What happend on 10th August

09.08
11.08
1954

At Massena, New York, the ground breaking ceremony for the St. Lawrence Seaway is held.

1949

US President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Bill, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the National Military Establishment with the United States Department of Defense.

1948

Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone.

1944

World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam.

1932

A 5.1 kg chondrite type meteorite broke into at least seven pieces and struck earth near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.

1920

World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sevres which divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.

1913

Second Balkan War ends: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.

1905

Russian and Japanese peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth.

1893

At Augsburg, Rudolf Diesel's prime model runs on its own power for the first time. Because of this, August 10 is the International Biodiesel Day.

1861

American Civil War: Battle of Wilson's Creek