September 10

What happened on September 10 in history

5 events fall on September 10, from 1813 to 2008. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on September 10

  1. 1813

    The Battle of Lake Erie

    An American squadron defeats the British and secures the lake.

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  2. 1846

    The sewing machine is patented

    Elias Howe patents a lockstitch machine in the United States.

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  3. 1919

    The Treaty of Saint-Germain

    Austria-Hungary is formally dissolved.

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  4. 1960

    Bikila wins barefoot

    Abebe Bikila runs the Rome Olympic marathon without shoes and wins.

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  5. 2008

    The Large Hadron Collider starts up

    Protons circulate in the world's largest particle accelerator for the first time.