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Today in History August 10

1846 The Smithsonian Institution is established in Washington through the bequest of James Smithson.

1950 President Harry S. Truman calls the National Guard to active duty to fight in the Korean War.

1977 US and Panama sign Panama Canal Zone accord, guaranteeing Panama would have control of the canal after 1999.

1997 The last British troops leave Hong Kong. After 156 years of British rule, the island is returned to China.

2003 For the first time ever, temperatures exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit when thermometers hit 101.3 F (38.5 Celsius) at Kent.

2006 All toiletries are banned from commercial airplanes after Scotland Yard disrupts a a major terrorist plot involving liquid explosives. After a few weeks, the toiletries ban was modified.


Born on August 10

1874 Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States (1929-1933).


Joke Of The Day

A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption.

One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain. They name him Juan.
Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal.
He responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."