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August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 143 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 654 – ...
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London. 1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state. 1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the U.S. Congress after $500,000 was given for such a purpose by scientist James Smithson. 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of ...
The Declaration of Independence, the most consequential and perhaps most heroic challenge to authority in human annals, reached the ear of King George III in London on this day in history, August ...
August 10, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Men's 4 x 400m Relay at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The Olympic schedule for Saturday, Aug. 10, is filled with thrilling events and record-breaking athletes, so be ...
Insurrection of 10 August 1792. / 48.86222°N 2.33250°E / 48.86222; 2.33250. The insurrection of 10 August 1792 was a defining event of the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and ...
August 10, 2023 at 6:59 AM. An American nurse and her daughter have been released in Haiti after being kidnapped around two weeks ago. This comes after the abduction garnered international ...
Battle of Wilson's Creek. / 37.1000; -93.4075. The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri . In August, Confederates under Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch and Missouri ...
What the papers say – August 10. Rachel Vickers-Price, PA. August 9, 2024 at 9:07 PM. The King has praised Britain’s community spirit in the wake of rioting, which has dominated headlines this ...