Today In History
Today is Thursday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2023. There are 143 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
On Aug. 10, 1945, a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan conveyed its willingness to surrender provided the status of Emperor Hirohito remained unchanged. (The Allies responded the next day, saying they would determine the Emperor’s future status.)
ON THIS DATE
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1792: During the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and executed.)
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1821: Missouri became the 24th state.
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1885: Leo Daft opened America’s first commercially operated electric streetcar, in Baltimore. ›
1944: During World War II, American forces overcame remaining Japanese resistance on Guam. ›
1962: Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man made his debut in issue 15 of “Amazing Fantasy.” ›
1969: Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of Charles Manson’s cult, one day after actor Sharon Tate and four other people were slain. ›
1977: Postal employee David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being “Son of Sam,” the gunman who killed six people and wounded seven others in the New York City area.
› 1988: President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to still-living Japanese-Americans who were interned by their government during World War II. ›
1993: Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor James Reynolds is 77. Rock singer-musician Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) is 76. Country musician Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio) is 74. Singer Patti Austin is 73. Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly is 71. Folk singer-songwriter Sam Baker is 69. Actor Rosanna Arquette is 64. Actor Antonio Banderas is
63. Rock musician Jon Farriss (INXS) is 62. Singer Julia Fordham is
61. Journalist-blogger Andrew Sullivan is 60. Actor Chris Caldovino is
60. Singer Neneh Cherry is 59. Singer Aaron Hall is 59. Former boxer Riddick Bowe is 56. Actor Sean Blakemore is 56. R&B singer Lorraine Pearson (Five Star) is 56. Singer-producer Michael Bivins is 55. Actor-writer Justin Theroux is 52. Actor Angie Harmon is
51. Country singer Jennifer Hanson is 50. Actorturned-lawyer Craig Kirkwood is 49. Actor JoAnna Garcia Swisher is 44. Singer Cary Ann Hearst (Shovels & Rope) is 44. Actor Aaron Staton is 43. Actor Ryan Eggold is 39. Actor Charley Koontz is 36. Actor Lucas Till is 33. Reality TV star Kylie Jenner is 26. Actor Jeremy Maguire is 12.