February 10 - The Day in History

February 10: General Interest 1996 : Kasparov loses chess game to computer On this day in 1996, after three hours, world chess champion Gary Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second... read more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

American Revolution 1779 : The Battle of Carr's Fort http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-carrs-fort Automotive 1966 : Auto safety crusader Ralph Nader testifies before Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-safety-crusader-ralph-nader-testifies-before-congress Civil War 1861 : Davis learns he is president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/davis-learns-he-is-president Cold War 1962 : Soviets exchange American for captured Russian spy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-exchange-american-for-captured-russian-spy Crime 1992 : Boxing legend convicted of raping beauty queen http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boxing-legend-convicted-of-raping-beauty-queen Disaster 1970 : Avalanche buries skiers in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-buries-skiers-in-france General Interest 1763 : The French and Indian War ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-french-and-indian-war-ends 1962 : Spies swapped http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/spies-swapped 1989 : Brown elected chairman of the Democratic Party http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/brown-elected-chairman-of-the-democratic-party Hollywood 2006 : Final episode of Arrested Development airs on Fox http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/final-episode-of-arrested-development-airs-on-fox Literary 1957 : Laura Ingalls Wilder, chronicler of American frontier life, dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/laura-ingalls-wilder-chronicler-of-american-frontier-life-dies Music 1972 : Ziggy Stardust makes his earthly debut http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ziggy-stardust-makes-his-earthly-debut Old West 1846 : Mormons begin exodus to Utah http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mormons-begin-exodus-to-utah Presidential 1899 : Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herbert-hoover-marries-lou-henry Sports 1996 : Deep Blue beats Kasparov at chess http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/deep-blue-beats-kasparov-at-chess Vietnam War 1965 : Viet Cong blow up U.S. barracks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-blow-up-us-barracks 1971 : Journalists killed in helicopter crash http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/journalists-killed-in-helicopter-crash World War I 1916 : U.S. secretary of war resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-secretary-of-war-resigns World War II 1942 : Japanese sub bombards Midway http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-sub-bombards-midway