August 10

Wednesday 10, 1988:

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

Wednesday 10, 1977:

In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over a year's period.

Saturday 10, 1861:

The war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate troops defeat Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.

Sunday 10, 1856:

In Last Island, Louisiana, a hurricane kills about 400 people.

Friday 10, 1792:

French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody.

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