Thursday, August 10, 2017

History for August 10

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History for August 10 - On-This-Day.com
Herbert Clark Hoover (U.S.) 1874, Leo Fender 1909, Jimmy Dean 1928
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Rocky Colavito 1933, Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers) 1940, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) 1947
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1846 - The Smithsonian Institution was chartered by the U.S. Congress. The "Nation's Attic" was made possible by $500,000 given by scientist Joseph Smithson.
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1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio.
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1927 - Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of the presidents were dedicated later.
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1945 - The day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced they would surrender. The only condition was that the status of Emperor Hirohito would remain unchanged.
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1947 - William Odom completed an around-the-world flight. He set the solo record by completing the flight in 73 hours and 5 minutes.
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1948 - On ABC, "Candid Camera" made its TV debut. The original title was "Candid Microphone."
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1954 - Construction began on the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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1994 - U.S. President Clinton claimed presidential immunity when he asked a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones.
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