August 10th
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- 1932
The Lego Group is founded in Billund, Denmark by Ole Kirk Christiansen View Post →
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- 70
The Second Temple in Jerusalem is set on fire by the Roman army under Titus
- 1628
The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in Stockholm, resulting in 30 deaths
- 1960
Discoverer 13 is launched into orbit, returning the first object from space
- 1972
A one-million kg meteorite grazes the atmosphere above Canada
- 1972
The Great Fireball, a rare daylight meteor, is seen from Utah to Alberta, passing 35 miles from Earth's surface
- 2003
The first person gets married in space
- 2018
A ground crew member steals an Alaskan Air plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and fatally crashes on Ketron Island
- 2020
A rare wind storm (derecho) hits the U.S. Midwest, flattening cornfields, causing widespread power outages, and killing two people
