Birth of the U.S. Marine Corps

On November 10, 1775

The United States Marine Corps was founded when two battalions of Continental Marines came together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

This Day in History - November 10

2008

NASA declared the conclusion of the Phoenix mission after contact was lost with the Phoenix lander.

1970

The Soviet Union's Luna 17 uncrewed space mission launched.

1885

German engineer Gottlieb Daimler unveiled the world's first motorcycle, referred to as the Daimler Reitwagen.

2012

Seventeen soldiers lost their lives in a helicopter crash during bad weather in Turkey.

1993

The musical comedy 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' was first performed at the Minskoff Theatre, New York City, US.

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