July 10 in History

Historical Events on July 10

1778 American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.

1832 U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.

1940 World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.

1942 Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.

1951 Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.

1966 The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. As many as 60,000 people attend.

1992 In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.

1997 In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

1998 Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.

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Famous Birthdays on July 10

1856 Nikola Tesla

1925 Mahathir Mohamad

1975 Brendan Gaughan

1988 Antonio Brown

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Famous Deaths on July 10

138 Hadrian

649 Emperor Taizong of Tang

1460 Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham

2012 Fritz Langanke

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