July 10 - The Day in History

July 10 : General Interest 1925: Monkey Trial begins In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law... read more American Revolution 1777 : British General Richard Prescott captured in Rhode Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-general-richard-prescott-captured-in-rhode-island Automotive 1962 : U.S. Patent issued for three-point seatbelt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-patent-issued-for-three-point-seatbelt Civil War 1863 : Siege on Battery Wagner begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/siege-on-battery-wagner-begins Cold War 1990 : Gorbachev re-elected as head of Communist Party http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gorbachev-re-elected-as-head-of-communist-party Crime 1992 : The Exxon Valdez captain's conviction is overturned http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-exxon-valdez-captains-conviction-is-overturned Disaster 1887 : Dam collapses in Switzerland, kills 70 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dam-collapses-in-switzerland-kills-70 General Interest 1943 : Allies land on Sicily http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-land-on-sicily 1985 : The sinking of the Rainbow Warrior http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-sinking-of-the-irainbow-warriori Hollywood 1995 : Hugh Grant appears on Tonight Show after Hollywood arrest http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hugh-grant-appears-on-tonight-show-after-hollywood-arrest Literary 1931 : Alice Munro is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alice-munro-is-born Music 1941 : Jazz great Jelly Roll Morton dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jazz-great-jelly-roll-morton-dies Old West 1889 : "Buckskin" Frank Leslie murders a prostitute http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buckskin-frank-leslie-murders-a-prostitute Presidential 1850 : Millard Fillmore sworn in as president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/millard-fillmore-sworn-in-as-president Sports 1999 : U.S. women win World Cup http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-women-win-world-cup Vietnam War 1965 : MiGs shot down as bombing of North Vietnam continues http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/migs-shot-down-as-bombing-of-north-vietnam-continues 1967 : Heavy fighting continues near An Loc and the Central Highlands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-fighting-continues-near-an-loc-and-the-central-highlands World War I 1917 : German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-chancellor-theobald-von-bethmann-hollweg-resigns World War II 1940 : The Battle of Britain begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-britain-begins

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