Osun Defender History Corner: February 10 In Focus

Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashbacks and recall some events that marked this day.

February 10, 1763

The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the French and Indian War and granting Britain control over Canada and much of North America.

February 10, 1840

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

February 10, 1936

The 1936 Winter Olympics open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

February 10, 1940

The Soviet Union began mass deportations of Polish citizens from occupied eastern Poland to Siberia.

February 10, 1962

Captured American U2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers is exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel on the Glienicke Bridge between East Germany and West Berlin.

February 10, 1967

The 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution, clarifying presidential succession and disability, is ratified.

February 10, 1989

Ron Brown was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, becoming the first African American to lead a major United States political party.

February 10, 1996

The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov for the first time.

February 10, 2005

North Korea announces it has nuclear weapons.

February 10, 2007

British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced that he would resign on June 27, 2007.

February 10, 2013

A meteor explodes over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, injuring over 1,000 people with its shockwave.

February 10, 2016

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic holds a referendum on changes to its constitution.

February 10, 2017

Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

February 10, 2019

Pope Francis holds a historic mass in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, attended by around 180,000 people.

February 10, 2020

The cruise ship Diamond Princess, docked in Yokohama, Japan, is quarantined due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on board.

February 10, 2021

The United States Senate votes to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial.

February 10, 2022

The Winter Olympics open in Beijing, China.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on February 10. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.