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Historical Events for 10th February 2024


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1763 - Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, France surrenders Canada to Great Britain
1842 - Moreton Bay Penal Colony abolished and opened for free settlement (modern city of Brisbane, Australia)
1931 - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "America's Sweetheart" premieres on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC
1934 - Byrd souvenir sheet issued, NYC; 1st unperforated ungummed US stamp
1953 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB
1970 - Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel at Val d'Isere, France, killing 40 Belgian, French, and German youths
1989 - Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV
2013 - 55th Grammy Awards: "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Goyte); "We Are Young" (fun); and "Babel" (Mumford and Sons) win
2014 - After winning Vancouver (2010) Olympic moguls title, Canadian freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau wins 2nd consecutive Olympic gold medal in Sochi; beats teammate Mikaël Kingsbury
2019 - 61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino first rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for "This Is America"; Best Album "Golden Hour" Kacey Musgraves

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