September 10 - The Day in History

September 10 : General Interest 1897: First drunk driving arrest On this day in 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building... read more American Revolution 1776 : Nathan Hale volunteers to spy behind British lines http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nathan-hale-volunteers-to-spy-behind-british-lines Automotive 1897 : Londoner George Smith gets caught driving drunk http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/londoner-george-smith-gets-caught-driving-drunk Civil War 1861 : North and South fight indecisive battle at Carnifex Ferry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/engagement-at-carnifex-ferry Cold War 1989 : Hungary allows East Germans refugees to leave http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hungary-allows-east-germans-refugees-to-leave Crime 1931 : Crime boss Salvatore Maranazano is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/crime-boss-salvatore-maranazano-is-murdered 1977 : Serial-killing couple meets http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/serial-killing-couple-meets Disaster 1976 : Jets collide over Zagreb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jets-collide-over-zagreb General Interest 1608 : Smith to lead Jamestown http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smith-to-lead-jamestown 1813 : The Battle of Lake Erie http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-lake-erie 1977 : The guillotine falls silent http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-guillotine-falls-silent 1981 : Guernica returned to Spain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/guernica-returned-to-spain Hollywood 2000 : Halle Berry wins Emmy for Dandridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/halle-berry-wins-emmy-for-dandridge Literary 1941 : Stephen Jay Gould is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stephen-jay-gould-is-born Music 1991 : Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is released as a single http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nirvanas-quotsmells-like-teen-spiritquot-is-released-as-a-single Old West 1881 : Tensions grow in Tombstone, Arizona, after a stage coach robbery http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tensions-grow-in-tombstone-arizona-after-a-stage-coach-robbery Presidential 1833 : Andrew Jackson shuts down Second Bank of the U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/andrew-jackson-shuts-down-second-bank-of-the-us Sports 1962 : Rod Laver wins Grand Slam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rod-laver-wins-grand-slam Vietnam War 1963 : President Kennedy gets mixed signals http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-kennedy-gets-mixed-signals 1964 : President Johnson sends signal to both North and South Vietnamese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-johnson-sends-signal-to-both-north-and-south-vietnamese World War I 1919 : New York City parade honors World War I veterans http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-city-parade-honors-us-soldiers-from-world-war-i World War II 1940 : British War Cabinet reacts to the Blitz in kind http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-war-cabinet-reacts-to-the-blitz-in-kind

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