July 10

From Metapedia

[edit] Events

• 1212 - The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.
• 1645 - English Civil War: Battle of Langport.
• 1821 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain.
• 1850 - Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, 16 months into his term.
• 1890 - Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
• 1925 - Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a state law against it.
• 1938 - Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91 hour airplane flight around the world.
• 1940 - World War II: Vichy France government established.
• 1962 - Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
• 1973 - The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 1973 - National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on Bangladesh recognition.
• 1991 - Boris Yeltsin begins his 5-year term as the first elected President of Russia.
• 2007 - The Czech section of Metapedia is launched. [1]

[edit] Births

• 1509 - John Calvin, French religious reformer (d. 1564)
• 1856 - Nikola Tesla, Serb-American inventor (d. 1943)
• 1920 - David Brinkley, American television reporter (d. 2003)

[edit] Deaths

• 138 - Hadrian, Roman Emperor (b. 76)
• 1099 - El Cid, of Castile (b. 1044)
• 1978 - John D Rockefeller III, American businessman (b. 1906)