All Events

Historical Events on July 10

  • American Revolution

    1778

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

  • Florida

    1821

    The United States takes possession of its newly bought territory of Florida from Spain.

  • Andrew Jackson

    1832

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

  • World War II

    1940

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

  • Korean War

    1951

    Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong.

  • Angola

    1976

    Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.

  • Greenpeace

    1985

    The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira.

  • DNA

    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.

  • Catholic Church sexual abuse cases

    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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