Daily Archives: February 10, 2022

Boxer Mike Tyson convicted of raping a Miss Black America contestant in Indianapolis 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1992)


Video: '1992 ESPN Mike Tyson Trial and Conviction'

(Monday, February 10, 1992, 10:53 p.m. EST)Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight champion and one of the world’s most recognized figures in and out of boxing, was found guilty tonight of raping 18-year-old Desiree Washington, Miss Black Rhode Island, in an Indianapolis hotel room last July. Continue reading Boxer Mike Tyson convicted of raping a Miss Black America contestant in Indianapolis 30 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1992)

Earliest known film footage of The Beatles captured 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1962)


Video: 'The Beatles at St. Paul´s Church 1962 First color footage [Best Quality]'

(Saturday, February 10, 1962, event scheduled to take place from 7:30-11:00 p.m. GMT)The Beatles were filmed tonight performing at St Paul’s Presbyterian Church Hall on North Road in Tranmere, Birkenhead, England, a few miles southwest of their hometown of Liverpool. Continue reading Earliest known film footage of The Beatles captured 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1962)

First gold record presented to Glenn Miller for ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1942)

(Tuesday, February 10, 1942) — The first gold record was presented today to Glenn Miller for “Chattanooga Choo Choo” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, featuring vocals by Tex Beneke, Paula Kelly and the Modernaires, with sales of 1.2 million copies. Continue reading First gold record presented to Glenn Miller for ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1942)

Captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers exchanged for Soviet spy in Berlin 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1962)


Video: '10th February 1962: Captured U-2 spy plane pilot Gary Powers freed in a prisoner exchange'

(Saturday, February 10, 1962, 8:52 a.m. Central European Time; during the 1960 U-2 incident, part of the Cold War) — The Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers in a well publicized spy swap for Soviet KGB Colonel Vilyam Fisher (aka Rudolf Abel), a Soviet colonel who was caught by the FBI and put in jail for espionage, today in Berlin, at the Glienicke Bridge between Wannsee and Potsdam. Continue reading Captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers exchanged for Soviet spy in Berlin 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1962)