10TH
FEBRUARY
FEAST DAY OF
"ST WILLIAM OF MALEVAL; ST
SCHOLASTICA; ST TRUMWIN; ST AUSTREBERTA; & ST SOTERIS." |
| 10TH |
60 |
"ST PAUL" IS SHIPWRECKED AT MALTA. |
| 10TH |
1354 |
A STREET BATTLE BETWEEN OXFORD
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS & TOWNSPEOPLE HAS LEFT SEVERAL PEOPLE DEAD & MANY INJURED. |
| 10TH |
1763 |
CANADA IS CEDED TO BRITAIN BY THE PEACE OF PARIS. |
| 10TH |
1774 |
A PRACTICAL DIVING SUIT IS DEMONSTRATED
BY "ANDREW BECKER" IN THE RIVER THAMES. |
| 10TH |
1840 |
"QUEEN VICTORIA" 20, MARRIES HER COUSIN
"PRINCE ALBERT" 20, IN ST JAMES PALACE, LONDON. |
| 10TH |
1863 |
"P.T. BARNUM" STAGES THE
WEDDING OF "TOM THUMB" & "MERCY LAVINIA WARREN." |
| 10TH |
1873 |
COAL MINERS WORKING HOURS REDUCED FROM 12 HRS TO 10 1/2 HRS
PER DAY. |
| 10TH |
1879 |
THE FIRST ELECTRIC ARC LIGHTS ARE USED
IN THE CALIFORNIA THEATRE. |
| 10TH |
1879 |
THE KELLY GANG RAID THE JERILDERIE BRANCH OF "THE BANK
OF NEW SOUTH WALES" OF 2140 POUNDS. |
| 10TH |
1906 |
BRITAIN’S FIRST MODERN BATTLESHIP,
‘HMS DREADNOUGHT’ IS LAUNCHED. |
| 10TH |
1942 |
THE FIRST GOLD DISC SPRAYED WITH GOLD BY THE ‘RCA
VICTOR’ RECORD COMPANY WAS PRESENTED TO "GLENN MILLER" FOR
"CHATTANANOOGA CHOO CHOO." |
| 10TH |
1955 |
6,000 BLACKS ARE EVICTED FROM
SOPHIATOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. THE AREA IS DESIGNATED FOR WHITE RESIDENTIAL
USE. |
| 10TH |
1962 |
THE USSR SWAPS SPY, "FRANCIS GARY POWER" TO THE
U.S. FOR "RUDOLPH ABEL." |
| 10TH |
1964 |
82 SEAMEN LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THE
DESTROYER
"HMAS VOYAGER" COLLIDED WITH THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER "HMAS
MELBOURNE" OFF THE N.S.W. COAST. |
| 10TH |
1970 |
POSEIDON NICKEL SHARES REACH A VALUE OF $280 each. |
| 10TH |
1973 |
40 WORKMEN ARE KILLED WHEN A LIQUID GAS
STORAGE TANK THEY ARE CLEANING, EXPLODES AT STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK. |
| 10TH |
1973 |
WREST POINT CASINO OPENS IN HOBART. |
| 10TH |
1974 |
MUSIC PRODUCER, "PHIL
SPECTOR" WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A CAR CRASH. |
| 10TH |
1981 |
8 DIE, & 178 INJURED IN A FIRE AT THE LAS VEGAS, HILTON. |
| 10TH |
1982 |
AT BROMONT, QUEBEC, 28 SKIERS PERFORM
BACKFLIPS WHILE HOLDING HANDS. |
| 10TH |
1987 |
PHILLIPINE TROOPS MURDER 17 CIVILIANS IN THE LUPAO MASSACRE. |
| 10TH |
1998 |
THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT LED BY
"JOHN HOWARD," AGREED TO A REQUEST FROM U.S. PRESIDENT "BILL CLINTON"
TO SEND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS TO THE CONFLICT AGAINST IRAQ. |
| 10TH |
2001 |
THE "LABOR PARTY" IS SWEPT TO POWER IN THE WESTERN
AUSTRALIA STATE ELECTIONS WITH THE HELP OF "ONE NATION PARTY" PREFERENCES. |
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