September 10 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for September 10
In the headlines today:

2002	Switzerland is admitted to the United Nations.
1998	The FDA grants its approval to Aventis Pharmaceuticals for their rheumatoid arthritis treatment product, Arava (leflunomide).
1990	Iran and Iraq agree to resume full diplomatic ties with one another.
1987	Pope John Paul II arrives in Miami to begin a 10 day tour of the US. (photo credit: NARA)
1983	John Vorster, former prime minister of South Africa, dies in Cape Town at age 67.
1982	Pete Rose breaks Hank Aaron's National League record by playing in his 3,077th baseball game.
1972	Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton, redeeming his loss to Norton in their previous encounter.
1972	Chicago Bears running back Gayle Sayers retires from pro football.
1971	Shoe-slapping statesman Nikita Khrushchev, former Premier of Russia, dies.
1967	Residents of Gibraltar vote to remain British and not return to Spain.
1955	The western series Gunsmoke debuts on CBS-TV for the first of 20 seasons.
1939	Canada declares war on Germany during WWII.
1849	Edwin Booth makes his acting debut. His brother, John Wilkes Booth, would later assassinate US president Abraham Lincoln. (photo credit: NARA)
1846	Elias Howe receives a US patent for his hand-crank sewing machine.
1813	The Americans defeat the British naval forces in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
1543	DeSoto's expedition returns to Mexico.
312 BC	Grecian calendar begins.