What Happened on Aug 10

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Texas Rangers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 15-7

A recap of the Orioles' 15-7 loss to the Rangers yesterday: CHOPPY WATERS Orioles starter Chris Waters got off to a rough start attempting an... Read more

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... Read more

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. Read more

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... Read more