This continues the “This Day in History” calendar series. Without the help of the local cachers, this would not be possible!
According to Wikipedia and other sources, on September 10th:
1509 – An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.
1608 – John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.
1846 – Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
1946 – While riding a train to Darjeeling, Sister Teresa Bojaxhiu of the Loreto Sisters' Convent claimed to have heard the call of God, directing her "to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them". She would become known as Mother Teresa.
1963 – 20 African-American students enter public schools in Alabama.
1977 – Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.
2001 – Charles Ingram cheats his way into winning one million pounds on a British version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
2002 – Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.