This Day In History

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July 10th

1890
Wyoming became the 44th state in the United States.

1973
The Bahamas became independent from Great Britain.

1985
The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was bringing back the original Coke and calling it Coca-Cola Classic.

1989
Mel Blanc, the “man of a thousand voices,” including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles.

1991
Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as Russia's first elected president.

Birthdays
88 Jake LaMotta Boxing Hall of Famer
82 William Smithers Actor
76 Ivan Passer Director
70 Lawrence Pressman Actor
70 Mavis Staples R&B, gospel singer
69 Mills Watson Actor
68 Robert Pine Actor
67 Ronnie James Dio Rock singer (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)
66 Jerry Miller Rock musician (Moby Grape)
64 Ron Glass Actor ("Barney Miller")
64 Virginia Wade Tennis Hall of Famer
63 Sue Lyon Actress
62 Arlo Guthrie Folk singer
60 Dave Smalley Rock musician (The Raspberries)
58 Cheryl Wheeler Singer, songwriter
55 Neil Tennant Rock singer (Pet Shop Boys)
51 Bela Fleck Banjo player (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones)
49 Shaw Wilson Country musician (BR549)
44 Peter DiStefano Rock musician (****o for Pyros)
44 Ken Mellons Country singer
39 Gary LeVox Country singer (Rascal Flatts)
37 Sofia Vergara Actress
33 Adrian Grenier Actor ("Entourage")
29 Thomas Ian Nicholas Actor
29 Jessica Simpson Singer
28 John Spiker Rock musician (Filter)

74 Adolphus Busch 7/10/1839 - 10/10/1913 German-born American business leader and brewer
49 Arthur Robert Ashe 7/10/1943 - 2/6/1993 Tennis champion