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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