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| Birthday August 10, 1874 Herbert Hoover, (R) 31st Pres (1929-1933) |
| Birthday August 10, 1874 Herbert Hoover is born |
| Birthday August 10, 1900 Norma Shearer |
| Birthday August 10, 1910 Angus Campbell, psychologist, sociologist |
| Birthday August 10, 1916 Noah Beery Jr., Actor (Tugboat Annie) |
| Birthday August 10, 1923 Rhonda Fleming, in Hollywood Calif |
| Birthday August 10, 1924 Martha Hyer |
| Birthday August 10, 1925 Mike Douglas, TV Host |
| Birthday August 10, 1928 Eddie Fisher, singer |
| Birthday August 10, 1933 Jerry Falwell, Evangelist |
| Birthday August 10, 1938 Diana Muldaur |
| Birthday August 10, 1942 Betsy Johnson |
| Birthday August 10, 1943 Ronnie Spector, NYC |
| History August 10, 1776 London learns of American independence |
| History August 10, 1793 Louvre Museum opens |
| History August 10, 1809 Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) |
| History August 10, 1821 New state west of the Mississippi |
| History August 10, 1821 Missouri becomes 24th state |
| History August 10, 1846 Smithsonian Institute established |
| History August 10, 1861 Rebels defeat Union force at the Battle of Wilson's Creek |
| History August 10, 1866 Transatlantic cable laid - Pres Buchanan spoke to Queen Victoria |
| History August 10, 1877 Amanda McFarland begins Alaskan mission |
| History August 10, 1912 Virginia and Leonard Woolf marry |
| History August 10, 1914 German ships Goeben and Breslau reach Constantinople |
| History August 10, 1937 First-ever electric guitar patent awarded to the Electro String Corporation |
| History August 10, 1945 Japan accepts Potsdam terms, agrees to unconditional surrender |
| History August 10, 1945 Robert Goddard father of American rocketry dies |
| History August 10, 1948 ABC enters network TV at 7 PM - WJZ NY |
| History August 10, 1949 Truman signs National Security Bill |
| History August 10, 1955 Diem refuses to negotiate with Communists |
| History August 10, 1960 Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space |
| History August 10, 1965 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 82 km |
| History August 10, 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 launched |
| History August 10, 1966 Marines fight bitter battle in Quang Tin Province |
| History August 10, 1972 North Vietnamese forces attempt to cut off Saigon |
| History August 10, 1973 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St Station |
| History August 10, 1977 Son of Sam arrested |
| History August 10, 1978 Fatal Ford Pinto crash in Indiana |
| History August 10, 1981 Pete Rose sets National League hits record |
| History August 10, 1981 Child found decapitated |
| History August 10, 1981 Pete Rose tops Stan Musial's NL record of 3630 hits |
| History August 10, 1984 Red Dawn, first PG-13 movie, is released |
| History August 10, 1986 Billy Martin day Yanks retire #1 |
| History August 10, 1993 Three-ship collision causes oil spill |
| History August 10, 2003 Temperatures in UK top 100 F for first time during European heat wave |