August 10
1792 - During the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and was executed.)
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institute was established in Washington, D.C. from funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
1921 - Future president Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello Island.
1944 - American forces seized Guam from the Japanese during World War II.
1945 - One day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies would respond the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor's future status.)
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero "Spider-Man" made his debut in issue #15 of "Amazing Fantasy."
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that awarded $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the United States Supreme Court.
1995 - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing (McVeigh was convicted of murder and executed; Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison).
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the U.S. using explosives smuggled in hand luggage.
2013 - A harrowing weeklong search for a missing California teenager ended when FBI agents rescued 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and shot and killed 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio at a campsite deep in the Idaho wilderness. (Authorities say in addition to kidnapping Hannah, DiMaggio killed her brother and mother at his home east of San Diego.)
2018 - Richard Russell, a 29-year-old airline ground agent, stole a commercial plane from Sea-Tac International Airport near Seattle; he flew for 75 minutes, performing dangerous stunts while being chased by military jets before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound, killing himself.
2019 - Jeffrey Epstein, accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring and sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, was found unresponsive in his cell at a New York City jail; he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. (The city’s medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging.)
Birthdays
24 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
26 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
26 - Rhianna Abrey (singer)
29 - Brigette Lundy-Paine (actress)
32 - Maci Bookout (reality star)
33 - Lucas Till (actor)
36 - Charley Koontz (actor)
39 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
41 - Devon Aoki (model)
43 - Aaron Staton (actor)
44 - Joanna Garcia (actress)
50 - Jennifer Hanson (singer)
51 - Angie Harmon (actress)
52 - Justin Theroux (actor)
56 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
59 - Aaron Hall (singer)
60 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
61 - Julia Fordham (singer)
63 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
64 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
69 - Sam Baker (singer)
71 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
73 - Patti Austin (singer)
76 - Ian Anderson (singer)
77 - James Reynolds (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1934 - Babe Ruth announces the 1934 season will be his final one as a full-time player.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 10th player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs.
1973 - Arnold Palmer did not make the cut for the final two rounds of the PGA Golf Championship. It was the first time in his career.
1981 - Pete Rose hit a single and broke the National League all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #1.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then-record five-year contract worth $57.5 million.
2014 - Rory McIlroy wins his second PGA Championship.
1792 - During the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and was executed.)
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institute was established in Washington, D.C. from funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
1921 - Future president Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello Island.
1944 - American forces seized Guam from the Japanese during World War II.
1945 - One day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies would respond the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor's future status.)
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero "Spider-Man" made his debut in issue #15 of "Amazing Fantasy."
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that awarded $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the United States Supreme Court.
1995 - Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged with 11 counts in the Oklahoma City bombing (McVeigh was convicted of murder and executed; Nichols was convicted of conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to life in prison).
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the U.S. using explosives smuggled in hand luggage.
2013 - A harrowing weeklong search for a missing California teenager ended when FBI agents rescued 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and shot and killed 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio at a campsite deep in the Idaho wilderness. (Authorities say in addition to kidnapping Hannah, DiMaggio killed her brother and mother at his home east of San Diego.)
2018 - Richard Russell, a 29-year-old airline ground agent, stole a commercial plane from Sea-Tac International Airport near Seattle; he flew for 75 minutes, performing dangerous stunts while being chased by military jets before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound, killing himself.
2019 - Jeffrey Epstein, accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring and sexually abusing dozens of underage girls, was found unresponsive in his cell at a New York City jail; he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. (The city’s medical examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging.)
Birthdays
24 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
26 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
26 - Rhianna Abrey (singer)
29 - Brigette Lundy-Paine (actress)
32 - Maci Bookout (reality star)
33 - Lucas Till (actor)
36 - Charley Koontz (actor)
39 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
41 - Devon Aoki (model)
43 - Aaron Staton (actor)
44 - Joanna Garcia (actress)
50 - Jennifer Hanson (singer)
51 - Angie Harmon (actress)
52 - Justin Theroux (actor)
56 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
59 - Aaron Hall (singer)
60 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
61 - Julia Fordham (singer)
63 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
64 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
69 - Sam Baker (singer)
71 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
73 - Patti Austin (singer)
76 - Ian Anderson (singer)
77 - James Reynolds (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1934 - Babe Ruth announces the 1934 season will be his final one as a full-time player.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 10th player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs.
1973 - Arnold Palmer did not make the cut for the final two rounds of the PGA Golf Championship. It was the first time in his career.
1981 - Pete Rose hit a single and broke the National League all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #1.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then-record five-year contract worth $57.5 million.
2014 - Rory McIlroy wins his second PGA Championship.
