January 10
Wednesday 10, 2001:
Wikipedia starts as part of Nupedia. It becomes a separate site five days later.
Monday 10, 2000:
America Online announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion, the largest corporate merger in history.
Wednesday 10, 1990:
Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
Tuesday 10, 1989:
Cuban troops begin withdrawing from Angola.
Tuesday 10, 1984:
The United States and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations.
Sunday 10, 1982:
The lowest ever UK temperature of -27.2°C was recorded at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. This equalled the record set in the same place on February 11, 1895.
Sunday 10, 1971:
Masterpiece Theatre debuts on PBS.
Friday 10, 1969:
After 147 years, the last issue of the Saturday Evening Post is published.
Thursday 10, 1957:
Harold Macmillan becomes the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Thursday 10, 1946:
First General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
Friday 10, 1941:
Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress.
Thursday 10, 1929:
Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages.
Monday 10, 1927:
The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premiers.
Wednesday 10, 1923:
Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel.
Tuesday 10, 1922:
Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Irish Free State.
Saturday 10, 1920:
League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
Thursday 10, 1901:
The first great Texas gusher, oil discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
Monday 10, 1870:
John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
Saturday 10, 1863:
The first section of the London Underground Railway opens, between Paddington and Farringdon Street.
Thursday 10, 1861:
American Civil War: Florida secedes from the United States.
Wednesday 10, 1810:
Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled.
Friday 10, 1806:
Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British.
Wednesday 10, 1776:
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.
Wednesday 10, 1072:
Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo.
Thursday 10, -49:
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.
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