Today in History

On July 10
1832
U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States.
1913
The highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was 134 degrees in Death Valley, CA.
1919
The Treaty of Versailles was hand delivered to the U.S. Senate by President Wilson.
1938
Howard Hughes completed a 91-hour flight around the world.
1960
Lynn Wilkinson - Godwin, my best girlfriend growing up was born. Happy Birthday !
1962
Fred Baldasare swam the English Channel underwater. It took him 18 hours to swim the 42 miles.
1984
Dwight ‘Doc’ Gooden, of the New York Mets, became the youngest player to appear in an All-Star Game as a pitcher. He was 19 years, 7 months and 24 days old.
1985
Coca-Cola resumed selling the old formula of Coke, it was renamed "Coca-Cola Classic." It was also announced that they would continue to sell "New" Coke.
1989
Mel Blanc, the "man of a thousand voices," died at age 81. He was known for such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.
1991
U.S. President Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa, citing its "profound transformation" toward racial equality.
1997
Scientists in London said DNA from a Neanderthal skeleton supported a theory that all humanity descended from an "African Eve," 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
2000
Jean-Claude Van Damme was given three years probation and fined $1,200 for drunk driving and driving without a license. Van Damme had been arrested after he crashed his Mercedes-Benz into a restaurant on September 23, 1999.
2002
Peter Paul Rubens' painting "The Massacre of the Innocents" sold for $76.2 million at Sotheby's.