WHAT HAPPENED ON 10. JULY
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Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the highest temperature recorded in the United States. (10. July 1913)

Belfast's Bloody Sunday: 16 people are killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (10. July 1921)

Meher Baba begins his silence of 44 years. His followers observe Silence Day on this date in commemoration. (10. July 1925)

Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. (10. July 1925)

Howard Hughes sets a new record by completing a 91-hour airplane flight around the world. (10. July 1938)

World War II: the Vichy government is established in France. (10. July 1940)

World War II: Battle of Britain – The German Luftwaffe begins attacking British convoys in the English Channel thus starting the battle (this start date is contested, though). (10. July 1940)

Jedwabne Pogrom: the massacre of Jewish people living in and near the village of Jedwabne in Poland. (10. July 1941)

Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established. (10. July 1942)

World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. (10. July 1942)

Hungarian hyperinflation sets a record with inflation of 348.46 percent per day, or prices doubling every eleven hours. (10. July 1946)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. (10. July 1947)

Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. (10. July 1951)

Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. (10. July 1962)

The Chicago Freedom Movement, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. As many as 60,000 people come to hear Dr. King as well as Mahalia Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Peter Paul and Mary. (10. July 1966)

Uruguay becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. (10. July 1967)

New Zealand adopts decimal currency (10. July 1967)

Hassan II of Morocco survives an attempted coup d'état, which lasts until June 11. (10. July 1971)

The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations. (10. July 1973)

National Assembly of Pakistan passes a resolution on the recognition of Bangladesh. (10. July 1973)