What Happened On August 10

What Happened On Aug 10 Timeline

1756 Aug 10
to 1756 Aug 14
 Battle Of Fort Oswego
The Battle of Fort Oswego was one in a series of early French victories in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War won in spite of New France's military vulnerability. On the w...
1788 Aug 10 Mozart Completes Symphony No. 41
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart completed his Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, on 10 August 1788. It was his last symphony adn the last of a set of three that Mozart composed in rapid successi...
1821 Aug 10 Missouri is the 24th State Admitted to the Union
On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Named after the Native American people who originally inhabited the land, Missouri was acquired by the U.S. as p...
1835 Aug 10 P. T. Barnum Begins Career As Showman
In 1835 P. T. Barnum began as a showman with his purchase and exhibition of a blind and almost completely paralyzed slave woman, Joice Heth, claimed by Barnum to have been the nurse of Ge...
1861 Aug 10 Battle of Wilson's Creek - Union Forces Lose at the First Major Battle West of the Mississippi
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Missouri State Guard, early in...
1887 Aug 10 Great Chatsworth Train Wreck
The scene that followed it is impossible to describe. The hapless passengers of the forward cars were, almost inextricably mingled in the shattered mass. The engineer of the second engine...
1898 Aug 10 Battle of Silva Heights
Brigadier General Theodore Schwan and 2,896 men of his Independent Brigade had landed in Guanica and marched towards occupied Yauco. Schwan and his men were ordered to move westward and t...
1903 Aug 10 Couronnes Disaster - Paris Métro Fire
The first sign of trouble was at 6:53 p.m., when double train 43 completed the climb to Boulevard Barbès station with heavy smoke pouring from one of the motors on its front car, car M202...
1904 Aug 10 Battle of the Yellow Sea
On the morning of 10 August 1904, the First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading the port. The Russian squadron consisted of the battleships ...
1914 Aug 10
to 1914 Sep 3
 Russians Drive Austrians Out of Galicia and Across Carpathians
Russian Forces, 1,500,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Generalissimo General Yanushkevitch, Chief-of-Staff First Army Group General Ivanoff General Ewerts General Plehve Second Army ...
1914 Aug 10 "The Face on the Bar Room Floor" (film) is Released
The Face on the Bar Room Floor is a short film written and directed by Charles Chaplin in 1914. Chaplin stars in this film, loosely based on the poem of the same name by Hugh Antoine d'Ar...
1920 Aug 10 Treaty of Sèvres signed
The Treaty of Sèvres was the peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was signed with Germany before this treaty to annul the...
1938 Aug 10 University Of Sonora Is Founded
The University of Sonora (Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as Unison) is located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. It was founded in 1942 after a committee to create a state university wa...
1964 Aug 10 FDA Approves Wellspring's Dyrenium
Treating swelling (edema) associated with conditions such as congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and certain severe kidney problems (eg, nephrosis). It may be used alone or ...
1970 Aug 10 "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Is Released
Weasels Ripped My Flesh is an album by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, released in 1970. Conceptually, the album could be considered Phase Two of Burnt Weeny Sandwich. Both a...
1984 Aug 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers release self-titled first album
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on August 10, 1984 on EMI. The album was produced by Gang of Four gui...
1984 Aug 10 Voivod release their debut album, War and Pain
War and Pain is the debut album from Canadian thrash metal/progressive metal band Voivod, which was released on August 10, 1984 through Metal Blade Records. According to a 1986 TV intervi...
1990 Aug 10 Magellen Spacecraft Arrives at Venus
The Magellan spacecraft, also referred to as the Venus Radar Mapper, was a 1,035-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989, to map the surface of Venus using Synthetic ...
1995 Aug 10
to 1995 Aug 13
 Steve Elkington wins the 77th PGA Championship
The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship held from August 10-13, 1995 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington won his first major championship w...
2001 Aug 10 Osmosis Jones is released
Osmosis Jones is a 2001 science fiction live-action/animated film directed by Tom Sito and Piet Kroon for the animated segments and the Farrelly brothers for the live-action segments. Unu...
2004 Aug 10 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 8-4
Sometimes the best way for a pitcher to grow is to deal with adversity. That's what happened last night to Bronson Arroyo in the sixth inning of the Red Sox' 8-4 victory over Tampa Bay...
2005 Aug 10 Boston Red Sox defeat Texas Rangers, 16-5
Last night was proof Fenway Park is not Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It may belong to Mister Ramirez or Mister Ortiz or Mister Damon or Mister Varitek. It may be Mister Schilling's or ...
2006 Aug 10 Kansas City Royals defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One thing is obvious: The Red Sox pitching staff really misses Jason Varitek. Nobody is pointing fingers at Javy Lopez and Doug Mirabelli, but the small nuances of ...
2007 Aug 10 Baltimore Orioles defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-5
BALTIMORE -- Just when it appeared they had handed over the deed to the house, the keys to the car, and the bank accounts of their children to the visiting hordes from the north, the Balt...
2008 Aug 10 Chicago White Sox defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-5
CHICAGO --Carlos Quentin hit his American League-leading 32nd homer, Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye connected, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Sunday. Nifty relief pi...
2008 Aug 10 Florida Marlins defeat New York Mets, 8-2
Unlikely as it  may have once seemed, Mike Pelfrey - and not Johan Santana - is the Mets' leading winner this season. As such, he has come to expect better of himself, regardless of op...
2008 Aug 10 Isaac Hayes Dies
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter, actor and musician. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label ...
2008 Aug 10 Texas Rangers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 15-7
If the ball hadn't soared directly into the sun, maybe Chris Waters' second career start would have gone differently. But into the sun it went, and Orioles shortstop Alex Cintron could...
2009 Aug 10 Alexi Giannoulias gets endorsements for 2010 Senate bid from four unions
Locals of UNITE-HERE, UFCW, UA and the Illinois Pipe Trades hoped on the bandwagon of Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today. The release is below. In other news, Giannoulias chief of staff, ...
2009 Aug 10 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat New York Mets, 7-4
PHOENIX - David Wright, who has started all but one game for the Mets this season, is due for a day off Tuesday. Jerry Manuel concluded he could no longer ride the worn-down Wright, who w...
2009 Aug 10 Boston Red Sox defeat Detroit Tigers, 6-5
The most treacherous 41 minutes of the Red Sox season occurred late Sunday night, and it was not during their collapse at Yankee Stadium. Their charter rumbled the entire way from Newark ...
2009 Aug 10 Cheryle Jackson, Chicago Urban League President, announces run for US Senate in Illinois
"I'm not a politician. That's what my opponent is, a politician. I'm not that. I'm a problem solver." —Cheryle Jackson
2009 Aug 10 Emory University Begins Vaccinating Volunteer Participants in H1N1 Vaccine Trial
Calling it "a race against time," Emory began giving volunteers the first shots of the H1N1 vaccine. Emory is one of eight centers nationwide testing two vaccines for pandemic flu. ...
2009 Aug 10 Oakland Athletics defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-1
At least he didn't give up any home runs. Jeremy Guthrie, who entered his latest start tied for the major league lead with 27 home runs allowed, kept the ball in the ballpark Monday, b...
2009 Aug 10 President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and President Felipe Calderon Convene in Mexico for North American Summit
President Barack Obama huddled Monday with the leaders of Mexico and Canada for a swift North American summit, where the swine flu epidemic and knotty disputes over cross-border trade dom...
2009 Aug 10 SEIU to endorse Alexi Giannoulias for 2010 US Senate bid
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, I've learned, is picking up an early endorsement for his 2010 Democratic Senate bid from the Illinois State Council, Service Employees International Uni...
2009 Aug 10 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4-1
The Cardinals may not have found another gear Monday night against the Cincinnati Reds, but they certainly rediscovered Kyle Lohse. A season almost entirely marked by freakish injury, ...
2009 Aug 10 Toronto Blue Jays defeat New York Yankees, 5-4
Robinson Cano was not expecting a sinker from Sergio Mitre on a simple relay throw to second, so when the ball tailed away from the bag, Cano was helpless. The ball glanced off Cano's ...
2009 Aug 10 University of Maryland School of Medicine Begins Participation in Nationwide N1H1 Vaccine Trials
The University of Maryland School of Medicine will lead a research study on an experimental vaccine to prevent swine flu. The school’s Center for Vaccine Development will participate i...
2010 Aug 10 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 2-1
It shouldn't be that difficult to get from Cincinnati to Milwaukee. It was Monday for outfielder Chris Dickerson, acquired earlier in the day from the Reds in a trade for veteran outfi...
2010 Aug 10 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5
TORONTO — It was only a few weeks ago that Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, and Jacoby Ellsbury appeared to have taken up permanent residence on the disabled list. Lowell had been felled by a ...
2010 Aug 10 Chicago Cubs defeat San Francisco Giants, 8-6
SAN FRANCISCO -- For all the deserved attention and hype the Cubs' high-end rookies have received this season, one part of the story generally has been overlooked. This part: The Cubs ...
2010 Aug 10 Minnesota Twins defeat Chicago White Sox, 12-6
Though the Twins and White Sox opened a three-game series Tuesday night with identical records, the Sox' road to sharing first place in the American League Central has borne little resemb...
2010 Aug 10 Texas Rangers defeat New York Yankees, 4-3
ARLINGTON, Tex. - The Rangers beat the Yankees' unbeatable pitcher Tuesday night. Wednesday night, the Yankees have a chance to return the favor. Texas walked off with a 4-3 win in 10 ...