This day in history...

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In 1945, the Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II.

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In 1848, the Free-Soil Party convened in Buffalo, N.Y., where it nominated Martin Van Buren for president.

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In 1919, Germany's Weimar Constitution was signed by President Friedrich Ebert.

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In 1900, international forces, including U.S. marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreign influence.

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In 1769,Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica

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In 1976, two U.S. Army officers were killed in Korea's demilitarized zone as a group of North Korea's soldiers wielding axes and metal pikes attacked U.S. and South Korean soldiers.

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In 1914 German forces occupied Brussels, Belgium, during World War I.

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In 1485, England's King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, ending the War of the Roses.

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In 1754, France's King Louis XVI was born at Versailles.

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In 55 B.C. Roman forces under Julius Caesar invaded Britian, but achieved limited success

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In 1883, the island volcano Krakatos blew up; the resulting waves in Indoesia's Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 kives in Java and Sumatra.

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In 1947, legendary bullfighter Manolete was mortally wounded by a bull during a fight in Linares, Spain; he was 30.

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in 1666, the Great fire of London broke out.

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In 1888, English author Beatrix Potter first told the story of Peter rabbit in the form of a "picture letter" to Noel Moore, the son of Potter's former governess.

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In 1757, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, was born in Auvergne, France.

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In 1565, a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present day St-Augustine, Florida

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In 1948, the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) was declared.

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Historical Moments for September 10


In events:
September 10th 0422 St Celestine I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
September 10th 0918 Arnulf I the Old becomes landsheer of Flanders
September 10th 1349 Jews who survived a massacre in Constance Germany are burned to death
September 10th 1510 Bishop Frederik of Bathe recaptures Oldenzaal
September 10th 1547 Battle at Pinkie, Midlothian: English beat the Scots
September 10th 1547 English demand Edward VI, 10, wed Mary Queen of Scots, 5
September 10th 1608 John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Va
September 10th 1776 George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers
September 10th 1785 Prussia signs trade agreement with US
September 10th 1798 British Honduras beats Spain in battle of St George
September 10th 1813 Comm Oliver H Perry defeats British in Battle of Lake Erie
September 10th 1823 Simon Bolivar named president of Peru
September 10th 1838 Hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini," premieres in Paris
September 10th 1845 King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange
September 10th 1846 Elias Howe patents sewing machine

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Ten years ago: The White House responded to Kenneth Starr's graphic report on President Clinton by calling it a "hit-and-run smear campaign." Leaders of striking pilots at Northwest Airlines ratified a new contract, ending a walkout that began Aug. 28. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs became the fourth player in major league baseball history to reach 60 homers in a single season. Lindsay Davenport won the U.S. Open, defeating defending champion Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-5.

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In 1907, the RMS Lusitania arrived in New York, completing its maiden voyage from England