February 10, 2017

February 10th in History Part III


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On February 10th in 1897 NY Times begins using slogan "All the News That's Fit to Print"

On February 10th in 1899 -39°F (-39°C), Milligan, Ohio (state lowest record temperature)

On February 10th in 1899 Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War is signed by President McKinley; US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico & Guam

On February 10th in 1904 Japan and Russia declare war

On February 10th in 1906 British battleship HMS Dreadnought launched after only 100 days, renders all other capital ships obsolete with revolutionary design

On February 10th in 1915 US President Wilson warns Germany that the US will hold it 'to a strict accountability' for 'property endangered or lives lost'

On February 10th in 1915 US President Wilson protests to Britain on the use of US flags on British merchant ships to deceive the Germans

On February 10th in 1916 Military conscription begins in Britain

On February 10th in 1927 US President Calvin Coolidge asks for 2nd disarmament conference

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