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Significant Historical Events Remembered on August 10

From Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court induction to the Midwest's devastating derecho, August 10 marks notable moments.

  • In 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • A powerful derecho in 2020 caused four deaths and $11 billion in damage across the Midwest.
  • The French Revolution saw the attack on Tuileries Palace in 1792, leading to King Louis XVI's arrest.
  • In 1988, President Reagan signed a bill providing reparations to Japanese-Americans interned during WWII.
  • The thwarting of a major terrorist plot to bomb U.S.-bound flights occurred on this date in 2006.
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