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Historical Events on November 10

  • New Jersey

    1766

    The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).

  • United States Marine Corps

    1775

    The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas.

  • Wilmington insurrection of 1898

    1898

    Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.

  • Nazi Germany

    1942

    World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    1954

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.

  • Vietnam War

    1970

    Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.

  • Cambodia

    1971

    In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.

  • Nigeria

    1995

    In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.

  • Mars

    2008

    Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.

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