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 -.
Kaprun disaster - fire that broke out in the tunnel of the funicular train in Kaprun, Austria on November 11, 2000. In this disaster 155 passengers lost their lives. Nearly one year after the fire the official inquiry determined the cause of the disaster - it was a faulty heater in the train and highly flammable hydraulic brake oil. The train (white) can be seen waiting at the valley station. It enters the tunnel where the fire occurred (entrance just visible as a black dot) after a short open-air section on trestles. The victims were skiers who wanted to reach the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier : 92 Austrians 37 Germans 10 Japanese 8 Americans 4 Slovenians 2 Dutch 1 Briton 1 Czech.
Kahoolawe - and still other unexploded ordnance lies beneath the waters offshore. In 1981, the entire island was included on the National Register of Historic Places. The island is slated to be given back to the Hawaiian people. In 1993, Congress passed a law that "recognized the cultural significance of the island, required the Navy to return the island to the State, and directed the Navy to conduct an unexploded ordnance (UXO) cleanup and environmental restoration" [1]. The turnover will officially be made on November 11, 2003, but the cleanup will not be completed by then. Although the U.S. Navy was given $400 million and 10 years to complete the large cleanup task, work has progressed much slower than anticipated. In 1993, the Hawai'i State Legislature established the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve, consisting of.
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick - Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (October 9, 1735 - November 10, 1806), German general, was born at Wolfenbüttel. He received an unusually wide and thorough education, and travelled in his youth in Holland, France and various parts of Germany. His first military experience was in the North German campaign of 1757, under the duke of Cumberland. At the battle of Hastenbeck he won great renown by a gallant charge at the head of an infantry brigade; and upon the capitulation of Kloster Zeven he was easily persuaded by his uncle Ferdinand of Brunswick, who succeeded Cumberland, to continue in the war as a general officer. The exploits of the hereditary prince, as he was called, soon gained him further reputation, and he became an acknowledged master of irregular warfare. In pitched.
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.
Ken Kesey - Ken Kesey (September 17, 1935 - November 10, 2001) was an American author and prolific throughout his life but he was probably best known as the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and as a cultural icon who some consider something of a link between the "beat generation" of the 1950s and the "hippies" of the 1960s. Born in La Junta, Colorado, he spent much of his youth in the Pacific Northwest. There he married Faye Haxby, with whom he had three children, Jed, Zane and Shannon. He attended the University of Oregon, where he received a degree in speech and communication and was an Olympic-caliber wrestler. He was awarded a Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship in 1958; he moved to Palo Alto, California to enroll in the creative writing.
Venera - of the pair. 1VA (proto-Venera) - Flyby - launched February 4, 1961 : Failed to leave earth orbit Venera 1 - Flyby - launched February 12, 1961 : Communications lost enroute to Venus Venera 2 - Flyby - launched November 12, 1965 : Communications lost just before arival Venera 3 - Atmospheric Probe - launched November 16, 1965 : Communications lost just before atmospheric entry 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.
Ken Griffey, Jr. - George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. (born November 21, 1969 in Donora, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player. He has compiled superior hitting statistics, and was been awarded a Gold Glove for defensive excellence in 10 consecutive seasons, from 1990 to 1999, while playing center field. Griffey, Jr. played on the same team as his father, Ken Griffey, Sr with the Seattle Mariners, in 1990 and 1991. Griffey, Jr.'s career began with the Seattle Mariners in 1989. He won the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1997, hitting .304, with 56 home runs and 147 runs batted in. He signed a long-term contract with the Cincinnati Reds following the 1999 season. He has been injury-prone since joining the Reds. Ken Griffey, Sr. has been the team's coach..
Kemal Atatürk - Kemal Atatürk (March 12, 1881 - November 10, 1938), Turkish soldier and statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. Some consider him one of the most progressive reformist figures in Turkish history; others, especially many conservative Muslims, remember him as a traitor to the Islamic faith. Born in Salonika (Thessaloniki) as Mustafa Kemal (later given the title Pasha), he entered the military secondary school in Salonika in 1893 and the military academy at Monastir (now Bitola) in 1895. After playing a minor role in the Balkan Wars of 1912 - 1913, he gained a major victory by repulsing the Allied invasion of Gallipoli in 1915. Kemal organized the Turkish Nationalist Republican Party in 1919 from local resistance groups. This group overthrew the incumbent Ottoman Sultan Mehmed.
Kerri Strug - Kerri Strug Kerri Strug (born November 19, 1977) is a former American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. Strug was trained by the legendary coach Bela Karolyi, and she was a part of the United States national team as a senior member since 1991. In 1992, she won a bronze medal at the Barcelona Olympics. In 1995, she was a member of the gold medal winning team at the World Championships. However, her shining moment came during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, when an injured Strug performed during the States' last chance to win a gold medal, landing perfectly, earning herself a perfect score of 10, and her team the gold medal. Strug immediately became a national sports hero and her fame reached amazing heights, visiting President Bill Clinton, appearing at various television talk.
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 - 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 Saro-Wiwa - Beeson Saro-Wiwa (October 10, 1941 - November 10, 1995) was a Nigerian author, playwright and environmental activist. He spoke out aggressively against the Nigerian military regime and the Shell Oil company for causing environmental damage in Ogoni lands. In a trial denounced by human rights groups, he was found guilty for alleged complicity in the murders of four Ogoni chiefs who were killed at a political rally in 1994. He was hanged by government forces along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop). These executions led to Nigeria's suspension from the Commonwealth..
Khaosai Galaxy - won his first six fights. That earned him a shot at the Thailand bantamweight (118-pound) title on July 29, 1981 against Sakda Saksuree. Little did Saksuree realize he had made boxing history when he beat Galaxy on points over 10 rounds that day. It was the only fight Galaxy would ever lose. He won his next three fights, including a knockout of Saksuree, and finally claimed the Thai bantamweight title early in 1982. In fact, after taking his only loss, Galaxy won 15 consecutive fights by knockout and shot up the world rankings to become super flyweight (115-pound) WBA world champion Jiro Watanabe's mandatory challenger by the summer of 1984. When Watanabe failed to defend his title against Galaxy, the WBA stripped him and matched Galaxy against undefeated Eusebio Espinal for.
Kinsey Reports - from the Kinsey Institute to qualified researchers who demonstrate a need to view such materials. The institute also allows researchers to submit SPSS programs to be run on the data, which remains a unique resource in both the size of the survey and the care with which it was documented. Kinsey's conclusions based on his data were if anything modest. His statistics were more carefully compiled and interpreted than was common at the time, and his subject confidentiality more carefully protected. But his subject led itself to sensationalism. Based on his data and findings, others claimed that all but 10% of the population are homosexual, and that women enhance their prospects of satisfaction in marriage by masturbating previously. Neither claim was made by Kinsey, but both were (and continue to be).
Kim Campbell - Campbell Rank: 19th Term: June 25 - November 4, 1993 Predecessor: Brian Mulroney Successor: Jean Chrétien Date of Birth: March 10, 1947 Place of Birth: Port Alberni, British Columbia Profession: politician Political Party: Progressive Conservative Kim Campbell was the nineteenth Prime Minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. She was born Avril Phaedra Douglas Campbell on March 10, 1947, but was not particularly fond of any of her given names, and consequently adopted the first name Kim in her teens. She was educated at the University of British Columbia (B.A., LL.B.) and obtained a doctorate at the London School of Economics. She entered politics with Vancouver School Board, and lectured in political science. Campbell was first elected to the Canadian House of Parliament in 1988, Campbell was Canada's.
Kid Gavilan - rounds in Havana. His first ten bouts were in Havana, and then he had one in Cienfuegos, but soon he returned to Havana for three more wins. After 14 bouts, he left Cuba for his first fight abroad, and he beat Julio Cesar Jimenez by a decision in 10 rounds in his first of three consecutive fights in Mexico City. It was there that he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Carlos Macalara by a decision. They had an immediate rematch, this time in Havana, and Gavilan avenged that loss, winning by decision too. Gavilan had a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw already when he had his first fight on American soil. This happened on November 1 of 1946, when he beat Johnny Ryan by.
Kim Phuc Phan Thi - so severe that she would not survive. However, after 14 months of medical attention, she returned home. Having moved to Toronto, Canada, she has since dedicated her life to promoting peace. On November 10, 1997, Thi was named a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador..
