This Day in History: 1945-04-10

Allies liberate 1st Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany. Canadian troops capture Deventer, Netherlands.  General Johannes Blaskowitz becomes Nazi leader of “Fort Holland”.  German troops attack Ijsselbrug, Netherlands.  NFL’s Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge.  U.S. troops land on Tsugen Shima, Okinawa.   William Schuman & Antony Tudor’s ballet premieres in NYC.