What Happened on Nov 10

Siege Of Zara

The Siege of Zara (Croatian - Zadar) (November 10-November 23, 1202) was the first major action of the Fourth Crusade. It was the first attack... Read more

US Marine Corps founded

The history of the United States Marine Corps begins with the founding of the Continental Marines in 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide... Read more

Battle Of Fort Cumberland

The Battle of Fort Cumberland was an attempt by a small number of militia commanded by Jonathan Eddy to bring the American Revolutionary War to... Read more

Polk Sends John Slidell To Mexico City

On November 10, 1845, Polk sent John Slidell, a secret representative, to Mexico City with an offer of $25 million ($628,942,308 today) for the Rio... Read more

Henry Wirz Is Hanged

Henry Wirz, former commander of the infamous Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was hanged on November 10, 1865 in Washington, D.C.... Read more

Battle of Basra (1914)

The Battle of Basra was a battle of World War I which took place in the city of Basra (modern-day Iraq) between British and Ottoman troops on... Read more

Fourth Battle Of The Isonzo

The Fourth Battle of the Isonzo was fought between the armies of Kingdom of Italy and those ofAustria-Hungary on the Italian Front in World War I,... Read more

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Move to San Francisco

On November 10th, Frida and Diego arrive in San Francisco where Diego has been commissioned to paint murals in the Luncheon Club of the San... Read more

4th Academy Awards

The 4th Academy Awards were awarded to films completed and screened in 1930/1931, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Read more

Second Phase of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest

In this phase, the U.S. 4th Division was to clear the northern half of the forest between Schevenhütte and Hürtgen, capture Hürtgen and advance to... Read more

USS Mount Hood Explosion

At 08:30, 10 November 1944, a party consisting of the communications officer, Lt. Lester H. Wallace, and 17 men left the ship and headed for shore.... Read more

The Living Desert is released

The Living Desert is a 1953 Walt Disney nature documentary which shows the everyday lives of the animals of the desert of the southwestern United... Read more

Kit Carson Scout Program Goes into Operation

The Kit Carson Scouts (Hoi Chanh Vien in Vietnamese), loosely translated as "members who have returned") belonged to a special program created by... Read more

Tracy Morgan Is Born

Morgan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jimmy Morgan, a musician. After attending De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx, he was... Read more

Grateful Dead Releases Live/Dead

Live/Dead is the first official live album released by the San Francisco-based band Grateful Dead. It was recorded over a series of live concerts... Read more

"The Passion Of Anna" Is Released

The Passion of Anna (Swedish: En Passion) is a 1969 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman was awarded Best Director at... Read more

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

A cargo ship with 35 crew members was reported missing Monday night in treacherous waters in Lake Superior, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The... Read more

The Clash release Give 'Em Enough Rope

Give 'Em Enough Rope is the second studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 10 November 1978 through CBS Records.... Read more

Mötley Crüe release Too Fast for Love

Too Fast For Love is the debut record of American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe; 900 copies were released in November 1981 on the band's Leathür... Read more

FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb's VePesid

Treating patients with lung cancer and recurrent testicular tumors. It is used in combination with other cancer medications. VePesid is an... Read more

Wu Minxia Is Born

Wu Minxia (simplified Chinese: 吴敏霞; traditional Chinese: 吳敏霞; pinyin: Wú Mǐnxiá; born November 10, 1985 in Shanghai) is a female diver from the... Read more

Fates Warning releases Awaken the Guardian

Awaken the Guardian is the third album by Fates Warning. It was first released in 1986, and was later re-released as a double album with No Exit in... Read more

Sepultura release Morbid Visions

Morbid Visions is the debut album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released in 1986 through Cogumelo Records. While later albums have a... Read more

Stephen King publishes The Tommyknockers

The Tommyknockers is a 1987 horror novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is more of an excursion into the realm of... Read more

"My Left Foot" Is Released

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 drama film directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It tells the true story of... Read more