On February 10th in US History
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On February 10th in 1997 - The National Park Service took over a small section of Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands off of Ventura, Ca. Most of the 60,800 acre island is owned by the Nature Conservancy.
On February 10th in 1998 - Voters in Maine repealed a 1997 gay rights law. Maine was the first state to abandone such legislation. Gov. Angus King called it unfortunate.
On February 10th in 1998 - Dr. David Satcher was confirmed as Surgeon General by the US Senate.
On February 10th in 1998 - Monica Lewinsky's mother, Marcia Lewis, testified before the grand jury investigating her daughter's alleged affair with President Clinton.
On February 10th in 1999 - A federal judge ordered American Airlines pilots to end a sickout that had grounded 2,500 flights, stranded 200,000 travelers and left businesses scrambling for cargo carriers.
On February 10th in 2001 - The space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts installed the $1.4 billion Destiny laboratory on the international space station.
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