Daily Archives: February 10, 2026

‘Deep Blue’ computer beats chess champion Garry Kasparov in upset 30 years ago this hour (Feb 10 1996)


Video: 'Deep Blue vs. Kasparov 1996 Game 1'

(Saturday, February 10, 1996, 4:45 p.m. EST) — World chess champion Garry Kasparov lost the first game of a match today in Philadelphia against an IBM computer dubbed “Deep Blue.” Continue reading ‘Deep Blue’ computer beats chess champion Garry Kasparov in upset 30 years ago this hour (Feb 10 1996)

‘Valley of the Dolls’ novel by Jacqueline Susann published 60 years ago today (Feb 10 1966)


Video: 'Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann Biography' ('Valley of the Dolls' at 11:49)

(Thursday, February 10, 1966)Valley of the Dolls by American writer Jacqueline Susann was released today by publisher Bernard Geis Associates and quickly rose to become the number one best-selling novel.

Nazi Germany’s Reichstag gives Gestapo secret police absolute authority 90 years ago today (Feb 10 1936)


Video: 'Gestapo - Hitler's Secret Police'

(Monday, February 10, 1936) — The German government enacted the Law on the Secret State Police (Gestapo Law) today, which granted the Gestapo absolute authority and placed its actions entirely above judicial review. Continue reading Nazi Germany’s Reichstag gives Gestapo secret police absolute authority 90 years ago today (Feb 10 1936)