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Gravdigr · 07-10-2016, 03:15 PM

July 10

Today, followers of Meher Baba observe Silence Day, maintaining verbal silence for 24 hours.

138 – Emperor Hadrian dies of heart failure at Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina.

988 – The Norse King Glúniairn recognizes Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.

1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground.

1499 – The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.

1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.

1789 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.

1821 – The United States takes possession of its newly bought territory, Florida, from Spain.

1850 – U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming President upon Zachary Taylor's death.

1882 – War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears.

1890 – Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.

1913 – The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134° F (57° C), the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth.

1925 – Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration.

Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.

1938 – Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world.

1950 - The US music show Your Hit Parade premiered on NBC-TV.

1962 – Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album and Cream are widely regarded as being the world's first successful supergroup.

1972 - Harry Nilsson's eighth album, Son of Schmilsson was released. It featured George Harrison under the name George Harrysong and Ringo Starr, listed as Richie Snare, on some of the tracks. Peter Frampton also played guitar on most of the album.

1973 – John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy.

1976 – The Seveso disaster occurs in Italy.

One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.

1978 – ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.

1984 - Session drummer and former member of Derek and the Dominos, Jim Gordon, was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering his mother. It was after he was arrested that he was properly diagnosed with schizophrenia and, although at the trial the court accepted that Gordon had acute schizophrenia, he was not allowed to use an insanity defense because of changes to California law.

1985 – The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira.

1991 – Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia.

1992 – In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.

1997 – In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.

1998 – Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.

2002 – At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Massacre of the Innocents is sold for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson.

2007 – Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.

Births

1830 – Camille Pissarro; 1834 – James Abbott McNeill Whistler; 1839 – Adolphus Busch (co-founded Anheuser-Busch); 1856 – Nikola Tesla; 1871 – Marcel Proust; 1875 – Mary McLeod Bethune; 1897 – Legs Diamond; 1914 – Joe Shuster (co-created Superman); 1917 – Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard); 1920 – David Brinkley; 1921 – Harvey Ball (created the 'Smiley' face), Jeff Donnell, Jake LaMotta, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (co-founded the Special Olympics); 1926 – Fred Gwynne; 1927 – David Dinkins; 1928 – Alejandro de Tomaso; 1931 – Alice Munro; 1939 – Mavis Staples; 1942 – Ronnie James Dio

; 1943 – Arthur Ashe; 1945 – Ron Glass; 1947 – Arlo Guthrie; 1949 – Greg Kihn, John Whitehead (McFadden & Whitehead); 1954 – Neil Tennant; 1958 – Béla Fleck (has the distinction of being Grammy-nominated in more categories than any other musician); 1964 – Urban Meyer; 1965 – Ken Mellons; 1970 – Gary LeVox (Rascal Flatts); 1972 – Sofía Vergara; 1976 – Elijah Blue Allman (son of Cher & Gregg Allman); 1977 – Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave); 1980 – Adam Petty (son of Richard Petty); 1980 – Jessica Simpson

Deaths

138 – Hadrian; 1851 – Louis Daguerre; 1941 – Jelly Roll Morton; 1987 – John Hammond; 1989 – Mel Blanc; 2015 – Roger Rees, Omar Sharif

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	July 10 Today, followers of Meher Baba observe Silence Day, maintaining verbal silence for 24 hours. 138 – Emperor Hadrian dies of heart failure at Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. 988 – The Norse King Glúniairn recognizes Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, High King of Ireland, and agrees to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law; the event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin. 1212 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. 1499 – The Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama. 1553 – Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England. 1789 – Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta. 1821 – The United States takes possession of its newly bought territory, Florida, from Spain. 1850 – U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming President upon Zachary Taylor's death. 1882 – War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. 1890 – Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state. 1913 – The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134° F (57° C), the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth. 1925 – Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. 1938 – Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world. 1950 - The US music show Your Hit Parade premiered on NBC-TV. 1962 – Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. 1968 - Eric Clapton announced that Cream would break-up after their current tour. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album and Cream are widely regarded as being the world's first successful supergroup. 1972 - Harry Nilsson's eighth album, Son of Schmilsson was released. It featured George Harrison under the name George Harrysong and Ringo Starr, listed as Richie Snare, on some of the tracks. Peter Frampton also played guitar on most of the album. 1973 – John Paul Getty III, a grandson of the oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy. 1976 – The Seveso disaster occurs in Italy. One American and three British mercenaries are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial. 1978 – ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC. 1984 - Session drummer and former member of Derek and the Dominos, Jim Gordon, was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering his mother. It was after he was arrested that he was properly diagnosed with schizophrenia and, although at the trial the court accepted that Gordon had acute schizophrenia, he was not allowed to use an insanity defense because of changes to California law. 1985 – The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira. 1991 – Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. 1992 – In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations. 1997 – In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. 1998 – Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest. 2002 – At a Sotheby's auction, Peter Paul Rubens' painting The Massacre of the Innocents is sold for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. 2007 – Erden Eruç begins the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world. Births 1830 – Camille Pissarro; 1834 – James Abbott McNeill Whistler; 1839 – Adolphus Busch (co-founded Anheuser-Busch); 1856 – Nikola Tesla; 1871 – Marcel Proust; 1875 – Mary McLeod Bethune; 1897 – Legs Diamond; 1914 – Joe Shuster (co-created Superman); 1917 – Don Herbert (Mr. Wizard); 1920 – David Brinkley; 1921 – Harvey Ball (created the 'Smiley' face), Jeff Donnell, Jake LaMotta, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (co-founded the Special Olympics); 1926 – Fred Gwynne; 1927 – David Dinkins; 1928 – Alejandro de Tomaso; 1931 – Alice Munro; 1939 – Mavis Staples; 1942 – Ronnie James Dio; 1943 – Arthur Ashe; 1945 – Ron Glass; 1947 – Arlo Guthrie; 1949 – Greg Kihn, John Whitehead (McFadden & Whitehead); 1954 – Neil Tennant; 1958 – Béla Fleck (has the distinction of being Grammy-nominated in more categories than any other musician); 1964 – Urban Meyer; 1965 – Ken Mellons; 1970 – Gary LeVox (Rascal Flatts); 1972 – Sofía Vergara; 1976 – Elijah Blue Allman (son of Cher & Gregg Allman); 1977 – Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave); 1980 – Adam Petty (son of Richard Petty); 1980 – Jessica Simpson Deaths 138 – Hadrian; 1851 – Louis Daguerre; 1941 – Jelly Roll Morton; 1987 – John Hammond; 1989 – Mel Blanc; 2015 – Roger Rees, Omar Sharif __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. 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