WHAT HAPPENED ON 10. AUGUST
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The Norwegian football club Viking FK was founded. (10. August 1899)

The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins. (10. August 1901)

Russo-Japanese War: the Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place. (10. August 1904)

Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (10. August 1905)

Second Balkan War: delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war. (10. August 1913)

World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies. (10. August 1920)

A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri. (10. August 1932)

World War II: American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam. (10. August 1944)

World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops. (10. August 1944)

Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. (10. August 1948)

U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government, and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense. (10. August 1949)

At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held. (10. August 1954)

First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army. (10. August 1961)

A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. (10. August 1969)

The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York. (10. August 1971)

In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year. (10. August 1977)

Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation. (10. August 1978)

Murder of Adam Walsh: the head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted. (10. August 1981)

Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II. (10. August 1988)

The Magellan space probe reaches Venus. (10. August 1990)

   
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