On This Day - July 10, 2026

National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for July 10, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.

2026

Ongoing National Weeks

These observances run for a full week; this calendar day falls inside the week.

Ongoing National Months

These observances last the full month; this date is part of that month-long celebration.

Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for July.

Global Observances

International and other global observances on this date (may include days, weeks, or months).

Historical Events on July 10

Events that occurred on July 10 throughout history

1832

President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the U.S. The President denounced the institution as "unconstitutional, corrupt, and a tool of the wealthy elite that catered to foreign and privileged interests at the expense of ordinary Americans."

1850

President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming president upon Zachary Taylor's death, who died unexpectedly of natural causes.

1919

President Woodrow Wilson hand delivers the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate. The document ended WWI and proposed the League of Nations.

1925

The trial of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution begins. The trial accused Mr. Scopes of violating the Butler Act, which made it illegal to teach human evolution in state-funded schools.

1938

Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. Hughes demonstrated modern technology could make safe, long-distance global travel a near-term reality.

1966

The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field, Chicago. Nearly as 60,000 people attend.

1981

Disney releases The Fox & the Hound.

1985

Coca-Cola announces it will revert to selling the old formula Coke after public backlash and angry protest calling for the original recipe to be returned to the product.

1998

The Catholic Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.

2026

Wyoming is admitted as the 44th state to join the Union. The state was carved from sections of the Dakota, Utah, and Idaho territories.

Born on July 10

People born on July 10

1905
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Mildred Benson

Journalist and creator of some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. She is credited with creating the detective's adventurous personality.

1875
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Mary McLeod Bethune

Educator and civil rights activist who founded the National Council of Negro Women. She also establish the Aframerican Women's Journal.

1921
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John K. Singlaub

Highly decorated U.S. Army Major General who was a founding member of the CIA.

1914
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Joe Shuster

Illustrator and co-created Superman.

1930
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Janette Sherman

Physician who spent her career researching pesticides, nuclear radiation, birth defects, breast cancer, and illnesses caused by toxins in homes. He was a pioneer in the field of occupational and environmental health.

1921
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Harvey Ball

Artist who created a design for a pin back button and the "smiley face" found on buttons.

1792
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George Dallas

The 11th VP of the U.S., serving under President James Polk from 1845 to 1849.

1926
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Fred Gwynne

Actor best known for his roles as Herman Munster in The Munsters.

1921
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Co-founded the Special Olympics.

1891
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Edith Smaw Quimby

Medical researcher and physicist who was one of the founders of nuclear medicine. Quimby was also involved in groundbreaking development of using diagnostic and therapeutic applications of X-rays.