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  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1887
    09:30:00 PM
    Wind turbine

    The first automatically operated wind turbine

    Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1887
    09:30:00 PM

    Some months later American inventor Charles F. Brush was able to build the first automatically operated wind turbine after consulting local University professors and colleagues Jacob S. Gibbs and Brinsley Coleberd and successfully getting the blueprints peer-reviewed for electricity production in Cleveland, Ohio.




  • Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 1936
    Shep (American dog)

    Hopeful greeting

    Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 1936

    He would greet every train that arrived each day after that, expecting his master to return. It took station employees some time to realize that the body in the casket was probably the dog's master, and it was showing up for each incoming train to see if his master would be getting off.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Aug 10, 1945
    Korean War

    Dividing the Korean Peninsula into Soviet and US occupation zones

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Aug 10, 1945

    On the night of 10 August in Washington, US Colonels Dean Rusk and Charles H. Bonesteel III were assigned with dividing the Korean Peninsula into Soviet and US occupation zones and proposed the 38th Parallel.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1977
    Robin Williams

    First film role

    U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1977

    The first film role credited to Robin Williams is a small part in the 1977 low-budget comedy Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2015
    Google LLC

    Google announcement about Alphabet

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2015

    On August 10, 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet. Google became Alphabet's leading subsidiary, and will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet's Internet interests. Upon completion of the restructure, Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page, who became CEO of Alphabet.




  • U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2020
    Amazon

    Amazon announced the rebranding Twitch Prime

    U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2020

    On August 10, 2020, Amazon announced the rebranding Twitch Prime, the live-streaming site, in another attempt to crack the video game market after failing a big-budget game effort. With Twitch Prime, users will be given a free subscription to Twitch, with free games from small studios and discounts for larger titles like Grand Theft Auto and League of Legends.




  • Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1887
    09:30:00 PM
    Wind turbine

    The first automatically operated wind turbine

    Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1887
    09:30:00 PM

    Some months later American inventor Charles F. Brush was able to build the first automatically operated wind turbine after consulting local University professors and colleagues Jacob S. Gibbs and Brinsley Coleberd and successfully getting the blueprints peer-reviewed for electricity production in Cleveland, Ohio.


  • Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 1936
    Shep (American dog)

    Hopeful greeting

    Fort Benton, Montana, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 1936

    He would greet every train that arrived each day after that, expecting his master to return. It took station employees some time to realize that the body in the casket was probably the dog's master, and it was showing up for each incoming train to see if his master would be getting off.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Aug 10, 1945
    Korean War

    Dividing the Korean Peninsula into Soviet and US occupation zones

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Friday Aug 10, 1945

    On the night of 10 August in Washington, US Colonels Dean Rusk and Charles H. Bonesteel III were assigned with dividing the Korean Peninsula into Soviet and US occupation zones and proposed the 38th Parallel.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1977
    Robin Williams

    First film role

    U.S.
    Wednesday Aug 10, 1977

    The first film role credited to Robin Williams is a small part in the 1977 low-budget comedy Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2015
    Google LLC

    Google announcement about Alphabet

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2015

    On August 10, 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet. Google became Alphabet's leading subsidiary, and will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet's Internet interests. Upon completion of the restructure, Sundar Pichai became CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page, who became CEO of Alphabet.


  • U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2020
    Amazon

    Amazon announced the rebranding Twitch Prime

    U.S.
    Monday Aug 10, 2020

    On August 10, 2020, Amazon announced the rebranding Twitch Prime, the live-streaming site, in another attempt to crack the video game market after failing a big-budget game effort. With Twitch Prime, users will be given a free subscription to Twitch, with free games from small studios and discounts for larger titles like Grand Theft Auto and League of Legends.


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