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July 10, 2005 Luxembourg accepts a referendum on the E.U. constitution July 10, 1997 Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3 July 10, 1997 Louise Woodward's trial begins in Massachusetts, Nanny murder trial July 10, 1997 RJR Nabisco announces it will replace Joe Camel in new ads July 10, 1994 "Hedda Gabler" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 33 performances July 10, 1994 Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian weds Debbie Leavitt July 10, 1994 Fred Norris, from the Howard Stern Show, marries Allison Furman July 10, 1994 Kelly Robbins wins Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic by Owens-Corning July 10, 1994 Nepal premier Girija Prasadkoirala resigns July 10, 1994 Sonia O'Sullivan runs female world record 2K (5:25.36) July 10, 1993 Melchior Ndadaye becomes 1st Hutu Burundi pres/Sylvie Kinigi, PM July 10, 1993 Yobes Ondieki runs world record 10km (26:58.38) July 10, 1992 John Ellis becomes CEO of Seattle Mariners July 10, 1992 Spaceship Giotto, Halley 1986, approaches comet Grigg-Skjellerup July 10, 1992 SuriPop VII, Suriname Popular Song Festival July 10, 1992 U.S. Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons July 10, 1991 Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected president of Russian Rep July 10, 1991 L'Express Airlines Beechcraft C-99 crashes in Alabama, killing 13 July 10, 1990 61st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago July 10, 1990 All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers) July 10, 1990 Andrew Dice Clay cries on Arsenio Hall Show July 10, 1990 Last day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee July 10, 1989 Paula Ivan runs female world record 1 mile (4:15.61) July 10, 1988 Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic July 10, 1985 Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke July 10, 1985 French agents sink Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior July 10, 1985 Playboy publishes full frontal nude pictures of Madonna July 10, 1982 Miguel Vasquez makes 1st public quadruple somersault on trapeze July 10, 1982 Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week July 10, 1982 Samuel Morses "Gallery of the Louvre" sells for $3,250,000 July 10, 1982 Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy July 10, 1981 CERN achieves 1st proton-antiproton beam collision (570 GeV) July 10, 1981 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site July 10, 1980 Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen July 10, 1980 Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5 degrees C temp July 10, 1979 Chuck Berry sentenced to 4 months for $200,000 in tax evasion July 10, 1978 Bloodless military coup in Mauritania, president Moktar flees July 10, 1977 "Happy End" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 75 performances July 10, 1977 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Bankers Trust Golf Classic July 10, 1976 105th British Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Royal Birkdale July 10, 1976 Chemical factory in Milan explodes (dioxane cloud) July 10, 1975 Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman, 10 days after they married July 10, 1975 Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV July 10, 1975 Test Cricket debut of Graham Gooch, vs. Australia, out for a pair July 10, 1974 OPEC ends oil boycott against Netherlands July 10, 1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 10, 1973 Bahamas declares Independence from U.K. and adopts constitution July 10, 1972 Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida, McGovern July 10, 1972 Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24, Chandka Forest India July 10, 1971 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale July 10, 1971 Failed attempt on King Hassan II Shirat Morocco, 101 killed July 10, 1969 Chilean Association of Librarians created July 10, 1968 NL announces break into 2 divisions for 1969 July 10, 1967 Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe" July 10, 1966 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational July 10, 1966 U.S. launches Orbiter 1 to the Moon July 10, 1965 Beatles' "Beatles' "VI," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 6 weeks July 10, 1965 Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" July 10, 1964 Jesus Alou is 1st Giant in 40 years to get 6 hits in a game July 10, 1964 Moise Tsjombe becomes premier of Congo July 10, 1962 32nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at D.C. Stadium, Washington July 10, 1962 All star MVP: Maury Wills (Los Angeles Dodgers) July 10, 1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia July 10, 1962 Telstar, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched July 10, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island July 10, 1960 Belgium sends troops to Congo July 10, 1960 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Youngstown Kitchens (Trumball Golf Open) July 10, 1958 1st parking meter installed in England (625 installed) July 10, 1958 Ex-king Norodom Sihanoek appointed premier of Cambodia July 10, 1956 23rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at Griffith Stadium, Washington D.C. July 10, 1956 650,000 U.S. steel workers go on strike July 10, 1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island July 10, 1953 82nd British Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 282 at Carnoustie Dai Rees July 10, 1953 Pravda reports arrest of Beria [affiliate of imperialist] July 10, 1951 18th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit July 10, 1951 Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Kaesong July 10, 1950 "Your Hit Parade" premieres on NBC (later CBS) TV July 10, 1949 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh July 10, 1949 WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting July 10, 1948 "Allegro" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 318 performances July 10, 1948 "Ballet Ballads" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 62 performances July 10, 1948 "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 188 performances July 10, 1948 Lydda Airfield captured by Israeli army July 10, 1947 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China July 10, 1947 Cleveland Indian Don Black no-hits Philadelphia A's, 3-0 July 10, 1946 Belgian government of Acker, resigns July 10, 1945 Lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of U.S. Navy staff July 10, 1943 6th day of battle at Kursk July 10, 1943 U.S. and Britain invade Sicily in WW II, Operation Husky July 10, 1942 Himmler orders sterilization of all Jewish woman in Ravensbruck Camp July 10, 1942 Netherland's government in exile, London, recognizes Soviet Union July 10, 1940 Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air, 114 days July 10, 1940 German planes attack British ships in the Canal July 10, 1938 "Yankee Clipper" completes 1st passenger flight over Atlantic July 10, 1938 Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours July 10, 1937 Dutch Django Reinhardts "Quintette, premieres in du Hot Club" July 10, 1936 109 degrees F (43 degrees C) Cumberland and Frederick, Maryland (state record) July 10, 1936 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Runyon, New Jersey (state record July 10, 1936 111 degrees F (44 degrees C) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (state record) July 10, 1936 112 degrees F (44 degrees C) at Martinsburg, West Virginia (state record July 10, 1936 New Straits Convention allows Turkish rearmament of Dardanelles July 10, 1936 Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 home runs in a game July 10, 1934 1st sitting U.S. president to visit South America, Franklin D. Roosevelt in Colombia July 10, 1934 2nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-7 at Polo Grounds, New York July 10, 1934 Carl Hubbell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx in All star game July 10, 1933 1st police radio system operated, Eastchester Township, New York July 10, 1932 Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job July 10, 1929 In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 home runs hit 1 in each inning July 10, 1929 U.S. issues newer, smaller-sized paper currency July 10, 1928 Senator Milt Gaston hurls record tying 14-hit shutout July 10, 1926 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio July 10, 1926 Lake Denmark, New Jersey arsenal explodes, kills 21, $75m damage July 10, 1925 Jury selection took place in John T Scopes evolution trial July 10, 1925 U.S.S.R.'s official news agency TASS forms July 10, 1924 Denmark takes Greenland as Norway ends claim July 10, 1924 Railroad worker strike ends in Amsterdam July 10, 1923 2-pound hailstones kill 23 and many cattle, Rostov, Russia July 10, 1923 All non-fascist parties dissolved in Italy July 10, 1920 Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary July 10, 1919 Dutch 1st Chamber approves woman suffrage July 10, 1919 President Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate July 10, 1918 Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic forms July 10, 1917 Emma Goldman imprisoned for obstructing draft July 10, 1915 British/South African troops march into German SW-Africa July 10, 1914 Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles July 10, 1913 134 degrees F (57 degrees C), Greenland Ranch, California (U.S. record) July 10, 1913 Romania declares war on Bulgaria July 10, 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record 5000m (14:36.6) July 10, 1911 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) at North Bridgton, Maine (state record) July 10, 1910 Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0 July 10, 1908 H Kamerlingh Onnes makes helium liquid (-269 degrees C) July 10, 1905 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina opens Technical Hague court July 10, 1898 Jean-Baptiste Marchands expedition reaches Fashoda at White Hippo July 10, 1892 1st concrete-paved street built, Bellefountaine, Ohio July 10, 1890 Wyoming becomes 44th state of U.S., 1st with female suffrage July 10, 1886 George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company July 10, 1886 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand) July 10, 1884 1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out July 10, 1873 French poet Paul Verlaine wounds Arthur Rimbaud with pistol July 10, 1866 Indelible pencil patents by Edson P Clark, Northampton, Mass July 10, 1862 U.S. begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad July 10, 1861 Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state July 10, 1850 VP Fillmore becomes President following Zachary Taylor's death July 10, 1847 Urbain J J Leverrier and John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel July 10, 1832 President Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter 2nd Bank of US July 10, 1810 Emperor Napoleon corpse leaves Netherlands for France July 10, 1797 1st U.S. frigate, the "United States," is launched in Phila July 10, 1775 Horatio Gates, issues order excluding blacks from Continental Army July 10, 1762 Roubiliacs monument for Handel unveiled at Westminster Abbey July 10, 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie flees in disguise to Isle of Skye July 10, 1690 Battle of Beachy Head-French fleet defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet July 10, 1690 Neth-French sea battle at Beachy Head (Cornelis Evertsen) July 10, 1652 England declares war on Netherlands July 10, 1645 Battle at Langport Somerset: Cromwell's New Model-army beats Royalists July 10, 1629 1st non-Separatist Congregational Church in U.S. founded (Salem, MA) July 10, 1627 English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle July 10, 1609 Catholic German monarchy forms Catholic League July 10, 1598 Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande July 10, 1584 Spanish army leader Richebourg conquerors Liefkenshoek, Belgium July 10, 1568 Battle on Eems: Dutch Water garrison beats Spanish July 10, 1553 Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England July 10, 1520 King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais July 10, 1460 Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton July 10, 1040 Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes July 10, 552 Origin of Armenian calendar |