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What happened in history on this day: November 10?
On November 10 in ...
- 1775 - The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Marines.
- 1801 - Kentucky outlaws dueling.
- 1836 - Louis Napoleon is banished to America.
- 1865 - Henry Wirzm, Confederate prison superintendant, is executed for excessive cruelty.
- 1876 - The 1876 Centennial International Exposition closes in Philadelphia. Almost 10 million visitors attended.
- 1885 - The North, Central, and South American Exposition opens in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- 1891 - First Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston).
- 1898 - Race riot in Wilmington, North Carolina (8 blacks killed).
- 1917 - 41 suffragists are arrested in front of the White House.
- 1919 - First observance of National Book Week.
- 1919 - American Legion holds its first national convention (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
- 1954 - Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington.
- 1954 - Lieutenant Colonel John Strapp travels 632mph in a rocket sled.
- 1969 - National Educational Television in the USA debuts children's educational TV show Sesame Street.
- 1970 - General Motors signs a deal with holders of the Wankel patents for US$50 million.
- 1971 - The US Mint releases Eisenhower copper-nickel dollar coins to circulation.
- 1973 - The central banks of USA, Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom abandon their 5-year agreement to not trade gold on the open market.
- 1976 - Utah Supreme Court authorizes execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
- 1981 - Walt Disney Productions and Westinghouse Broadcasting announce an agreement to produce a family-oriented cable television service.
- 1983 - At the Helmsley Palace Hotel in New York City, Microsoft formally announces Microsoft Windows for the IBM PC. This is the most elaborate product introduction in industry history. Windows is promised for release in April, 1984. Bill Gates predicts that by the end of 1984, Windows would be used on over 90 percent of all IBM compatible PCs.
- 1997 - Telecom companies WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a US$37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom (the largest merger in US history).
- 1997 - A Fairfax, Virginia jury finds Mir Aimal Kasi guilty of murdering two US Central Intelligence Agency employees in 1993.
- 2008 - The US government restructures its bailout of insurance company American International Group, raising the package to a record US$150 billion.
- 2008 - Circuit City Stores, second-largest U.S. consumer electronics retailer, files for bankruptcy protection.
- 2008 - DHL, overnight-delivery company, announces it will shut down its express-delivery service in the USA.
Births on November 10
- 1879 - Birth of Vachel Lindsay in Springfield, Illinois, USA; poet (Johnny Appleseed).
- 1907 - Birth of Jane Froman in Columbia, Missouri, USA; singer ("I Only Have Eyes for You", "I'll Walk Alone", "I Believe", Jane Froman's USA Canteen TV show).
- 1916 - Birth of Billy May in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (The Milton Berle Show).
- 1918 - Birth of Jack McCoy in Akron, Ohio, USA; TV host (Live Like a Millionaire).
- 1935 - Birth of Pippa Scott in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Virginian, Mr Lucky).
- 1935 - Birth of Ronald E Evans in Saint Francis, Kansas, USA; Captain US Navy/astronaut (Apollo 17).
- 1935 - Birth of Roy Scheider in Orange, New Jersey, USA; actor (All That Jazz, Jaws).
- 1937 - Birth of Albert Hall in Boothton, Alabama, USA; actor (Trouble in Mind, Ryan's Four, Ally McBeal, Young and the Restless).
- 1945 - Birth of Donna Fargo in North Carolina, USA; country singer ("Happiest Girl in Whole USA").
- 1946 - Birth of Alaina Reed in Springfield, Ohio, USA; actress (Rose Lee Holloway - 227).
- 1949 - Birth of Ann Reinking in Seattle, Washington, USA; dancer/actress (All the Jazz, Micki and Maude, Great Performances: Dance in America).
- 1950 - Birth of Jack Scalia in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat).
- 1955 - Birth of Jack Clark in Pennsylvania, USA; all star outfielder (New York Giants, Saint Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres).
- 1959 - Birth of MacKenzie Phillips in Alexandria, Virginia, USA; actress (Julie - One Day at a Time).
- 1973 - Birth of Khiry Abdulsamad in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Boys - "Dial My Heart", "Lucky Charm").
- 1981 - Birth of Jason Dunham; American Medal of Honor recipient (dies 2004).
Deaths on November 10
- 1964 - Death of Jimmy Dodd of a staph infection, at age 54, in Oahu, Hawaii, USA; adult host on The Mickey Mouse Club.
- 1990 - Death of Ronnie Dyson at age 40 of heart failure in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" (1970)).
- 1994 - Death of Carmen McCrae at age 74 at home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; critically acclaimed jazz singer, recognized by the US National Endowment for the Arts in 1993 as a "master of jazz".
- 2003 - Death of Irv Kupcinet from pneumonia at age 91; columnist and TV personality (At Random).
- 2007 - Death of Norman Mailer, American writer, (born 1923); he won Pulitzer Prizes for The Armies of the Night, and The Executioner's Song.
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