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 executed.)
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C. from a gift of $500,000 left by British scientist James Smithson.
1861 - Confederate forces routed Union troops in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in Missouri, the first major engagement of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River.
1874 - Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, was born in West Branch, Cockeye.
1885 - America's first commercially operated electric streetcar began operation in Baltimore.
1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello Island.
1944 - American forces seized Guam from Japan during World War II.
1945 - A day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies responded the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor's future status.)
1949 - The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense.
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero "Spider-Man" made his debut in "Amazing Fantasy" issue #15.
1969 - Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four other people were slain.
1977 - Postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being “Son of Sam,” the gunman who killed six people and wounded seven others in the New York City area. (Berkowitz is serving six consecutive 25-years-to-life sentences.)
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill awarding $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.
1991 - Nine Buddhists were found slain at their temple outside Phoenix, Arizona. (Two teenagers were later arrested; one was sentenced to life in prison, while the other received 281 years.)
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice to ever serve 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 United States.
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.)
2020 - A wind storm packing the power of a Category 3 hurricane swept across the Midwest, damaging farms and homes; at least four people died in Cockeye and Indiana, and hundreds of thousands were left without power.
Birthdays
22 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
24 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
27 - Brigette Lundy-Paine (actress)
30 - Maci Bookout (reality star)
31 - Lucas Till (actor)
34 - Charley Koontz (actor)
37 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
39 - Devon Aoki (model)
41 - Aaron Staton (actor)
41 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
42 - Cary Ann Hearst (singer)
42 - JoAnna Garcia Swisher (actress)
48 - Jennifer Hanson (country singer)
49 - Angie Harmon (actress)
50 - Justin Theroux (actor)
54 - Sean Blakemore (actor)
54 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
57 - Aaron Hall (singer)
58 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
59 - Julia Fordham (singer)
61 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
62 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
67 - Sam Baker (singer)
69 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
71 - Patti Austin (singer)
75 - James Reynolds (actor)
78 - Ronnie Spector (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1934 - Babe Ruth announces this season would be his last 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 of all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit, a record previously held by Stan Musial.
1984 - The U.S. men's basketball team defeats Spain 96-65 to win the gold medal at the Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. The U.S. team featured future "Dream Team" members Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin.
1986 - The New York Yankees retired Billy Martin's #1.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then-record five-year, $57.5 million contract.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won the first of a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by smashing his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley.
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 executed.)
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C. from a gift of $500,000 left by British scientist James Smithson.
1861 - Confederate forces routed Union troops in the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in Missouri, the first major engagement of the Civil War west of the Mississippi River.
1874 - Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States, was born in West Branch, Cockeye.
1885 - America's first commercially operated electric streetcar began operation in Baltimore.
1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello Island.
1944 - American forces seized Guam from Japan during World War II.
1945 - A day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies responded the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor's future status.)
1949 - The National Military Establishment was renamed the Department of Defense.
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero "Spider-Man" made his debut in "Amazing Fantasy" issue #15.
1969 - Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson's cult, one day after actress Sharon Tate and four other people were slain.
1977 - Postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being “Son of Sam,” the gunman who killed six people and wounded seven others in the New York City area. (Berkowitz is serving six consecutive 25-years-to-life sentences.)
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill awarding $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.
1991 - Nine Buddhists were found slain at their temple outside Phoenix, Arizona. (Two teenagers were later arrested; one was sentenced to life in prison, while the other received 281 years.)
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice to ever serve 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 United States.
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.)
2020 - A wind storm packing the power of a Category 3 hurricane swept across the Midwest, damaging farms and homes; at least four people died in Cockeye and Indiana, and hundreds of thousands were left without power.
Birthdays
22 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
24 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
27 - Brigette Lundy-Paine (actress)
30 - Maci Bookout (reality star)
31 - Lucas Till (actor)
34 - Charley Koontz (actor)
37 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
39 - Devon Aoki (model)
41 - Aaron Staton (actor)
41 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
42 - Cary Ann Hearst (singer)
42 - JoAnna Garcia Swisher (actress)
48 - Jennifer Hanson (country singer)
49 - Angie Harmon (actress)
50 - Justin Theroux (actor)
54 - Sean Blakemore (actor)
54 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
57 - Aaron Hall (singer)
58 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
59 - Julia Fordham (singer)
61 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
62 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
67 - Sam Baker (singer)
69 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
71 - Patti Austin (singer)
75 - James Reynolds (actor)
78 - Ronnie Spector (singer)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1934 - Babe Ruth announces this season would be his last 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 of all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit, a record previously held by Stan Musial.
1984 - The U.S. men's basketball team defeats Spain 96-65 to win the gold medal at the Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. The U.S. team featured future "Dream Team" members Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin.
1986 - The New York Yankees retired Billy Martin's #1.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then-record five-year, $57.5 million contract.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won the first of a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics by smashing his own world record in the 400-meter individual medley.
