July 10th, TASS news agency established

1778- King Louis XVI of France declares war on Great Britain.

1919- U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the text of Versailles Treaty which ended World War I.

1925 – The official news agency of the former Soviet Union TASS established.

1943 – The Allies invade Sicily, announcing the beginning of the Italian campaign of World War II.

Born today

1898- Theodore Miller Edison, an American businessman, inventor and environmentalist.

Passed away

1559- King Henri II of France.

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