August 10 in History

Historical Events on August 10

1776 American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.

1792 French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.

1861 American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek: A mixed force of Confederate, Missouri State Guard, and Arkansas State troops defeat outnumbered attacking Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.

1920 World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.

1944 World War II: The Battle of Guam comes to an effective end.

1949 U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense.

1961 First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army.

1988 Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.

1995 Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.

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Famous Birthdays on August 10

1874 Herbert Hoover

1947 Anwar Ibrahim

1971 Roy Keane

1997 Kylie Jenner

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Famous Deaths on August 10

1945 Robert H. Goddard

1980 Yahya Khan

2008 Isaac Hayes

2015 Buddy Baker

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