On This Day: July 10 On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the 114-day Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces began attacking southern England by air. By late October, Britain managed to repel the Luftwaffe, which suffered heavy losses. On July 10, 1943, Arthur Robert Ashe, the tennis star who was the first black man to win a major championship, was born. Following his death on Feb. 6, 1993, his obituary appeared in The Times. 1832 President Andrew Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. 1850 Vice President Millard Fillmore became president following the death of Zachary Taylor. 1890 Wyoming became the 44th state. 1943 U.S. and British forces invaded Sicily during World War II. 1951 Armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean War began at Kaesong. 1962 The Telstar communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. 1964 The album A Hard Days Night by the Beatles was released. 1973 The Bahamas became independent after three centuries of British colonial rule. 1985 Coca-Cola Co., bowing to pressure from irate customers after the introduction of New Coke, said it would resume selling its old formula. 1991 Boris Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic. 1992 A federal judge in Miami sentenced former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega to 40 years in prison on drug and racketeering charges. 1999 The U.S. womens soccer team won the World Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. 2006 Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev was killed when a dynamite-laden truck in his convoy exploded. 2011 Britains best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World, brought down by a phone-hacking scandal, published it last issue. Current Birthdays Actress Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) turns 42 years old today. Actor Adrian Grenier (Entourage) turns 38 years old today. 1921 Jake LaMotta, Boxing Hall of Famer, turns 93 1927 William Smithers, Actor, turns 87 1931 Jerry Herman, Broadway composer (Hello Dolly), turns 83 1939 Mavis Staples, R&B, gospel singer, turns 75 1945 Ron Glass, Actor (Barney Miller), turns 69 1945 Virginia Wade, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 69 1947 Arlo Guthrie, Folk singer, turns 67 1954 Andre Dawson, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 60 1954 Neil Tennant, Rock singer (Pet Shop Boys), turns 60 1958 Bela Fleck, Banjo player (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones), turns 56 1970 Gary LeVox, Country singer (Rascal Flatts), turns 44 1977 Chiwetel Ejiofor, Actor (12 Years a Slave), turns 37 1980 Thomas Ian Nicholas, Actor, turns 34 1980 Jessica Simpson, Singer, turns 34
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