What Happened on Jul 10

Davis Enters the Catholic School of Saint Thomas at St. Rose Priory

One thing Samuel preached to his children was “knowledge is power.” Perhaps as the result in the break in his own education, Samuel stressed the... Read more

Nikola Tesla Is Born

Tesla was born to Serbian parents in the village of Smiljan, Austrian Empire near the town of Gospić, in the territory of modern-day Croatia. His... Read more

Battle of Funkstown

The Second Battle of Funkstown (more commonly simply referred to as the Battle of Funkstown) took place near Funkstown, Maryland, on July 10, 1863,... Read more

First Battle of Fort Wagner

Description: On July 10, Union artillery on Folly Island together with Rear Adm. John Dahlgren’s fleet of ironclads opened fire on Confederate... Read more

Wyoming is the 44th State Admitted to the Union

Carved from sections of Dakota, Utah, and Idaho territories, Wyoming Territory came into existence by act of Congress on July 25, 1868. The... Read more

The New York Times publicizes Nikola Tesla's particle Beam research

The term teleforce refers to Nikola Tesla's macroscopic charged particle beam projector. The device was based upon a large Van de Graaff generator... Read more

Germany Begins Air Assaults on Convoys in the English Channel

The Kanalkampf comprised a series of running fights over convoys in the English Channel and occasional attacks on the convoys by Stuka dive... Read more

Allied Forces Make Seaborne Landings at Sicily

The strong wind also made matters difficult for the amphibious landings but also ensured the element of surprise as many of the defenders had... Read more

Jerry Miller is born

Jerry Miller (born July 10, 1943 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a... Read more

Operation Jupiter (1944)

Operation Jupiter was an attack launched by the British Second Army's VIII Corps on 10 July. The objective of the attack was to capture the... Read more

Gary LeVox Is Born

Gary LeVox (born Gary Wayne Vernon, Jr.; July 10, 1970) is the lead vocalist of American country trio Rascal Flatts. His stage name literally means... Read more

Parliament releases Up for the Down Stroke

Up for the Down Stroke is a 1974 album by Parliament. It was the band's second album (following 1970's Osmium), and their first to be released on... Read more

Seveso Disaster

The Seveso disaster was an industrial accident that occurred around 12:37 pm July 10, 1976, in a small chemical manufacturing plant approximately... Read more

The Fox and the Hound is released

The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Productions which premiered in the United States on July 10, 1981. The... Read more

Aeroflot Flight 7425 Crashes in USSR Territory

Aeroflot Flight 7425 on the 10 July 1985 was operated by a three-engined Tupolev Tu-154B-2 which departed Tashkent for a flight to Leningrad. The... Read more

"Gas Food Lodging" Is Released

Gas Food Lodging is a 1992 movie directed by Allison Anders about a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer-park.... Read more

"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5" by Frank Zappa Is Released

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 is a double disc collection of live recordings by Frank Zappa. Disc one comprises performances by the... Read more

"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6" by Frank Zappa Is Released

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 is the last of six double disc collection volumes of live performances by Frank Zappa recorded between... Read more

Hristo Stoichkov and Yordan Letchkov Lead Bulgaria Past Germany in World Cup Quarter-Final Upset

The Germans looked a safe bet to progress from their quarter-final tie with Bulgaria at the 1994 World Cup. But they hadn't banked on playing a... Read more

Coldplay releases first full-length album, "Parachutes"

Parachutes is the debut album by English alternative rock band Coldplay, released by the record label Parlophone on 10 July 2000 in the United... Read more

CIA Operatives, Joined by JSOC, Prepare the Iraqi Battlespace for the US-led Invasion

The first CIA team entered Iraq on July 10, 2002. This team was composed of members of the CIA's famed Special Activities Division and was later... Read more

South Park Episode 609 - "Free Hat"

The boys campaign to save movies from directors hellbent on "improving them"; unfortunately, the townspeople are consumed with their own campaign... Read more

Entourage Season 2 Episode 6: Chinatown

Ari encourages Vince to shoot a lucrative foreign commercial, and Drama wants to get in on the action. Eric struggles to convince Walsh to release... Read more

CSX motions to dismiss plaintiff from Peirce case

CSX has moved to have a plaintiff dismissed from his asbestosis case against the railroad giant because of fraud it uncovered during... Read more

Bad Religion releases New Maps of Hell

New Maps of Hell is Bad Religion's fourteenth full-length studio album (twentieth release overall), which was released on July 10, 2007. It... Read more