Israel.

In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark⁷ settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries⁸ and bloody⁹ attacks.

Ten years ago: Three European hostages -- a French woman, a Belgian man and their two-year-old daughter, who was born in captivity¹⁰ -- were released in Lebanon by the Abu Nidal Palestinian guerrilla group following an appeal by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Five years ago: Senator Bob Dole¹¹ launched his third bid for the White House in Topeka, Kansas.

One year ago: Bad weather hampered¹² NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, but the allies warned Slobodan Milosevic (sloh-BOH'-dahn mee-LOH'-shuh-vich) the lull¹³ wouldn't last. The Pentagon, meanwhile, announced that 82 U-S planes would join the force conducting airstrikes over Yugoslavia. The Miami Heat humiliated¹⁴ the Chicago Bulls, 82-to-49, holding the Bulls to the lowest point total since the introduction of the shot clock.