August 10
1792 - During the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and executed.)
1821 - Missouri became the 24th state.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C. from funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt was stricken with polio at his summer home on Campobello Island.
1944 - American forces seized Guam from Japan during World War II.
1945 - A day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies responded the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor's future status.)
1969 - Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson’s cult, one day after actor Sharon Tate and four other people were slain.
1977 - Postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being “Son of Sam,” the gunman who killed six people and wounded seven others in the New York City area.
1988 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that awarded $20,000 to each survivor of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the United States Supreme Court.
2006 - British authorities announced they had thwarted a terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up 10 aircraft heading to the U.S. using liquid explosives made to look like soft drinks.
2018 - Richard Russell, a 29-year-old airline ground agent, stole a commercial plane from Sea-Tac International Airport near Seattle; he flew for 75 minutes, performing dangerous stunts while being chased by military jets before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound, killing himself.
2020 - A powerful derecho struck several Midwest states, causing four fatalities and an estimated $11 billion in damage, making it the costliest thunderstorm in modern U.S. history.
Birthdays
25 - Ja Morant (basketball player)
27 - Kylie Jenner (reality star)
33 - Maci Bookout (actress)
34 - Lucas Till (actor)
38 - Charley Koontz (actress)
40 - Ryan Eggold (actor)
42 - Devon Aoki (model)
44 - Aaron Staton (actor)
44 - Wade Barrett (professional wrestler)
45 - Cary Ann Hearst (singer)
45 - JoAnna Garcia Swisher (actress)
51 - Jennifer Hanson (singer)
52 - Angie Harmon (actress)
53 - Justin Theroux (actor)
57 - Sean Blakemore (actor)
57 - Riddick Bowe (boxer)
60 - Aaron Hall (singer)
61 - Chris Caldovino (actor)
62 - Julia Fordham (singer)
64 - Antonio Banderas (actor)
65 - Rosanna Arquette (actress)
70 - Sam Baker (singer)
72 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (actor)
74 - Patti Austin (singer)
78 - James Reynolds (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 10
1934 - Babe Ruth announces the 1934 season will be his last as a full-time player.
1971 - Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 10th player in MLB history with 500 career home runs.
1973 - Arnold Palmer did not make the cut for the final two rounds of the PGA Golf Championship. It was the first time in his career.
1981 - Pete Rose hit a single and broke the National League all-time hit record with his 3,630 hit, breaking Stan Musial's mark.
1984 - The United States men's basketball team, featuring Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing, defeat Spain 96-65 to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
1986 - The New York Yankees retire Billy Martin's #1.
1995 - The Los Angeles Dodgers, leading the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in the ninth inning, forfeit the game as fans become unruly.
1997 - The Atlanta Braves sign pitcher Greg Maddux to a then MLB record five-year contract worth $57.5 million.
2014 - Rory McIlroy wins his second career PGA Championship.
