This Day In History--July 10

1938--Aviator Howard Hughes makes record flight

1940--The Battle of Britain began.

1965--The Rolling Stones First Number One Hit (Here's a hint--Devo covered it in the 80's)

1973--The Bahamas became independent from Great Britain.

1985--The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was bringing back the original Coke and calling it Coca-Cola Classic.

1987--New Zealand Rainbow Warrior is Sunk

1989--Mel Blanc, the “man of a thousand voices,” including such cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, died in Los Angeles.

1991--President Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa.

1991--Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as Russia's first elected president.

1995--Myanmar activist Aung San Suu Kyi was released after six years of house arrest