This day in #history 1014
JANUARY 10TH
1889 – Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of
France
1920 – League of Nations established
1928 – Soviet Union orders exile of Leon Trotsky
1944 – British troops conquer Maungdaw , Burma
1946 – UN General Assembly meets for 1st time
(London )
1951 – UN headquarters opens in Manhattan NY
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1873 – Jack O ‘Neill , Irish -born baseball player ( d. 1935)
1947 – Afeni Shakur , mother of Tupac “2 Pac”
Shakur, member of the Black Panther Party
FAMOUS DEATHS
1862 – Samuel Colt, American inventor ( 6 shot
revolver), dies at 47
FAMOUS WEDDING
2009 – ” The Black Eyed Peas” singer Fergie ( 33) weds actor Josh Duhamel (36) at Church Estate Vineyards in Malibu , California
well done. thanks for bringing long forgotten history back to us. bravoo
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