On This Day in History September 10, 2023

Historical Events 1776  George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers 1813  American Naval Commander Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British in Battle of Lake Erie 1846  Elias Howe takes out a US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine 1924  Leopold and Loeb found guilty of the murder of Robert Franks in Chicago in the "the crime of the century" 1977  Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by Guillotine in France 2008  The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in the history of mankind is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland 2020  California's August Complex wildfire becomes largest recorded in state history at 471,000 acres (736 square miles) Famous Birthdays Arnold Palmer 1929 - 2016 Colin Firth 63rd Birthday Jim Hines 1946 - 2023 Julius III 1487 - 1555 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths John the Fearless 1371 - 1419 Mary Wollstonecraft 1759 - 1797 More Famous Deaths September 10: Nelson's Dying Wish: Save Emma Admiral Lord Nelson sailed into the life of Lady Emma Hamilton for the first time on this day. It would be the start of one of history’s great love affairs. Read the Article