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What Happened On January 10

Q: What happened on January 10?

1954: BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people. 1812: New Orleans (pictured), the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage. 236: Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head, began his papacy. 9: The Western Han dynasty of China ended after the throne was usurped by Wang Mang, who founded the Xin dynasty. 1812: The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh. 236: Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome. 9: The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty. 1993: The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity. 1946: The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states. 1946: The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.

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1954 Oddly true
BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people.
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1812 First ever
New Orleans (pictured), the first steamship on the Mississippi River, arrived at New Orleans to complete its maiden voyage.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
236 Oddly true
Pope Fabian, said to have been chosen by the Holy Spirit when a dove landed on his head, began his papacy.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
9 Oddly true
The Western Han dynasty of China ended after the throne was usurped by Wang Mang, who founded the Xin dynasty.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1812 First ever
The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
236 Oddly true
Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
9 Oddly true
The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1993 Oddly true
The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1946 First ever
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1946 First ever
The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened in London with representatives from the original 51 member states.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2019A 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is found alive in Gordon, Wisconsin, having been kidnapped 88 days earlier from her parents' home whilst they were murdered. Wikipedia →
2015A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people. Wikipedia →
2013More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan. Wikipedia →
2012A bombing at Jamrud in Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures 78 others. Wikipedia →
2007A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. Wikipedia →
2003North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty. Wikipedia →
2000Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people. Wikipedia →
1990Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. Wikipedia →
1985Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba. Wikipedia →
1984Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy. Wikipedia →
1981Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. Wikipedia →
1980The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids. Wikipedia →
1972Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. Wikipedia →
1966Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Wikipedia →
1954BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people. Wikipedia →
1946The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented. Wikipedia →
1946The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals. Wikipedia →
1941World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura. Wikipedia →
1927Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany. Wikipedia →
1920The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States. Wikipedia →
1920League of Nations Covenant automatically enters into force after the Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany. Wikipedia →
1917Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party are rescued after being stranded for several months. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army. Wikipedia →
1901The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. Wikipedia →
1901New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways. Wikipedia →
1876The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced. Wikipedia →
1870John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. Wikipedia →
1863The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground. Wikipedia →
1861American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union. Wikipedia →
1812The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh. Wikipedia →
1791The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War. Wikipedia →
1776American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense. Wikipedia →
1645Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London. Wikipedia →
1475Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui. Wikipedia →
1430Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world. Wikipedia →
1072Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo in Sicily for the Normans. Wikipedia →
236Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome. Wikipedia →
69Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor. Wikipedia →
9The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty. Wikipedia →
49 BCJulius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. Wikipedia →

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