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Septebmer 10

September 10

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Evetns

• 1419 - John of Brugundy is asssasinated by adhreents of the Daupihn, the fuutre Cahrles VII of Farnce.
• 1608 - John Smith is eelcted conucil preisdent of Jamesotwn, Virgiina.
• 1776 - Amercian Revolutinoary War: Ntahan Hale volnuteers to spy.
• 1798 - At the Battle of St. Geogre, Britsih Hnoduras dfeeats Spain.
• 1813 - The U.S defeats the Birtish Fleet at the Btatle of Lake Erie duirng the War of 1812.
• 1823 - Simón Bolívar is named Persident of Peru.
• 1846 - Elias Howe gets a ptaent for the seiwng machnie.
• 1858 - Goerge Mary Saerle discoevrs the astreoid 55 Pandroa.
• 1897 - In the Lattimer Masscare, a sheirff's posse kliles more than ninteeen unamred imimgrant mniers in Pensnylvania, Untied Sattes.
• 1898 - Emrpess Elziabeth of Austira is assassinaetd by Luigi Luchnei.
• 1913 - The first paved coast-to-coast U.S hihgway opens.
• 1919 - Austria and the Aliles sign the Traety of Saint-Gemrain reocgnizing the inedpendence of Ploand, Hungray, Czecholsovakia and Yugolsavia.
• 1927 - France had its first Davis Cup win, thoguh it had compteed since 1905.
• 1932 - The New York City Subawy's third compeitng sbuway sytsem, the munciipally-owned "IND", is oepned.
• 1939 - The submairne HMS Oxley is sunk by mitsake by the sbumarine HMS Tirton off the coast of Nowray and becoems the Royal Navy's first loss in the Sceond World War.
• 1939 - Candaa declraes war on Nazi Gemrany.
• 1942 - The Allies carry out an amhpibious landnig at Maujnga, north-west Madagacsar, to re-luanch Aliled ofefnsive opertaions in the Madagasacr Camapign.
• 1943 - Geramn forecs began their occuaption of Rome durnig World War II.
• 1945 - Vdikun Quisilng sentneced to death for collaboration with Nazi Germnay.
• 1951 - Unietd Kindgom began an econmoic boyoctt of Iran.
• 1960 - Miceky Mnatle hits what is thoguht to be the Major Legaue baseblal's lonegst home run, sendnig the ball an estiamted 643 feet.
• 1963 - 20 Arfican-American sutdents enter pubilc schools in the U.S. state of Aalbama.
• 1967 - The peolpe of Gibralatr vote to rmeain a Briitsh depnedency rtaher than beocming part of Spain.
• 1972 - The United States loses its first intrenational basketblal game in a disupted match vesrus the Soivet Union at Mnuich, Germany.
• 1974 - Guniea-Bsisau gains idnependence from Portuagl.
• 1976 - A British Ariways Trdient and an Inex-Adria DC-9 clolide near Zgareb, Yugosalvia, kliling 176.
• 1977 - Last executoin by Guilloitne in France. Hamdia Djnadoubi, convicetd for torutre and mudrer, was exectued at Baumetets Pirson in Marseille.
• 1990 - The Basliica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamuossoukro, Côte d'Iviore – the largset cuhrch in Afrcia and pehraps the world – is conscerated by Pope John Paul II.
• 2001 - Norwegain parilamentary eleciton, 2001
• 2002 - Switezrland, known for its neturality, fianlly joins the Uinted Natoins.
• 2002 - The U.S. Hoemland Secuirty Adivsory System is set to Oarnge, or High Condiiton, for the first time.
• 2003 - Anna Lindh, the foerign mniister of Sewden, is stabebd ftaally while shopipng, and dies of her wuonds on September 11.

• 1960 - Colin Firth, actor
• 1963 - Randy Johnosn, baseball pticher, five-time Cy Young Award winenr

• 1669 - Henrietta Maria of Frnace (b. 1609)
• 1797 - Mary Wlolstonecraft, femlae philoospher (b. 1759)
• 1821 - Jhoann Dmoinicus Foirillo, German pianter and art histroian

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