July 10^th in history

Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:

John Calvin: Biography of the Day

John Calvin

French Protestant Reformer John Calvin, who advanced a theology—articulated in his Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536)—that became the foundation for the Reformed church and Presbyterianism, was born this day in 1509.

 

Telstar 1 launched: 10 July 1962 - This Day in History

Telstar 1, the first communications satellite to transmit live television signals and telephone conversations across the Atlantic Ocean, was launched this day in 1962, inaugurating a new age in electronic communications.

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1985: The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bomb explosions while berthed in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand.

1973: The Bahamas gained independence from Britain within the Commonwealth.

1925: The Scopes Trial began in Dayton, Tennessee, with William Jennings Bryan arguing for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense.

1609: The Catholic League was formed by Maximilian I, duke of Bavaria, and the Catholic powers in Germany.

1584: William I, first of the hereditary stadholders of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, was assassinated.

 

Mary McLeod Bethune: Biography of the Day

Mary McLeod Bethune

"The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood."

Mary McLeod Bethune, speech delivered to the Chicago Women's Federation, 1933

Mary McLeod Bethune, born this day in 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina, was an African American educator who was active in national black affairs and a special adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the problems of minority groups.

 

First Eritrean constitution adopted: 10 July 1952 - This Day in History

In 1950 the United Nations (UN) resolved to join Eritrea to Ethiopia in a federation that would provide the former with autonomy under its own constitution and elected government. The Eritrean constitution, prepared by the UN in consultation with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, was adopted by the Eritrean Assembly on this day and ratified by Haile Selassie on August 11; however, Ethiopia never observed the provisions, and it annexed Eritrea in 1962. Thirty years of war followed before Eritrea finally won its independence in 1993 and adopted a new constitution in 1997.

More Events on this day:

1985: The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bomb explosions while berthed in Auckland Harbour, New Zealand.

1973: The Bahamas gained independence from Britain within the Commonwealth.

1962: Telstar I, the first communications satellite to transmit live television signals and telephone conversations across the Atlantic Ocean, was launched.

1925: The Scopes Trial began in Dayton, Tennessee, with William Jennings Bryan arguing for the prosecution and Clarence Darrow for the defense.

1609: The Catholic League was formed by Maximilian I, duke of Bavaria, and the Catholic powers in Germany.

1584: William I, first of the hereditary stadholders of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, was assassinated.