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10 January, 2005
A mudslide occurs in La Conchita, California, killing 10 people, injuring many more and closing the Highway 101, the main coastal corridor between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for 10 days.
10 January, 2005
Eyre Peninsula Bushfire in South Australia kills nine and injures 113.
10 January, 2001
Wikipedia starts as part of Nupedia. It becomes a separate site five days later.
10 January, 2000
America Online announces an agreement to buy Time Warner for $162 billion, the largest corporate merger in history at the time.
10 January, 1999
A large piece of the chalk cliff at Beachy Head collapses into the sea.
10 January, 1995
The World Youth Day was held in the Philippines.
10 January, 1990
Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
10 January, 1989
Cuban troops begin withdrawing from Angola.
10 January, 1984
The United States and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations after 117 years.
10 January, 1982
The Catch: Dwight Clark of the San Francisco 49ers makes a leaping catch from Joe Montana with 58 seconds to play to defeat the Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in the NFC Championship Game at Candlestick Park.
10 January, 1962
Apollo Project: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket booster. It became better known as the Saturn V moon rocket, which launched every Apollo moon mission.
10 January, 1957
Harold Macmillan becomes the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
10 January, 1946
The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
10 January, 1941
Lend-Lease is introduced into the U.S. Congress.
10 January, 1941
World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.
10 January, 1929
Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages.
10 January, 1927
The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres.
10 January, 1923
Lithuania seizes and annexes Memel.
10 January, 1922
Arthur Griffith is elected President of the Irish Free State.
10 January, 1920
The League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
10 January, 1901
The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
10 January, 1899
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity is founded.
10 January, 1870
John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.
10 January, 1863
The London Underground, the worlds oldest underground railway, opens between London Paddington station and Farringdon station.
10 January, 1861
American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.
10 January, 1810
The marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled.
10 January, 1806
Dutch settlers in Cape Town surrender to the British.
10 January, 1776
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.
10 January, 1645
Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.
10 January, 1475
Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.
10 January, 1072
Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo.

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