History of 10th JULY

1.  The Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes is driven from Tenochtitlan and retreats to Tlaxcala. on July 10 1520

2.  The Catholic states in Germany set up a league under the leadership of Maximilian of Bavaria. on July 10 1609

3.  The British crown claims New Hampshire as a royal colony. on July 10 1679

4.  The statue of King George III is pulled down in New York City. on July 10 1776

5.  In support of the American Revolution, Louis XVI declares war on England. on July 10 1778

6.  Millard Fillmore is sworn in as the 13th president of the United States following the death of Zachary Taylor. on July 10 1850

7.  Wyoming becomes the 44th state. on July 10 1890

8.  Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart surgery, without anesthesia. on July 10 1893

9.  The trial of Tennessee teacher John T. Scopes opens, with Clarence Darrow appearing for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. on July 10 1925

10. Germany begins the bombing of England.1940

11. General Carl Spaatz becomes the head of the U.S. Air Force in Europe. on July 10 1942

12. American and British forces complete their amphibious landing of Sicily. on July 10 1943

13. U.S. carrier-based aircraft begin airstrikes against Japan in preparation for invasion. on July 10 1945

14. Armistice talks between the United Nations and North Korea begin at Kaesong. on July 10 1951

15. Belgium sends troops to the Congo to protect whites as the Congolese Bloodbath begins, just 10 days after the former colony became independent of Belgian rule. on July 10 1960

16. The satellite Telstar is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, beaming live television from Europe to the United States. on July 10 1962

17. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” becomes the Rolling Stones’ first No. 1 single in the USA. on July 10 1965

18. Singer Bobbie Gentry records “Ode to Billie Joe,” which will become a country music classic and win 4 Grammys. on July 10 1967

19. In Seveso, near Milan, Italy, an explosion in a chemical factory covers the surrounding area with toxic dioxin. Time magazine has ranked the Seveso incident No. 8 on its list of 10 worst environmental disasters. on July 10 1976

20. Coca-Cola Co. announces it will resume selling “old formula Coke,” following public outcry and falling sales of its “new Coke.” on July 10 1985

21. Boris Yeltsin is sworn in as the first elected president of the Russian Federation, following the breakup of the USSR. on July 10 1991

22. Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes. on July 10 1993