July 10 – this day in history Frozen in Time July 10, 2016 Blue Lagoon island in the Bahamas Let’s take a look at some important events that happened on July 10 across the world. 1806: The Vellore Mutiny by south Indian soldiers broke out against the British. This was the first large-scale mutiny that set the stage for the 1857 revolt. 1938: A record flight around the world in 91 hours by aviator Howard Hughes. He surpasses the previous record by four days. 1949: The first practical television makes its appearance in the market. Its’ picture tube measured 12 by 16 and it was sold for $12. 1962: The world’s first communications satellite, Telstar, was launched into orbit. It was a privately sponsored space launch and relayed the first live transatlantic television signal. The world’s first telephone call was also transmitted through space from this satellite. 1973: The Bahamas become independent of British rule after 300 years, but they remain a part of the British Commonwealth. 1985: The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior sinks in Auckland Harbour when a bomb goes off on its hull, planted by French agents. The ship was to go on a protest voyage to the French nuclear site in the South Pacific. 1985: Coca-Cola resumes selling the old formula of Coke. It is renamed ‘Coca-Cola Classic’. It announced it would continue selling the new drink. 1991: Boris N. Yeltsin joins the office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. 1999: The Soccer World Cup final won by the U.S. women’s team against China. 2011: A Chicago business person, Thomas Stuker, reached 10 million frequent flyer miles with the United Airlines. He accumulated these points over a period of twenty-nine years. As a reward, a plane was named after him, and his loyalty to the airlines won him the privilege of never to wait in a line and automatic upgradation. Some famous birthdays: 1888: Giorgio de Chirico – Painter and writer 1920: Owen Chamberlain – American physicist, shared Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958 for the discovery of antiproton 1949: Sunil Gavaskar – Famous Indian cricketer 1972: Sofia Vergara – Actress 1980: Jessica Simpson – Actress Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share