What Happened On This Day ? July 10
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1985
Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, sinks
The ship was in harbor in New Zealand when it was bombed and sunk, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer who was aboard the ship. It was found out later that French government operatives were responsible for the incident.
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1967
New Zealand adopts new currency
The New Zealand pound was replaced by the New Zealand dollar. The denominations of the new currency followed a decimal system.
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1962
Telstar, the world's first communication satellite is launched in space
The satellite, made by a collaboration between organizations in the U.S., the U.K., and France, transmitted the first live television images in the world.
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1940
Battle of Britain
The German air force or Luftwaffe launched an air campaign against England. It was one of the first battles during the Second World War fought entirely between air forces and it ended a few months later with a British victory.
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1913
Death Valley, U.S experiences the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth
Measurements showed that the temperature had reached a whopping 134°F or 57°C!
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1980
Jessica Simpson
American singer-songwriter, actress, fashion designer
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1949
Sunil Gavaskar
Indian cricketer
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1871
Marcel Proust
French writer
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1856
Nikola Tesla
Serbian/American physicist, engineer
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1509
John Calvin
French theologian, pastor