What Happened on Sep 10

John Smith Elected Council President of Jamestown

Explorer, writer, and cartographer John Smith assumed the presidency of the Jamestown settlement on September 10, 1608. The charismatic and... Read more

Battle of Carnifex Ferry

The Battle of Carnifex Ferry took place on September 10, 1861, in Nicholas County, Virginia (now West Virginia), as part of the Operations in... Read more

Battle of Bayou Forche - Little Rock Falls to Union Troops

Description: On September 10, 1863, Maj. Gen. Fred Steele, Army of Arkansas commander, sent Brig. Gen. John W. Davidson’s cavalry division across... Read more

Union Withdraws before Being Attacked at the Battle of Davis's Cross Roads

Description: After the Tullahoma Campaign, Rosecrans renewed his offensive, aiming to force the Rebels out of Chattanooga. The three corps... Read more

Lattimer Massacre

The shooting continued for at least a minute and a half, though some eyewitnesses claimed it may have been three minutes or more. Perhaps as many... Read more

German Armies Retreat to the Aisne River as Allies Thwart German Plan to Extend Their Line Across France to the Sea

Allied Forces, 1,500,000 General Joffre, Commander-in-Chief French Army Commanders: General Foch General Castelnau General D'Esperey... Read more

New England Hurricane of 1938

In the days following the cyclone southern Rhode Islanders were in a state of grief-stricken shock. The first days after the storm were a somber... Read more

Parliament of Canada Declares War on Nazi Germany

September 10, 1939 the Parliament of Canada declared war against the German Reich, marking the beginning of Canada's participation in the Second... Read more

Polish Forces of General Stanisław Maczek Hold German Forces at Jarosław

Contrary to most other Polish armies during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, the Kraków Army managed to withstand the initial German assault on... Read more

Allied Forces Launch Assault on Le Havre to begin Operation Astonia

Operation Astonia was a battle fought during the Siegfried Line Campaign of World War II from 10 September 1944 to 12 September 1944. The Allied... Read more

"Roxy & Elsewhere" by Frank Zappa & the Mothers Is Released

Roxy & Elsewhere is a live album by Frank Zappa & the Mothers which was released in 1974. Most of the songs were recorded at The Roxy Theatre in... Read more

Zagreb Mid-Air Collision

Flying at 29,000 ft. near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, last week, Lufthansa Pilot Josef Kröse chanced to glance above him. There he saw a scene that caused... Read more

"River's Edge" Is Released

River's Edge is a 1986 American drama movie starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper. It was awarded... Read more

"Drowning By Numbers" Is Released

Drowning by Numbers is a 1988 British film directed by Peter Greenaway. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film's plot... Read more

"Raise The Red Lantern" Is Released

Raise the Red Lantern is an award-winning 1991 Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-produced film, directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li. It is an... Read more

The Cult release Ceremony

Ceremony is an album by rock band The Cult, first released on 10 September 1991. The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans... Read more

Coroner release Grin

Grin is the fifth and most recent studio album by the Swiss thrash metal band Coroner, and was followed by their self-titled compilation album,... Read more

South Park Episode 105 - "An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig"

"An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig" is the fifth episode of Comedy Central's animated series South Park. It originally aired on September 10, 1997.... Read more

Brad L. Graham Coins the Term 'Blogosphere'

The term 'Blogosphere' was coined on September 10, 1999 by Brad L. Graham, as a joke. It was re-coined in 2002 by William Quick, and was quickly... Read more

Yes release Magnification

Magnification is the twentieth album by progressive rock band Yes, released in 2001. It was the band's first album of the new century, and their... Read more

Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh is Fatally Stabbed While Shopping

A Serbian man has confessed to the killing of Anna Lindh, the Swedish foreign minister who died after being stabbed in a Stockholm department store... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Buffalo Bills, 19-17

In the end, the Patriots had to bow up to make the Buffalo Bills bow down. Although the game was little more than half over yesterday, it... Read more

Chris Crocker Demands That The Internet "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!"

Chris Crocker is most notable for his "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" video, posted September 10, 2007 to YouTube, in which he lashes out at gossip... Read more

Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 1-0

It wasn't long before the "70," left cockeyed by a forceful meeting with Jacoby Ellsbury's back, was tucked back up into its place on the... Read more

Cleveland Indians defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-1

PLAYING CATCH-UP: : When Cleveland scored in the top of the first inning last night, it marked the 65th time this season the Orioles have... Read more