This Day In History July 10 1977 Highlights
On this date in history notable events include Millard Fillmore becoming president in 1850 after Zachary Taylor's death, Calvin born in 1509, Wyoming statehood in 1890, Sicily landings in 1943, Beria purged in 1953, Telstar launch in 1962, Vietnam war cost estimate in 1971, Soviet ships in Egypt a decade earlier, Northern Ireland troop surge in 1976, and mercenaries executed in Angola. Saul Bellow birthday noted.
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Associated Press
Millard Fillmore
Zachary Taylor
John Calvin
France
Wyoming
Union
Sicily
Lavrenti Beria
Soviet Union
Telstar
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Europe
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Pigeon racing described as sport of the people in Seattle
In Seattle this season about 18,000 Americans participate in pigeon racing described as the sport of the people. Members of the East Hill Invitational Pigeon Racing Club discuss the hobby, prize values, and the science of judging races from Battle Ground to Puget Sound, with times and distances noted for fastest and slowest races and a distant French start.
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Seattle
Jack Chavis
East Hill
Et Sound Concourse
Battle Ground
Oregon
Puget Sound
Burney
Calif
New York City
Jack Cataline
France
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United States
Egypt
Mediterranean
Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Angola
Saul Bellow
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