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United States anniversaries

• 1901 – The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop (pictured) in Beaumont, Texas.
• 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I. The United States entered the war in 1917.
• 1946 – The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the moon and receiving the reflected signals.
• 1962 – NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket. Better known as the Saturn V, the rocket would serve as the launch vehicle for every Apollo Project mission, including those that landed on the Moon.
• 1990 – Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc.
• 2003 – Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois' death row after it is discovered that Chicago Police Department detective Jon Burge elicited several confessions through the use of torture. The move effectively ends the use of the death penalty in the state.

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Anniversaries for January 10

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United States anniversaries by month

January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December

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Nominations

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• Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2025 in the United States.
• Day of the month articles, such as January 10.
• Month of the year articles, such as January 2025.
• Year articles, such as 2025.

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History of the United States

External links

• The New York Times On This Day