August 10 in History
What happened on August 10 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on august 10 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on august 10 in history.
?>2006
All toiletries are banned from commercial airplanes after Scotland Yard disrupts a a major terrorist plot involving liquid explosives. After a few weeks, the toiletries ban was modified.
2003
For the first time ever, temperatures exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit when thermometers hit 101.3 F (38.5 Celsius) at Kent.
1997
The last British troops leave Hong Kong. After 156 years of British rule, the island is returned to China.
1977
The US and Panama sign the Panama Canal Zone accord, guaranteeing Panama would have control of the canal after 1999.
1975
David Frost purchases the exclusive rights to interview Richard Nixon.
1970
Rocker Jim Morrison is tried in Miami on “lewd & lascivious behavior charges.” Although convicted and sentenced to jail, he was free on bond while his case was being appealed when he died in Paris, July 3, 1971.
1960
NASA launches Discoverer 13, a satellite; it would become the first object ever recovered from orbit.
1954
English jockey Sir Gordon Richards retires with a world-record total of 4,870 victories, later broken by Johnny Longden of the United States. Richards was the first jockey ever to be knighted.
1954
The groundbreaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway is held at Massena, New York.
1950
President Harry S. Truman calls the National Guard to active duty to fight in the Korean War.
1949
The National Military Establishment is renamed the Department of Defense.
1941
Great Britain and the Soviet Union promise aid to Turkey if it is attacked by the Axis Powers.
1913
The Treaty of Bucharest ends the Second Balkan War.
1911
The House of Lords in Great Britain gives up its veto power, making the House of Commons the more powerful House.
1864
Confederate Commander John Bell Hood sends his cavalry north of Atlanta to cut off Union General William Sherman‘s supply lines.
1846
The Smithsonian Institution is established in Washington through the bequest of James Smithson.
1831
William Driver of Salem, Massachusetts, is the first to use the term “Old Glory” in connection with the American flag, when he gives that name to a large flag aboard his ship, the Charles Daggett.
1779
Louis XVI of France frees the last remaining serfs on royal land.
1628
The Swedish warship Vasa capsizes and sinks in Stockholm harbor on her maiden voyage.
1582
Russia ends its 25-year war with Poland.
1557
French troops are defeated by Emmanuel Philibert’s Spanish army at St. Quentin, France.
1539
King Francis of France declares that all official documents are to be written in French, not Latin.