September 10 in History
What happened on September 10 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on september 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 september 10 in history.
?>2008
The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator—described as the biggest scientific experiment in history—is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.
2007
Nawaz Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan, returns after 7 years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.
2003
Sweden’s foreign minister, Anna Lindh, is stabbed while shopping and dies the next day.
2001
Contestant Charles Ingram cheats on the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, wins 1 million pounds.
1981
Pablo Picasso’s painting Guernica is returned to Spain and installed in Madrid’s Prado Museum. Picasso stated in his will that the painting was not to return to Spain until the Fascists lost power and democracy was restored.
1974
Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese Guinea) gains independence from Portugal.
1967
Gibraltar votes to remain a British dependency instead of becoming part of Spain.
1963
President John F. Kennedy federalizes Alabama’s National Guard to prevent Governor George C. Wallace from using guardsmen to stop public-school desegregation.
1961
Jomo Kenyatta returns to Kenya from exile, during which he had been elected president of the Kenya National African Union.
1923
In response to a dispute with Yugoslavia, Mussolini mobilizes Italian troops on Serb front.
1914
The six-day Battle of the Marne ends, halting the German advance into France.
1912
Jules Vedrines becomes the first pilot to break the 100 m.p.h. barrier.
1861
Confederates at Carnifex Ferry, Virginia, fall back after being attacked by Union troops. The action is instrumental in helping preserve western Virginia for the Union.
1855
Sevastopol, under siege for nearly a year, capitulates to the Allies during the Crimean War.
1846
Elias Howe patents the first practical sewing machine in the United States.
1813
The nine-ship American flotilla under Oliver Hazard Perry wrests naval supremacy from the British on Lake Erie by capturing or destroying a force of six English vessels.
1623
Lumber and furs are the first cargo to leave New Plymouth in North America for England.
1588
Thomas Cavendish returns to England, becoming the third man to circumnavigate the globe.
1547
The Duke of Somerset leads the English to a resounding victory over the Scots at Pinkie Cleugh.
1419
John the Fearless is murdered at Montereau, France, by supporters of the dauphin.