In a search and rescue scramble that gripped the world’s attention for more than two weeks, the last of 12 Thai youth soccer players and their coach are safely rescued and transported to a local hospital on July 10, 2018.

The Alaska court of appeals overturns the conviction of Joseph Hazelwood, the former captain of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez.

In what turned out to be an act of state terrorism, Rainbow Warrior, flagship of the Greenpeace environment campaigners, was destroyed by two bombs on this day.

The United States Patent Office issues the Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin a patent for his three-point automobile safety belt “for use in vehicles, especially road vehicles” on July 10, 1962.

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Volvo's Revolutionary Seat Belt Design Saves Lives Since 1962, Courtesy of Nils Bohlin

On July 10, 1943, the Allies begin their invasion of Axis-controlled Europe with landings on the island of Sicily, off mainland Italy.

On July 10, 1940, the Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins.

Scopes Monkey Trial: Landmark Legal Battle Over Teaching Evolution in Schools

Innovative Scientist Achieves Liquid Helium, Paving the Way for Cryogenic Discoveries in 1908