Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 10
| 1520 | The Spanish explorer Cortes is driven from Tenochtitlan and retreats to Tlaxcala. | |
| 1609 | The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximillian of Bavaria. | |
| 1679 | The British crown claims New Hampshire as a royal colony. | |
| 1747 | Persian ruler Nadir Shah is assassinated at Fathabad. | |
| 1776 | The statue of King George III is pulled down in New York City. | |
| 1778 | In support of the American Revolution, Louis XVI declares war on England. | |
| 1850 | Millard Fillmore is sworn in as the 13th president of the United States following the death of Zachary Taylor. | |
| 1890 | Wyoming becomes the 44th state. | |
| 1893 | Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery, without anesthesia. | |
| 1925 | The trial of Tennessee teacher John T. Scopes opens, with Clarence Darrow appearing for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. | |
| 1940 | Germany begins the bombing of England. | |
| 1942 | General Carl Spaatz becomes the head of the U.S. Air Force in Europe. | |
| 1943 | American and British forces complete their amphibious landing of Sicily. | |
| 1945 | U.S. carrier-based aircraft begin airstrikes against Japan in preparation for invasion. | |
| 1951 | Armistice talks between the United Nations and North Korea begin at Kaesong. | |
| 1962 | The satellite Telstar is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, beaming live television from Europe to the United States. | |
| 1993 | Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes. | |
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| 1509 | John Calvin, Protestant religious leader, founder of Calvinism. | |
| 1830 | Camille Pissarro, French painter. | |
| 1834 | James Abbott McNeil Whistler, painter. | |
| 1871 | Marcel Proust, French novelist (Remembrance of Things Past). | |
| 1875 | Mary McLeod Bethune, educator, founder of Bethune-Cookman College and the National Council of Negro Women. | |
| 1905 | Ivie Anderson, jazz singer. | |
| 1915 | Saul Bellow, writer. | |
| 1920 | David Brinkley, broadcaster. | |
| 1927 | David Dinkins, first African-American mayor of New York City. | |
| 1931 | Alice Munro, Canadian writer (Open Secrets, Friend of my Youth). | |
| 1933 | Jerry Herman, songwriter. | |
| 1943 | Arthur Ashe, American tennis player. | |
| 1947 | Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson, football player. | |
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