What happend on 10th July

09.07
11.07
1985

Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand Harbor by French DGSE agents.

1978

ABC News World News Tonight premieres.

1973

The Bahamas gain full independence within the British Commonwealth.

1968

Maurice Couve de Murville becomes Prime Minister of France

1967

Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.

1962

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

1951

Randy Turpin becomes the middleweight boxing champion after defeating Sugar Ray Robinson.

1951

Korean War: At Kaesong, armistice negotiations begin.

1940

World War II: Battle of Britain

1940

World War II: Vichy France government established.