For easier reporting we need to have in the history table always the initial status. Currently this is not logged.
Would suggest to to add one(1) line within bug_api.php, function create().
@ line 362 one now finds:

log changes, if any (compare happens in history_log_event_direct)

history_log_event_direct( $t_bug_id, 'status', $t_original_status, $t_status );

Would suggest to change this to:

log changes, if any (compare happens in history_log_event_direct)

history_log_event_direct( $t_bug_id, 'status', 0, 10 );
history_log_event_direct( $t_bug_id, 'status', $t_original_status, $t_status );