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On This Day In History for February 10, 2021

This is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 324 days remaining in 2021.

It was on this date in 1502, that Vasco da Gama set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India..

It was also this date in 1906 that HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships was christened..

That same date in 1923, Texas Tech University was founded as Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas.

81 years ago today, Cartoon characters Tom and Jerry made their debut with “Puss Gets the Boot”.

February 10, 1962, Captured American U2 spy-plane pilot Gary Powers was exchanged for captured Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.

Also on February 10, 1996, IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.

That same date in 2009, the communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collided in orbit, destroying both.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

French physicist and engineer, Claude-Louis Navier, born on this date in 1785.

Irish astronomer and author, Agnes Mary Clerke was born 179 years ago today.

American chemist and academic, Ira Remsen, born on this date in 1846.

Edith Clarke, American electrical engineer was born on that same date in 1883.

Born February 10, 1893, American actor, singer, and pianist Jimmy Durante.

American actor, Lon Chaney Jr., born on this date in 1906.

Also born on that same date in 1930,  American actor and producer, Robert Wagner.

Also turning 84 today is American singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack.

American media executive, Bob Iger, born on this date in 1951.

American television personality, pundit, and author, Jim Cramer is 66 today.

Also turning 64 today is American astrophysicist and academic Katherine Freese.

Also born on that same date in 1960,  American biologist, computer programmer, academic, Jim Kent.

American actress, director, and producer, Laura Dern, born on this date in 1967.

Also turning 53 today is American engineer and astronaut Garrett Reisman.

Listener Birthdays

10 – Drace (Shari from ND)

14 – Douglas E. Welch of Career Opportunities Podcast

14 – Andrew from Illinois

15 – Philip from Australia

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 10, 2021

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