10 August 1519: Ferdinand Magellan Sets Sail to Circumnavigate Globe
10 August 1792: Louis XVI of France imprisoned
10 August 1821: Missouri became the 24th state in the United States.
10 August 1846: The Smithsonian Institution was established in Washington, D.C., from funds left by British scientist James Smithson.
10 August 1948: Candid Camera with Allen Funt debuted on television.
09 August 1974: Richard Nixon Resigns as US President