January 10 - January 10 January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 355 days remaining (356 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon which signaled civil war. 1072 - Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo. 1776 - Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. 1806 - Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British. 1810 - Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled. 1861 - Florida secedes from the United States. 1863 - The first section of the London Underground Railway opens (Paddington to Farringdon Street). 1870 - John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. 1901 - The first great Texas gusher, oil discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont,.
June 10 - June 10 June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1610 - The first Dutch colonists settle on Manhattan Island 1692 - Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged as a witch 1801 - The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States 1829 - First boat race between Oxford and Cambridge 1846 - Mexican-American War: The California Republic declares independence from Mexico. 1854 - The first class graduates from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland 1857 - Canadian Assembly passes bill adopting decimal currency 1898 - Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.
July 10 - July 10 July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. 1778 - American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1789 - Alexander Mackenzie reaches Mackenzie River Delta. 1821 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. 1832 - President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. 1850 - Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States. 1890 -.
Karl Kobelt - Karl Kobelt Karl Kobelt (August 1, 1891 - January 6, 1968) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 10, 1940 and handed over office on December 31, 1954. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. During his office time he held the Department of Defence; Military Department. He was president of Switzerland twice in 1946 and 1952. Predecessor: Johannes Baumann Successor: Giuseppe Lepori.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel - from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel (March 10, 1772 - January 11, 1829), German poet, critic and scholar, was the younger brother of August Wilhelm von Schlegel. He was born at Hanover. He studied law at Göttingen and Leipzig, but ultimately devoted himself entirely to literary studies. He published in 1797 the important book Die Griechen und Römer, which was followed by the suggestive Geschichte der Poesie der Griechen und Römer (1798). At Jena, where he lectured as a Privatdozent at the university, he contributed to the Athenaeum the aphorisms and essays in which the principles of the Romantic school are most definitely stated. Here also he wrote Lucinde (1799), an unfinished romance, which is interesting as an attempt to transfer to practical ethics the Romantic demand.
Kate O'Mara - Kate O'Mara Kate O'Mara (born August 10, 1939), British actress, best known for her work in television series, specifically the American soap opera Dynasty and the British soap opera Crossroads. She also played a memorable villainess, the Rani, in the British television series Doctor Who. Filmography Weavers Green (TV Series) Corruption (1967) The Limbo Line (1968) Promenade (1968) Great Catherine (1968) The Desperados (1969) The Main Chance (TV Series) The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) The Vampire Lovers (1970) The Brothers (TV series) Clouds of Witness" (1972) (TV mini-series) Whose Child Am I? (1974) The Tamarind Seed (1974) Machinegunner (1976) (TV) The Nativity, (1978) (TV) Tuntematon ystävä (1978) The Plank (1979) (TV) Triangle (TV series) Dynasty (TV series) Howard's Way (TV series) Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (TV series) The Road to.
Karmann Ghia - for Chrysler) and modified it to fit on a slightly modified Beetle floorpan. The body and nose of this elegant two door unibody coupe were hand crafted and significantly more expensive to produce than the strictly assembly line produced Beetle; this was reflected in the Karmann Ghia's higher price tag. The design and prototype were well received by Volkswagen executives, and in August, 1955 the first Karmann Ghia was created in Osnabruck, Germany. Public reaction to the curvy Karmann Ghia was excellent, and over 10,000 were sold in the first year, exceeding Volkswagen's expectations. Since the first Karmann Ghia's used the same 36hp engine as the Beetle, the car was not suitable as a true sports car; however the car's beautiful looks and "Beetle reliable" parts made up for this shortfall..
Venus (planet) - Speed 10.36 km/s Surface* temp min* mean max 228 K 737 K 773 K (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9321.9 kPa Carbon dioxide 96% Nitrogen 3% Sulfur dioxide Water vapor Carbon monoxide Argon Helium Neon Carbonyl sulfide Hydrogen chloride Hydrogen fluoride trace Venus is the second planet from the Sun, named after the Roman goddess Venus. It is a terrestrial planet, very similar in size and bulk composition to Earth; it is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" as a result of this similarity. Sometimes (inaccurately) referred to as the "morning star" or the "evening star", it is by far the brightest "star" in the sky. Because Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth is, it is always in roughly the same direction as the.
Kadoma - 2003, the city has an estimated population of 133,879 and the density of 10,902.20 persons per km². The total area is 12.28 km². The city was founded on August 1, 1963. External Links Official website in Japanese.
Karl Jatho - and public servant of the city of Hanover (February 3, 1873 - December 8, 1933). On August 18, 1903 he flew with his self-made motored gliding airplane, 4 months before the first flight of the Wright Brothers. His first attempts he made with a plane having three lifting surfaces, but switched to two surfaces soon. They were modelled after the Zanonia seed, a seed that was known for its gliding capability. In contrast to the Wright Brother's plane, the wings were flat in profile and not curved. He had four witnesses for his flight. The plane was equipped with a single-cylinder 10 horsepower Buchet engine driving a two-bladed pusher propeller and made hops of up to 200 feet (60 meters), flying up to 10 feet (3-4 meters) high. In comparison Orville.
Kamen - modified HTK-1 becomes the world's first remotely piloted vehicle 1958 : K-17 A cold-tipped jet powered helicopter Rotor diameter: 11.3 m Weight: 430 kg - Max: 900 Engine: 1 Turbomeca Turmo of 600 hp Speed: Max: 120 km/h Endurance: 2 hours Service Ceiling: 1500 m July 2, 1959 : HU2K-1 Later known as UH-2A SeaSprite March 1960 : Kaman develops and flies the first all composite main rotor blade. October 1961 : The H-43 Huskie sets an altitude record of 10.000 m and numerous rate of climb records. During the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Huskie flew more rescue missions than all other aircraft combined - with the best safety record of any U.S. military aircraft. 1962 : UH-2A / B production begins January 1964 : First flight of Kaman's.
KC-135 Stratotanker - as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the USAF ordered the first 29 of its future fleet of 732. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, California, in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965. Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A. Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E,.
KDM Sælen (S323) - 1965 Purchased: 11 July 1990 Commissioned: 10 October 1990 Fate: in service General Characteristics Displacement: 370 tons surfaced, 435 tons submerged Length: 47.20 meters Beam: 4.70 meters Draught: 3.80 meters Propulsion: two MTU 1100 hp diesel engines, one 1700 hp electric motor Speed: 10 knots surfaced, 17 knots submerged Complement: 24 officers and men Armament: eight 533mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes, eight torpedoes KDM Sælen (S323), is one of the three Tumleren-class small coastal submarines of the Kongelige Danske Marine (Royal Danish Navy). She was built as a Type 207 submarine by Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke of Emden, Germany in 1965 for the Kongelige Norske Marine (Royal Norwegian Navy) and served for 25 years as KNM Uthaug before being purchased by Denmark in 1990. Her international call sign is OUCJ. On 4 December 1990, Sælen.
Kelly Freas - Frank Kelly Freas (born 27 August 1922), the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists," is recognized as one of the most prolific and popular science fiction and fantasy artists in the world. His career spans more than fifty years. Since "The Piper" cover for Weird Tales in 1950, his art has graced the covers of hundreds of books and magazines, including Astounding/Analog from the 1950s through the 1990s; Mad Magazine covers from 1955 to 1962; cover art for DAW, Signet, Ballantine, Avon, all 58 Laser Books (which are now collectors' items) and over 90 covers for Ace books alone. He was editor and artist for the first ten Starblaze books. He was commissioned to paint the Skylab I insignia design and posters promoting the space program (used by NASA and now hanging.
Venera - 4 - Atmospheric Probe - launched June 12, 1967 : Arrived October 18, 1967 and was the first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 10, 1969 : Arrived May 17, 1969 and successfully returned atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure within 11km of the surface Venera 7 - Lander - launched August 17, 1970 : Arrived December 15, 1970, was the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet and survived for 23 minutes before succumbing to the heat and pressure Venera 8 - Lander - launched March.
Keep River National Park - the floor of the Keep River Gorge. The park falls within the tribal area of the Mirriwung and Gadjerong people. Like most of the "Top End" parks, access can be restricted due to flooding in the wet season. The most comfortable period for visiting is between May and August when the temperature ranges from a max 35 C to a minimum of 10 C. See also: Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia).
Kefallinia - almost reached 45,000. It used to be the fastest growing part of Greece with a growth rate of 35% to 40% in 10 years, reaching 30,000 in the 1990s. The size of the island is around 800 km² (300 sq miles), and the present population density is 55 people per km² (140 per sq mile). Argostoli is home to one-third of the island's habitants. Lixouri is the second major city. The two cities account for almost two-thirds of the prefecture's population. In ancient times, before it was named Cephallonia, only around 100 to 300 people lived there. When Cephallonia was founded in ancient times, the population had trebled to around 500 - 1,000 people. The population steadily grew until the 1900s, when the population reached 10,000 in the mid-20th century, and.
Kenny Rogers - Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938) is an American country music singer and actor. He collaborated with a developer of Kentucky Fried Chicken to start up the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters. Kenny Rogers (born November 10, 1964) is a left-handed American baseball pitcher who has played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, and most recently for the Minnesota Twins. Rogers became the fourteenth major leaguer to pitch a perfect game on July 28, 1994 with the Rangers against the California Angels. Rogers has also won several Gold Glove awards..
Ken Griffey, Sr. - Kenneth Griffey, Sr. (born April 10, 1950 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is a former a Major League Baseball star. He is the father of Ken Griffey, Jr He was introduced to Major League Baseball on August 25, 1973. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1973-1981, 1988-1990) New York Yankees (1982-1986), Atlanta Braves (1986-1988), and Seattle Mariners (1990-1991). When his son joined the Mariners in 1989 the Griffeys made history as the first father and son to play major league baseball simultaneously, and when he joined his son there in 1990 they became the first father-and-son teammates..
Kim Clijsters - Clijsters, (born on June 8, 1983) is a Belgian tennis player. On 10 august, 2003 she achieved the first rank on the WTA list, but she lost it again to fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne. She announced her engagement to long-time partner, Australian player Lleyton Hewitt in November 2003. Grand Slam achievements French Open final - 2001 -- lost to Jennifer Capriati French Open final - 2003 -- lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne US Open final - 2003 -- lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne Also see List of female tennis players.
