TODAY IN HISTORY - July 10th:

1040 - Lady Godiva rides naked on horseback through Coventry, according to legend, to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes
1913 - Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the United States.
2005 - Hurricane Dennis slams into the Florida Panhandle causing billions of dollars in damage.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1921 - Eunice Shriver, founder (Special Olympics)
1921 - Jake LaMotta, Bronx New York, middleweight boxing champ (1949-51) (Raging Bull)
2010 - Actress and fourth season American Idol winner Carrie Underwood (29) weds Nashville Predators ice hockey player Mike Fisher (32) at Ritz Carlton Lodge in Greensboro, Georgia

GOODBYE TO:

 

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