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 funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
1885 - Leo Daft opened America's first commercially operated electric streetcar, in Baltimore.
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 following 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.)
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero "Spider-Man" made his debut in issue #15 of "Amazing Fantasy", which had a cover price of 12 cents.
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 others 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 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 of 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.
2017 - President Donald Trump, continuing his criticism of Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell following the failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, suggested that McConnell might have to rethink his future as majority leader unless he could deliver on Trump’s legislative priorities on health care, taxes and infrastructure.
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.)
2021 - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations; he denied intentionally mistreating women and said the push for his ouster was politically motivated. (Cuomo would be succeeded by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who became the state’s first female governor.)
2021 - The Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, as a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans came together to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s agenda.
2021 - Vote-counting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems filed defamation lawsuits against right-wing broadcasters and a prominent Donald Trump ally over their baseless claims that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.
Birthdays
23 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
25 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
31 - Maci Bookout (reality star)
32 - Lucas Till (actor)
35 - Charley Koontz (actor)
38 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
40 - Devon Aoki (model)
42 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
42 - Aaron Staton (actor)
43 - JoAnna Garcia Swisher (actress)
49 - Jennifer Hanson (singer)
50 - Angie Harmon (actress)
51 - Justin Theroux (actor)
54 - Michael Bivins (singer)
55 - Sean Blakemore (actor)
55 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
58 - Aaron Hall (singer)
59 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
60 - Julia Fordham (singer)
62 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
63 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
68 - Sam Baker (singer)
70 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
72 - Patti Austin (singer)
73 - Gene Johnson (musician)
76 - James Reynolds (actor)
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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.
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, breaking Stan Musial's mark.
1984 - The United States men's basketball team defeats Spain 96-65 to win the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #1.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then-record five-year, $57.5 million contract.
2012 - At the London Olympics, the United States won the women’s 4x100-meter track relay in a world-record time of 40.82 seconds to give the Americans their first victory in the event since 1996.
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 funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
1885 - Leo Daft opened America's first commercially operated electric streetcar, in Baltimore.
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 following 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.)
1962 - Marvel Comics superhero "Spider-Man" made his debut in issue #15 of "Amazing Fantasy", which had a cover price of 12 cents.
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 others 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 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 of 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.
2017 - President Donald Trump, continuing his criticism of Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell following the failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, suggested that McConnell might have to rethink his future as majority leader unless he could deliver on Trump’s legislative priorities on health care, taxes and infrastructure.
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.)
2021 - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations; he denied intentionally mistreating women and said the push for his ouster was politically motivated. (Cuomo would be succeeded by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who became the state’s first female governor.)
2021 - The Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, as a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans came together to overcome skeptics and deliver a cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s agenda.
2021 - Vote-counting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems filed defamation lawsuits against right-wing broadcasters and a prominent Donald Trump ally over their baseless claims that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.
Birthdays
23 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
25 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
31 - Maci Bookout (reality star)
32 - Lucas Till (actor)
35 - Charley Koontz (actor)
38 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
40 - Devon Aoki (model)
42 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
42 - Aaron Staton (actor)
43 - JoAnna Garcia Swisher (actress)
49 - Jennifer Hanson (singer)
50 - Angie Harmon (actress)
51 - Justin Theroux (actor)
54 - Michael Bivins (singer)
55 - Sean Blakemore (actor)
55 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
58 - Aaron Hall (singer)
59 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
60 - Julia Fordham (singer)
62 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
63 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
68 - Sam Baker (singer)
70 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
72 - Patti Austin (singer)
73 - Gene Johnson (musician)
76 - James Reynolds (actor)
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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.
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, breaking Stan Musial's mark.
1984 - The United States men's basketball team defeats Spain 96-65 to win the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #1.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then-record five-year, $57.5 million contract.
2012 - At the London Olympics, the United States won the women’s 4x100-meter track relay in a world-record time of 40.82 seconds to give the Americans their first victory in the event since 1996.
