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Today in American History - February 10
February 10, 1675 - Mary Rowlandson and her children become captives of
Native Americans in Lancaster, Massachusetts. She would go on to become
the first to describe "captivity".
February 10, 1846 - Brigham Young, leader of the Mormons, and 1,600 of his
followers leave Nauvoo, Illinois, on their journey to the Great Salt Lake.
February 10, 1861 - Jefferson Davis receives a telegram informing him that
he will be the president of the Confederate States of America.
February 10, 1863 - Alanson Crane receives a patent for the fire
extinguisher.
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February 10, 1920 - Major league baseball outlaws all pitches that involve
tampering with the ball.
February 10, 1962 - Francis Gary Powers, American spy pilot, is exchanged
for a senior KGB spy.
February 10, 1967 - Congress ratifies the 25th Amendment, which outlines
the line of succession in case of presidential disability.
Patriotic Quote of the Day
"All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse."- John Quincy Adams