ASPCA WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1866

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On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (
ASPCA)was
founded in
New York City by philanthropist and
diplomat 54 year old Henry Bergh. 

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Henry Bergh (August 29, 1813 – March 12, 1888)

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Portrait of Henry Bergh on duty.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 2003

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A statue of Saddam Hussein is toppled in Baghdad.

On April 9, 2003, just three weeks into the invasion of Iraq,
U.S. forces
pull down a bronze statue of Saddam Hussein
in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, symbolizing the end of the
Iraqi president’s long, often brutal reign, and a major early victory for the United States.

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THE CIVIL WAR ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1865

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In the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9,
1865,
Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 Confederate troops
to Union General
Ulysses S. Grant, thus effectively ending the
American Civil War. Forced to abandon the Confederate capital
of Richmond, blocked from joining the surviving Confederate
force in
North Carolina, and harassed constantly by Union
cavalry, Lee had no other option.

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‘LESS COMPETITIVE’ VERSION OF THE GAME

FILE - Scrabble games are displayed at a store in Palo Alto, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

LONDON (TND) – A new version of Scrabble is set to be released
for the first time in 75 years and the updated rendition of the
iconic board game is reportedly aimed at a Gen Z audience.

The updated version, to be released in Europe, will include two
sides, one side with the original game for players who want to
stick to the traditional version and a second, "less competitive"
version to appeal to Gen Z players,
BBC first reported.

The second side, called Scrabble Together, will include helper
cards, using a simpler scoring system that will be quicker to
play and allow people to play in teams.

Broadcaster and British Scrabble president, Gyles Brandreth,
told
BBC Radio 4 Today that Mattel, the maker of the game,
had done some research and found that younger, Gen Z people
don’t like the "competitive nature" of the game as much as older generations. In response, he said the newer version would be
"easier" and "more inclusive."

Board detail of game between Chloe Fatsis and Jane Marsh during the Annual Nor'easter Scrabble Tournament at the Marriott Hotel on Friday Dec. 27, 2013 in Colonie, N.Y.

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