February 10th

• 1940

  Debut of 'Tom & Jerry' cartoon by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera under MGM.

• 1955

  US Navy evacuates thousands from Tachen Islands in the Pacific.

• 1961

  Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins power production. View Post →

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• 1982

  28 skiers in Bromont, Quebec, perform synchronized backflips while holding hands.

• 1996

  IBM's Deep Blue becomes first computer to win a chess game against reigning champion Garry Kasparov.

• 2020

  Heaviest rainfall in 30 years in New South Wales, Australia extinguishes over 30 bushfires.

• 2021

  17,000-year-old conch shell identified as oldest known wind instrument, found in Pyrenees.

• 1964

  Bob Dylan's influential album 'The Times They Are A-Changin'' is released.