On This Day In History
This day 45 years ago – 10 August 1976 – a car driven by an IRA member who had just been shot by a British soldier crashed into the Maguire family in Belfast, killing three children.
The event spurred on the creation of the Peace People, which would win the Nobel Peace Prize. pic.twitter.com/43rsSziI8T
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 10, 2021
In 1929 Ukrainian Maria Werkenthin became Head of the Radiology Dept at Wolski Hospital, Poland. In 1943 she was arrested for placing flowers on a grave of a man murdered by the Nazis. Sent to Auschwitz, she worked in the hospital; she was killed in 1944. https://t.co/TYmqKlKzDw pic.twitter.com/zW2AFDZ6wq
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 10, 2022
On this day in 1898, a white mob stormed the jail in Clarendon, Arkansas, and lynched four Black people before they could stand trial. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/Sx0CeHTVCE
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 10, 2022
10 August 1675. The foundation stone of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, was laid. The project was supported by Charles II. It’s had a major role in the history of astronomy and because the prime meridian passes through it, it gave its name to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). pic.twitter.com/Kda0rnpCLd
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1776. News finally reached London about the United States Declaration of Independence, which had taken place on 4 July 1776, five weeks earlier. The delay was due to the slow speed of sea travel. pic.twitter.com/L5kx2fWQZc
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1792. French King, Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antionette, were taken into custody by a mob during the French Revolution. They would eventually be tried and executed for treason. pic.twitter.com/YOYs6eNsMc
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1842. The British parliament passed the Mines Act, which stopped women and children under 10 from working underground. Many children, as young as six, had previously worked shifts of up to 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/vserzZlW2m
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1889. The screw bottle top was patented by Dan Rylands of Hope Glass Works, Barnsley, Yorkshire. It provided a simple and convenient alternative to the cork bottle tops used to close wine and whiskey bottles. Screw caps are now more widely used. pic.twitter.com/M5c7X357AJ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1897. German chemist, Felix Hoffmann, recorded in his laboratory notebook that he had finally found a better method of producing acetylsalicylic acid in a purer and more stable form. It became the popular painkiller Aspirin. He also discovered Heroin. pic.twitter.com/3e3njrTuFU
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1921. Franklin D Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio, leaving his legs immobilised. From this point on, FDR took great pains to hide his disability from the public even though he regularly used a wheelchair. pic.twitter.com/4OEYMnUtbk
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1969. After killing actress Sharon Tate and 4 others on the previous day, members of Charles Manson’s cult group brutally murdered, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca (pictured, at their home in Los Angeles, California, USA). pic.twitter.com/5O85n8QoLn
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 1977. In New York City, a 24-year-old postal employee, David Berkowitz (”Son of Sam”), was arrested for a series of attacks in the city. He killed 6 and wounded 10 others, all except one (a stabbing) by shooting. pic.twitter.com/2yjTGKVdHs
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 2007. TV and radio presenter, punk and rock music impresario and nightclub owner, Tony Wilson died (aged 57). He was co-founder of Factory Records and founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub. He was portrayed by Steve Coogan in the film 24 Hour Party People. pic.twitter.com/7qfR7z7Qlw
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
10 August 2008. Soul legend, Isaac Hayes, died (aged 65). He’s best known for the Theme from Shaft for which he won an Oscar. He also voiced the character Chef in the animated Comedy Central series South Park from its debut in 1997 until 2005. pic.twitter.com/A9TCjSRgam
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 10, 2022
You either make money, or you make history.
:Tony Wilson pic.twitter.com/RS4tasQT3l— Jimbo (@factoryjimbo) August 10, 2022
Peter Saville on his gravestone for Tony Wilson http://t.co/LQZvVqQesx pic.twitter.com/lh5Ck1ehhB
— PETERKENTINFORMATION (@PETERKENTINFO) April 11, 2013
Tony Wilson died 8 years ago today ,here is the beautiful but so sad funeral card by Peter Saville pic.twitter.com/AOzXExUT3b
— Tom Bloxham (@TomBloxhamMBE) August 10, 2015
#OnThisDay 2007
The late, great Tony Wilson sadly passed away.
Here's the man himself introducing Joy Division on Granada Reports in 1978, the band's first TV appearance. pic.twitter.com/RfwGUiTmz2— Joy Division & New Order Pics (@JDNOPICS) August 10, 2022
August 11th
3114 BC The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Mayans, begins
1945 Allies refuse Japan's offer to surrender on the condition that Emperor Hirohito retains his status
1954 Formal peace treaty ends over 7 yrs of fighting in Indochina between the French and the Communist Viet Minh
1988 Al-Qaeda formed at a meeting between Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Dr Fadl in Peshawar, Pakistan
2003 NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.