CoM Moderators Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1627 - Cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle1678 - Netherlands and France sign peace treaty in Nijmegen1776 - American Revolutionary War: word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.1827 - Race riots in Cincinnati (1,000 blacks leave for Canada)1897 - Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Automobile Club)1932 - A 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.1954 - Dutch Indonesian Union breaks up1970 - British Home Secretary Reginald Maulding threatens to impose direct rule on Northern Ireland if the agreed reform measures are not carried out1990 - NASA's Magellan spacecraft lands on Venus2018 - US ground crew member steals an Alaskan Air plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, flies for over an hour chased by military jets before fatally crashing on Ketron Island More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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