August 10

Sunday 10, 2003:

The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK, 38.1°C, occurs in Kent and and Greater London. It is the first time the UK has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thursday 10, 1995:

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

Friday 10, 1990:

The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.

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.

Monday 10, 1981:

The head of John Walsh's son Adam is found in Hollywood, Florida. This event will later prompt the U.S. Congress to pass the Missing Children's Act, giving the Federal Bureau of Investigation greater authority to track the disappearance of children. It also makes Walsh a national spokesman against crime and eventually leads to the establishment of America's Most Wanted.

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.

Tuesday 10, 1971:

Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Sunday 10, 1969:

A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.

Tuesday 10, 1954:

At Massena, New York, the ground breaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway is held.

Wednesday 10, 1949:

US President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Bill, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the National Military Establishment with the United States Department of Defense.

Tuesday 10, 1948:

Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.

Thursday 10, 1944:

World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.

Wednesday 10, 1932:

A 5.1 kg chondrite type meteorite broke into at least seven pieces and struck earth near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.

Tuesday 10, 1920:

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

Sunday 10, 1913:

Second Balkan War ends: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.

Thursday 10, 1905:

Russian and Japanese peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth.

Thursday 10, 1893:

At Augsburg, Rudolf Diesel's prime model runs on its own power for the first time. Because of this, August 10 is the International Biodiesel Day.

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.

Monday 10, 1846:

The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the U.S. Congress after $500,000 was given for such a purpose by scientist Joseph Smithson.

Friday 10, 1821:

Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.

Thursday 10, 1809:

Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain.

Friday 10, 1792:

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

Saturday 10, 1680:

Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.

Sunday 10, 1519:

Ferdinand Magellan's 5 ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe.

Sunday 10, 955:

Battle of Lechfeld: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Magyars, ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.

Sunday 10, -612:

Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire. Destruction of Nineveh.

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