10 July History


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  • 1520    -    The Spanish explorer Cortes is driven from Tenochtitlan and retreats to Tlaxcala.
  • 1609    -    The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximillian of Bavaria.
  • 1679    -    The British crown claims New Hampshire as a royal colony.
  • 1747    -    Persian ruler Nadir Shah is assassinated at Fathabad.
  • 1776    -    The statue of King George III is pulled down in New York City.
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  • 1778    -    In support of the American Revolution, Louis XVI declares war on England.
  • 1850    -    Millard Fillmore is sworn in as the 13th president of the United States following the death of Zachary Taylor.
  • 1890    -    Wyoming becomes the 44th state.
  • 1893    -    Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery, without anesthesia.
  • 1925    -    The trial of Tennessee teacher John T. Scopes opens, with Clarence Darrow appearing for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution.
  • 1940    -    Germany begins the bombing of England.
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  • 1942    -    General Carl Spaatz becomes the head of the U.S. Air Force in Europe.
  • 1943    -    American and British forces complete their amphibious landing of Sicily.
  • 1945    -    U.S. carrier-based aircraft begin airstrikes against Japan in preparation for invasion.
  • 1951    -    Armistice talks between the United Nations and North Korea begin at Kaesong.
  • 1962    -    The satellite Telstar is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, beaming live television from Europe to the United States.
  • 1993    -    Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes.
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  • 10 July Birthdays

  • 1509    -    John Calvin, Protestant religious leader, founder of Calvinism.
  • 1830    -    Camille Pissarro, French painter.
  • 1834    -    James Abbott McNeil Whistler, painter.
  • 1871    -    Marcel Proust, French novelist (Remembrance of Things Past).
  • 1875    -    Mary McLeod Bethune, educator, founder of Bethune-Cookman College and the National Council of Negro Women.
  • 1905    -    Ivie Anderson, jazz singer.
  • 1915    -    Saul Bellow, writer.
  • 1920    -    David Brinkley, broadcaster.
  • 1927    -    David Dinkins, first African-American mayor of New York City.
  • 1931    -    Alice Munro, Canadian writer (Open Secrets, Friend of my Youth).
  • 1933    -    Jerry Herman, songwriter.
  • 1943    -    Arthur Ashe, American tennis player.
  • 1947    -    Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson, football player.