On This Day in History July 10, 2018

Historical Events 1778  American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain 1940  Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel 1985  French foreign intelligence agents blow up the Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor, New Zealand to prevent it interfering with French nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira is killed. 1991  Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected President of the Russian Federation 2012  The American Episcopal Church becomes the first to approve a rite for blessing gay marriages Famous Birthdays Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993) Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) Jessica Simpson 37th Birthday Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Hadrian (76 - 138) Louis-Jacques Daguerre (1787 - 1851) More Famous Deaths July 11th: Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost. Read the Article