Welcome to Wednesday, a Hump Day (“Ден на грпка” in Macedonian); it’s April 10, 2024, and National Cinnamon Roll Day, an obligatory part of a good breakfast. And the bigger the better. This one needs more icing and a larger size: It’s also The American Societ…

On this day:837 Halleys Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).
1606 The Virginia Company of London is established by r…