On August 10, various significant historical events occurred. In 2020, a derecho struck the Midwest, resulting in four fatalities and $11 billion in damages. In 1792, mobs attacked the Tuileries Palace during the French Revolution, leading to King Louis XVI's arrest. Missouri was admitted as the 24th state in 1821. In 1945, Japan indicated a willingness to surrender post-atomic bombing. The LaBianca murders occurred in 1969. In 1977, David Berkowitz was arrested as the Son of Sam. In 1988, Ronald Reagan granted reparations to Japanese-American internees. Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second female Supreme Court justice in 1993.
In 2020, a powerful derecho struck the Midwest U.S., causing four fatalities and an estimated $11 billion in damage, marking it as the costliest thunderstorm in modern U.S. history.
On Aug. 10, 1792, during the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, leading to King Louis XVI's arrest and eventual execution.
In 1945, following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Imperial Japan expressed willingness to surrender, contingent on the status of Emperor Hirohito.
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing $20,000 payments to surviving Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.
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