August 10 in history — What Happened Today in History

One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.

HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.

Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.

Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.

Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.

The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.

Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.

Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.

In Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.

The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.

A day after murdering actress Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca.

The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.

Vietnam War: The U.S. Army begins Operation Ranch Hand, spraying an estimated 20 million US gallons (76,000 m3) of defoliants and herbicides over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of food and vegetation cover.

At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.

First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.

An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.

Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as The Candid Microphone.

The Japanese government announced that a message had been sent to the Allies accepting the terms of the Potsdam Declaration provided that it "does not comprise any demand that prejudices the prerogatives of the Emperor as sovereign ruler."

World War II: The Battle of Guam in the Pacific comes to an effective end.

World War II: The Battle of Narva on the Eastern Front ends with a defensive German victory.

Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Second Spanish Republic.

World War I: Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies.

Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war.

Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.

The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.

After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War.

Andre Drummond, American basketball player

Archie Bradley, American baseball player

Michelle Khare, American YouTuber and television host

Oliver Rowland, English racing driver

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer

Marcus Foligno, American-Canadian ice hockey player

Nikos Korovesis, Greek footballer

Chris Tremain, Australian cricketer

Cruze Ah-Nau, Australian rugby player

Lee Sung-kyung, South Korean model, actress, and singer

Lucas Till, American actor

Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player

Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer

Dotty Lynch, American journalist and academic (born 1945)

Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (born 1912)

Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (born 1930)

William P. Clark Jr., American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (born 1931)

Jonathan Dawson, Australian historian and academic (born 1941)

Eydie Gormé, American singer and actress (born 1928)

David C. Jones, American general (born 1921)

Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (born 1936)

Amy Wallace, American author (born 1955)

Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (born 1963)

Ioan Dicezare, Romanian general and pilot (born 1916)

Irving Fein, American producer and manager (born 1911)

William W. Momyer, American general and pilot (born 1916)