Birthday January 10, 1738 Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)
Birthday January 10, 1843 Outlaw Frank James born in Missouri
Birthday January 10, 1877 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, invented elecrostatic precipitator
Birthday January 10, 1880 Manuel Azasa y Diaz, P.M. and president of 2nd Spanish republic
Birthday January 10, 1883 Florence Reed, silent film Actress (The Dancing Girl)
Birthday January 10, 1883 Francis X. Bushman, silent film Actor (The Spy's Defeat)
Birthday January 10, 1887 Robinson Jeffers, American poet and playwright (Tamar & Other Poems)
Birthday January 10, 1888 Grock, Swiss clown
Birthday January 10, 1904 Ray Bolger, dancer and Actor (Once in Love with Amy and Wizard of Oz)
Birthday January 10, 1910 Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina
Birthday January 10, 1926 June Haver
Birthday January 10, 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, in Winnipeg Manitoba
Birthday January 10, 1927 Johnnie Ray, pop singer
Birthday January 10, 1938 Willie McCovey, baseball player
Birthday January 10, 1945 Rod Stewart, singer
Birthday January 10, 1949 George Foreman, world heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74)
Birthday January 10, 1953 Pat Benatar, in Brooklyn--Hell is for Children
History January 10, 1776 Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published
History January 10, 1776 North Carolina governor calls on Loyalists to combat rebels
History January 10, 1806 Dutch in Capetown surrender to British
History January 10, 1840 Penny Post mail system is started
History January 10, 1861 William Seward named Secretary of State
History January 10, 1861 Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US
History January 10, 1863 1st underground railway opens in London
History January 10, 1911 Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)
History January 10, 1920 League of Nations established
History January 10, 1920 League of Nations instituted
History January 10, 1922 Griffith elected president of Irish Free State
History January 10, 1923 U.S. troops depart Germany
History January 10, 1923 Harding orders U.S. troops home from Germany
History January 10, 1932 Mickey Mouse & Silly Symphony comics syndicated
History January 10, 1941 Lend-Lease introduced into Congress
History January 10, 1941 FDR introduces the lend-lease program
History January 10, 1944 1st mobile electric power plant delivered Phila
History January 10, 1945 Los Angeles Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
History January 10, 1946 UN General Assembly meets for 1st time
History January 10, 1946 US Army establishes 1st radar contact with moon Belmar NJ
History January 10, 1946 First meeting of the United Nations
History January 10, 1949 1st Jewish family show - The Goldberg's begin
History January 10, 1951 1st jet passenger trip made
History January 10, 1961 Dashiell Hammett dies
History January 10, 1962 Avalanche kills thousands in Peru
History January 10, 1964 That Was The Week That Was premiers
History January 10, 1967 Johnson asks for more funding for Vietnam War
History January 10, 1967 Johnson asks for surcharge to pay for the war
History January 10, 1969 USSR's Venera 6 launched for parachute landing on Venus
History January 10, 1970 Preview Center Opens
History January 10, 1972 Hubert Humphrey criticizes President Nixon
History January 10, 1976 Convoy, by C.W. McCall, is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
History January 10, 1977 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom
History January 10, 1978 Pedro Joaqu¡n Chamorro of La Prensa assassinated in Managua
History January 10, 1978 Soyuz 27 is launched
History January 10, 1982 Dwight Clark makes The Catch
History January 10, 1989 Cuban troops begin withdrawal from Angola
History January 10, 1994 Green Beret indicted for murder
History January 10, 2000 AOL-Time Warner formed
History January 10, 2008 World's cheapest car debuts in India
January 10, 1738 Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter (lead the Green Mtn Boys)
January 10, 1843 Outlaw Frank James born in Missouri
January 10, 1877 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, invented elecrostatic precipitator
January 10, 1880 Manuel Azasa y Diaz, P.M. and president of 2nd Spanish republic
January 10, 1883 Florence Reed, silent film Actress (The Dancing Girl)
January 10, 1883 Francis X. Bushman, silent film Actor (The Spy's Defeat)
January 10, 1887 Robinson Jeffers, American poet and playwright (Tamar & Other Poems)
January 10, 1888 Grock, Swiss clown
January 10, 1904 Ray Bolger, dancer and Actor (Once in Love with Amy and Wizard of Oz)
January 10, 1910 Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina
January 10, 1926 June Haver
January 10, 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, in Winnipeg Manitoba
January 10, 1927 Johnnie Ray, pop singer
January 10, 1938 Willie McCovey, baseball player
January 10, 1945 Rod Stewart, singer
January 10, 1949 George Foreman, world heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74)
January 10, 1953 Pat Benatar, in Brooklyn--Hell is for Children
January 10, 1776 Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" published
January 10, 1776 North Carolina governor calls on Loyalists to combat rebels
January 10, 1806 Dutch in Capetown surrender to British
January 10, 1840 Penny Post mail system is started
January 10, 1861 William Seward named Secretary of State
January 10, 1861 Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US
January 10, 1863 1st underground railway opens in London
January 10, 1911 Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)
January 10, 1920 League of Nations established
January 10, 1920 League of Nations instituted
January 10, 1922 Griffith elected president of Irish Free State
January 10, 1923 U.S. troops depart Germany
January 10, 1923 Harding orders U.S. troops home from Germany
January 10, 1932 Mickey Mouse & Silly Symphony comics syndicated
January 10, 1941 Lend-Lease introduced into Congress
January 10, 1941 FDR introduces the lend-lease program
January 10, 1944 1st mobile electric power plant delivered Phila
January 10, 1945 Los Angeles Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
January 10, 1946 UN General Assembly meets for 1st time
January 10, 1946 US Army establishes 1st radar contact with moon Belmar NJ
January 10, 1946 First meeting of the United Nations
January 10, 1949 1st Jewish family show - The Goldberg's begin
January 10, 1951 1st jet passenger trip made
January 10, 1961 Dashiell Hammett dies
January 10, 1962 Avalanche kills thousands in Peru
January 10, 1964 That Was The Week That Was premiers
January 10, 1967 Johnson asks for more funding for Vietnam War
January 10, 1967 Johnson asks for surcharge to pay for the war
January 10, 1969 USSR's Venera 6 launched for parachute landing on Venus
January 10, 1970 Preview Center Opens
January 10, 1972 Hubert Humphrey criticizes President Nixon
January 10, 1976 Convoy, by C.W. McCall, is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
January 10, 1977 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom
January 10, 1978 Pedro Joaqu¡n Chamorro of La Prensa assassinated in Managua
January 10, 1978 Soyuz 27 is launched
January 10, 1982 Dwight Clark makes The Catch
January 10, 1989 Cuban troops begin withdrawal from Angola
January 10, 1994 Green Beret indicted for murder
January 10, 2000 AOL-Time Warner formed
January 10, 2008 World's cheapest car debuts in India