Today in History: July 10, the Battle of Britain begins in World War II
Currently is Thursday July the st day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times in history On July during World War II the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious Also on this date In theologian John Calvin a key figure of the Protestant Reformation was born in Noyon Picardy France Related Articles FEMA cost controls delayed response to deadly floods Mattel introduces its first Barbie with Type diabetes Musk s AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic comments The biggest gender-affirming care center for trans kids in the US is closing prompting protests The US faces more frequent extreme weather events but attitudes and actions aren t keeping up In Wyoming was admitted as the th US state In 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 Scopes was convicted and fined but the verdict was overturned on a technicality In American paper currency was reduced in size as the regime began issuing bills that were approximately percent smaller In armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean War began at Kaesong In the first functioning communications satellite Telstar was launched by NASA In the Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk with explosives in Auckland New Zealand by French intelligence agents one activist was killed In Boris N Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic In President George H W Bush lifted U S economic sanctions against South Africa In the U S House approved a measure to allow airline pilots to carry guns in the cockpit to defend their planes against terrorists President George W Bush later signed the measure into law In South Carolina pulled the Confederate battle flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse after more than years In the current era s Birthdays Singer Mavis Staples is Actor Robert Pine is International Tennis Hall of Famer Virginia Wade is Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson is Rock singer Neil Tennant Pet Shop Boys is Banjo contestant Bela Fleck is Actor Fiona Shaw is Singer actor Jacky Cheung is Actor Alec Mapa is Country singer Gary LeVox leh-VOH Rascal Flatts is Actor Sofia Vergara is Actor Adrian Grenier grehn-YAY is Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor CHOO -ih-tehl EHJ -ee-oh-for is Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas is Singer actor Jessica Simpson is Actor Emily Skeggs is Pop singer Perrie Edwards Little Mix is Actor Isabela Merced is
