July 10 
1851: Louis-Jacques-Mandι Daguerre, who produced the first permanent photograph, died. 1908: Kamerlingh Onnes first made helium liquid at a temperature of 4.2 K. 1910: Johann Galle, who was the first to observe Neptune, died. 1920: Edward Lowe, inventor of kitty litter, was born. 1925: The "Scopes Monkey Trial" began in Dayton, TN. 1933: Harold D. Arnold, whose research led to the development of long-distance telephony and radio communication, died. 1933: The first police radio system began operating in Eastchester Township, NY. 1938: Howard Hughes began a record-breaking round-the-world flight in a specially modified Lockheed Super Electra. 1958: The first parking meters were installed in England. 1962: The Telstar geosynchronous telecommunications satellite was launched. 1985: Coca-Cola resumed selling the old formula of Coke, renaming it "Coca-Cola Classic." 2000: The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) was born from the link-up of German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG, French Aerospatiale Matra and CASA of Spain. |