Wednesday, February 10, 2016

History for February 10

History for February 10 - On-This-Day.com:
Jimmy Durante 1893, Lon Chaney, Jr. 1905, Robert Wagner 1930 - Actor ("Hart to Hart") 


Roberta Flack 1939 - Singer, Mark Spitz 1950 - Olympic gold-medal swimmer, Laura Dern 1967 - Actress 


1763 - The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty France ceded Canada to England. 


1846 - Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began their exodus to the west from Illinois


1863 - In New York City, two of the world’s most famous midgets, General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were married. 


1863 - The fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane. 


1897 - "The New York Times" began printing "All the news that's fit to print" on their front page. 


1925 - The first waterless gas storage tank was placed in service in Michigan City, IN


1962 - The Soviet Union exchanged capture American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for the Soviet spy Rudolph Ivanovich Abel being held by the U.S. 


1992 - Mike Tyson was convicted in Indianapolis of raping Desiree Washington, Miss Black American contestant. 

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