January 10 - The Day in History

January 10 : General Interest 1901: Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industry On this day in 1901, a drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet and signaling the advent of the American oil industry... read more American Revolution 1776 : North Carolina governor calls on Loyalists to combat rebels http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-carolina-governor-calls-on-loyalists-to-combat-rebels Automotive 2008 : World's cheapest car debuts in India http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-cheapest-car-debuts-in-india Civil War 1861 : William Seward is named secretary of state http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-seward-named-secretary-of-state Cold War 1989 : Cuban troops begin withdrawal from Angola http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cuban-troops-begin-withdrawal-from-angola Crime 1994 : Green Beret indicted for murder http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/green-beret-indicted-for-murder Disaster 1962 : Avalanche kills thousands in Peru http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-kills-thousands-in-peru General Interest 1920 : League of Nations instituted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/league-of-nations-instituted 1922 : Griffith elected president of Irish Free State http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/griffith-elected-president-of-irish-free-state 1923 : U.S. troops depart Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-depart-germany 1946 : First meeting of the United Nations http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-meeting-of-the-united-nations Hollywood 2000 : AOL-Time Warner formed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aol-time-warner-formed Literary 1961 : Dashiell Hammett dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dashiell-hammett-dies Music 1976 : "Convoy," by C.W. McCall, is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotconvoyquot-by-cw-mccall-is-the-351-song-on-the-us-pop-charts Old West 1843 : Outlaw Frank James born in Missouri http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/outlaw-frank-james-born-in-missouri Presidential 1941 : FDR introduces the lend-lease program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-introduces-the-lend-lease-program 1967 : Johnson asks for more funding for Vietnam War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-asks-for-more-funding-for-vietnam-war Sports 1982 : Dwight Clark makes The Catch http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dwight-clark-makes-the-catch Vietnam War 1967 : Johnson asks for surcharge to pay for the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-asks-for-surcharge-to-pay-for-the-war 1972 : Hubert Humphrey criticizes President Nixon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hubert-humphrey-criticizes-president-nixon World War I 1923 : Harding orders U.S. troops home from Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harding-orders-us-troops-home-from-germany World War II 1941 : Lend-Lease introduced into Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lend-lease-introduced-into-congress