View Historical Events by Day: What Happened on August 10 in History?

Otto I the Great, leads the East Frankish (German) forces to victory against the Hungarian Magyars forces led by Harka Bulcsú in the Battle of Lechfeld, also known as the Second Battle of Lechfeld, It was a series of military engagements over the course of three days. With the German victory, further invasions by the Magyars into Latin Europe were ended

Louis XVI of France and his wife, Marie-Antoinette are imprisoned and the French monarchy is effectively overthrown, as the French Revolution (1787–99) continues. They were both executed by guillotine in 1793.

Ecuador Independence Day - Celebration of the first Ecuadorian patriot uprising against Spanish rule and original proclamation of independence. The movement failed and the leaders of the movement were executed. On 1822 Ecuador won independence from Spain as part of the confederation of Gran Colombia on the decisive Battle of Pichincha. The confederation of Gran Colombia was comprised of what is now the countries of Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. On May 13, 1830, Ecuador seceded and became a separate independent republic.

Missouri is admitted into the Union becoming the 24th State

The act establishing the Smithsonian Institution for "the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge among Men," is passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President James K. Polk. The Institution was founded with funds from the Englishman James Smithson (1765–1829) according to his wishes “under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” A bequest to a country that he had never visited. The Smithsonian Institution is now the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. More