40 fun facts for July, 10

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Summary
July 10th is packed with fun facts, ranging from the celebration of National Pina Colada Day in the United States to the record-breaking achievements of genius inventor Nikola Tesla and tennis legend Roger Federer. Memorable moments in history, iconic film releases, and whimsical celebrations like Clerihew Day make this day truly remarkable.
40 Fun facts
  1. July 10th is National Pina Colada Day in the United States. This day celebrates the delicious tropical cocktail made with rum, coconut cream or milk, and pineapple juice usually served blended or shaken with ice.
  2. July 10th is Clerihew Day, which celebrates the invention of the clerihew – a whimsical, four-line biographical poem. The first clerihew was written by English author and humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley in the 19th century.
  3. On July 10, 1850, Millard Fillmore was sworn in as the 13th President of the United States, following the death of President Zachary Taylor. Fillmore served the remainder of Taylor's term.
  4. Wyoming became the 44th state of the United States on July 10, 1890. Known as the "Equality State," Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote in 1869.
  5. In 1938, on July 10th, American industrialist and aviator Howard Hughes set a world record for flying around the globe in just 91 hours, accompanied by a four-man crew.
  6. July 10, 1962 marked the successful launch of the world's first active communication satellite, Telstar 1. The satellite enabled the relay of television signals across the Atlantic, and established a new era of global communication.
  7. July 10, 1991, marks the world premiere of the popular film "The Terminator: Judgment Day." Directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year.
  8. The oldest tennis tournament, Wimbledon, was first held on July 10, 1877. Only men's singles were played, and the championship was won by Spencer William Gore.
  9. On July 10, 2013, Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education, delivered her speech at the United Nations, advocating for the importance of education for all children worldwide.
  10. Professional baseball player Andre Dawson hit his 400th career home run on July 10, 1992. Dawson is an eight-time All-Star and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  11. July 10 2015 marks the release date of the popular movie "Minions". This Despicable Me spin-off earned more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office.
  12. American actor Nikola Tesla, an inventor and one of the most important contributors to the birth of commercial electricity, was born on July 10, 1856.
  13. In 1913, on July 10, the temperature in Death Valley, California reached 134° F, making it the highest air temperature ever recorded on Earth.
  14. Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, made the first long-distance phone call in history on July 10, 1876. The call covered a distance of about 2 miles, between Cambridge and Boston.
  15. July 10, 1985, marked the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace ship, in Auckland Harbor, New Zealand. French intelligence agents, seeking to prevent Greenpeace from protesting French nuclear testing, bombed the ship, killing photographer Fernando Pereira.
  16. Twitch Plays Pokémon, a social experiment in which thousands of participants controlled a Pokémon video game launched on July 10, 2014.
  17. On July 10, 1999, the United States women's national soccer team won the FIFA Women's World Cup, defeating China in a historic final attended by over 90,000 people.
  18. The first broadcast of the children's television program "Shining Time Station" aired on July 10, 1989. The show introduced Thomas the Tank Engine to the United States and Canada.
  19. July 10 is the Feast Day of St. Veronica, the woman who gave Jesus a cloth to wipe his face while he was carrying the cross.
  20. In 1987, on July 10th, Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North testified before the US Congress about his role in the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal involving the sale of arms to Iran and use of the proceeds to fund anti-Sandinista rebels in Nicaragua.
  21. The famous chocolate company Cadbury was first established by John Cadbury in Birmingham, England, on July 10, 1824.
  22. On July 10, 1940, the Battle of Britain began, as the German Luftwaffe launched extensive air attacks on the United Kingdom during World War II.
  23. July 10th marks the 1986 launch of the Giotto spacecraft, a European Space Agency probe that conducted flybys of Comet Halley and Comet Grigg-Skjellerup to study their properties.
  24. American author and illustrator E. B. White, best known for his children's books "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little," was born on July 10, 1899.
  25. Former Beatle Ringo Starr released his popular album Ringo's Rotogravure on July 10, 1976.
  26. On July 10, 1925, the Scopes Monkey Trial began in Tennessee, a legal case that pitted science and the theory of evolution against religious beliefs.
  27. July 10 marks the 2007 release of the wildly popular video game "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door."
  28. American actress Jessica Simpson was born on July 10, 1980.
  29. Infamous gangster "Machine Gun" Kelly was arrested on July 10, 1933, for his role in the kidnapping of oil tycoon Charles F. Urschel.
  30. On July 10, 2002, the African Union was founded, comprising 54 member states and dedicated to upholding democracy, human rights, peace, and sustainable development across the African continent.
  31. The Beatles released their first single, "Love Me Do," in the United States on July 10, 1964.
  32. Norway's flag was first officially flown on July 10, 1893, after the country gained independence from Sweden.
  33. On July 10, 1951, boxer Sugar Ray Robinson won the world middleweight boxing title for the first time, defeating Jake LaMotta.
  34. The very first FIFA World Cup final took place on July 10, 1938, between Italy and Hungary. Italy emerged victorious and took home the trophy.
  35. July 10, 1040, marks the death of Lady Godiva, who famously rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, to protest her husband's oppressive taxation policies.
  36. On July 10, 1996, the European Space Agency's Huygens probe separated from the Cassini spacecraft en route to Saturn and its moon Titan, eventually making the first successful landing on a moon other than Earth's.
  37. Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer won his record-breaking eighth Wimbledon championship on July 10, 2017.
  38. On July 10, 1892, the first concrete-paved street in the United States was completed in Bellefontaine, Ohio. This development paved the way for modern road construction methods.
  39. Musical artist Enrique Iglesias released his hit single "Escape" on July 10, 2001.
  40. On July 10, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced its emergency use listing for the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, making it the sixth vaccine to receive the designation in 2021.

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