10th AUGUST ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

1500s / 16th century history on the 10th of August

1519 : Ferdinand Magellan’s 5 ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque 2nd in command Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the expedition after Magellan’s death in the Philippines.

Magellan’s Voyage in 1519 map journey (Daniel Izzo YouTube channel video)
1600s / 17th century history on the 10th of August

1675 : Royal Greenwich Observatory foundation stone was laid, in London, England.

1700s / 18th century history on the 10th of August

1793 : The Musée du LOUVRE was officially opened in Paris, France. Also known as The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, it is the world’s most visited museum. It contains some of the world’s best known art works, the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the Venus de Milo ancien Greek statue. official website : Louvre.fr

The Louvre: 800 years of history : from a medieval fortress to an art museum, the Louvre palace has undergone eight centuries of architectural transformation (Musée du Louvre verified YouTube channel video) over 600,00 views
1800s / 19th century history on the 10th of August

1821 : Missouri was admitted as the 24th U.S. state. Missouri official website : mo.gov | visit Missouri : visitMO.com

Choosing Missouri over Principle in 1821 (Rebel News verified YouTube channel video) over 7000 views

1846 : The Smithsonian Institution was chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donated $500,000.

1874 : Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa, USA (died in 1964 aged 90).

1900s / 20th century history on the 10th of August

1928 : Eddie Fisher, the American singer and actor, was born Edwin Fisher, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (died in 2010 aged 82).

1932 : A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite broke into approximately 7 pieces, and landed near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.

1932 : Rin Tin Tin, the American acting dog died aged 14 (born in France in 1918). Rin Tin Tin was a male German Shepherd rescued from a World War I battlefield, by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who named him Rinty.

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin opening and closing themes from 1954 to 1959 (TeeVees Greatest YouTube channel video) over 290,000 views

1948 : Candid Camera made its television debut after being a radio show for a year as Candid Microphone.

Candid Camera 1970’s television show opening theme

1959 : Rosanna Arquette, the American actress was born in New York City, USA.

1960 : Antonio Banderas, the Spanish actor was born José Antonio Domínguez Bandera, in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.

1961 : Jon Farriss, the Australian drummer in iNXS, was born in Perth, Western Australia. He was best known as the drummer and founding member of iNXS. official website : inxs.com

The Farriss Brothers from iNXS talk about Rocking The Royals, when they peformed before Prince Charles & Diana the Princess of Wales at a special concert in Melbourne Australia, in 1985. (iNXS verified YouTube channel video)

1961 : Agent Orange was used for the first time in the Vietnam War, by the U.S. Army.

1981 : The head of John Walsh’s murdered son Adam was found. This inspired the creation of America’s Most Wanted television series.

1990 : The Magellan space probe reached Venus.

1997 : Kylie Jenner, the American personality, was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. official website : KylieCosmetics.com

1998 : HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah was proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.

2000s / 21st century history on the 10th of August

2003 : The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in Kent, England. It was the first time the United Kingdom had recorded a temperature over 100 °F (38 °C).

2003 : Yuri Malenchenko became the 1st person to marry in space.

2008 : Isaac Hayes, the American singer-songwriter and actor, died from a stroke, aged 65 (born in 1942).

Isaac Hayes performing Walk On By live at Montreux in 2005 (Montreux Jazz Festival YouTube channel video) over 200,000 views

2009 : Twenty people were killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia’s history.

2013 : The World Championships in Athletics took place in Moscow, Russia.

2019 : Jeffrey Epstein, the American convicted sex offender died in prison, aged 66 (born in 1953).

2020 : Powerful derecho hit Iowa, and caused the most costly thunderstorm disaster in USA history.

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