A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 10th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On August 10, 1628, the brand new Swedish warship, the Vasa, set sail for the first and last time, sinking all by herself with no help from any enemy after traveling less than a mile!
On August 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846–1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863–1924) traveled by train to Versailles to visit the Royal Palace and grounds located there about 12 miles from the city center of Paris.
On August 10, 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War history observed the first battle between modern steel battleships in the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
On August 10, 1933, baseball legendary slugger Rocco Domenico “Rocky” Colavito Jr was born in New York.
On August 10, 1948, the American public first heard an unseen television announcer say, “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”
On August 10, 1961, the US began Operation Ranch Hand, a ten year program of using chemical herbicides against the flora of Vietnam and surrounding countries to both deprive the Viet Cong of food crops and of foliage for cover.
On August 10, 1977, David Berkowitz, known popularly as “Son of Sam,” a serial killer in New York, was arrested for murders in the New York area over the past year.
On August 10, 1978, three members of a family died in a fiery crash when their Ford Pinto was rear-ended.
On August 10, 1978, three members of a family died in a fiery crash when their Ford Pinto was rear-ended. (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the other mention to this same event above.)
On August 10, 2017, President Trump agreed with his commission’s report released a few weeks earlier and declared the country’s opioid crisis a “national emergency”.
On August 10, 2018, movie goers in the United States were treated to a new monster motion picture, and we do mean “Monster!”
On August 10, 2020, the people of the United States, notably those involved in the news media and those prospective Democratic or Independent voters that may or may not choose to give former Vice President Joe Biden the nod for President based on his judgement in choosing an appropriate Vice Presidential running mate, eagerly awaited Biden’s announcement about his choice for Vice President.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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