Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2026. On this day in history, the Battle of Britain began in 1940 as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.
Other Notable Events
In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon, Picardy, France. In 1890, Wyoming was admitted as the 44th US state. In 1925, jury selection began in Dayton, Tennessee, in the trial of John T. Scopes, charged with violating the law by teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
In 1929, American paper currency was reduced in size as the government began issuing bills that were approximately 25% smaller. In 1951, armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean War began at Kaesong. In 1962, the first active communications satellite, Telstar 1, was launched by NASA.
Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.
