Here's a quick overview of our top stories for Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026:
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TOP HEADLINES:
BSF pro team aims for 2034 Olympics with former Olympian coach
Miss Rodeo Montana 2026 crowned, aims to bridge rodeo and deaf communities
Montana artists sought for Bannack Days 50th anniversary art contest
Author explores Montana's rural gentrification in award-winning novel
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🏛️ Historical Events for February 10th
Medieval & Early Modern Era:
- 1258 - Mongol invaders sack Baghdad, ending the Abbasid Caliphate - a pivotal moment that shifted the center of Islamic power
- 1567 - Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at Kirk o' Field in Edinburgh - a suspected assassination that rocked Scottish royalty
- 1763 - The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years' War, with France ceding Canada to Great Britain
19th Century:
- 1840 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marries Prince Albert, beginning one of history's most famous royal partnerships
- 1849 - Battle of Gujrat: British defeat Sikhs in the final battle of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
- 1870 - The YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) is founded in New York City
20th Century & Beyond:
- 1943 - Invention of duct tape! Factory worker Vesta Stoudt writes to FDR with drawings of her idea to replace weak paper packing tape with a waterproof cloth version
- 1967 - The 25th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified, establishing presidential succession procedures
- 1972 - David Bowie debuts his iconic Ziggy Stardust character at a concert in Greater London
- 1990 - South African President F.W. de Klerk announces that Nelson Mandela will be freed the next day
- 1996 - IBM's Deep Blue supercomputer defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov for the first time
- 2007 - Barack Obama announces his candidacy for President of the United States
🌟 Notable Births
Literary & Arts Figures:
- 1890 - Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and novelist, Nobel Prize winner for "Doctor Zhivago"
- 1898 - Bertolt Brecht, influential German playwright and theater director ("The Threepenny Opera")
- 1927 - Leontyne Price, groundbreaking American opera soprano and one of the first Black opera superstars
Modern Celebrities:
- 1967 - Laura Dern, Academy Award-winning actress ("Marriage Story," "Jurassic Park")
- 1997 - Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress ("Kick-Ass," "Carrie")
Historical Figures:
- 1846 - Ira Remsen, American chemist who co-discovered saccharin
- 1930 - Robert Wagner, American actor and Hollywood icon
- 1950 - Mark Spitz, American Olympic swimmer with 9 gold medals
⚰️ Notable Deaths
Recent Notable Deaths:
- 2005 - Arthur Miller, acclaimed American playwright ("Death of a Salesman," "The Crucible") - died at age 89
- 2014 - Shirley Temple Black, beloved child star of the 1930s who became a diplomat - died at age 85
Historical Deaths:
- 1567 - Lord Darnley, Scottish nobleman and consort of Mary Queen of Scots (murdered under mysterious circumstances)
- 1837 - Alexander Pushkin, Russia's greatest poet, died from wounds in a duel
- 1923 - Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist who discovered X-rays and won the first Nobel Prize in Physics
🎭 Cultural Milestones
- 1949 - Arthur Miller's masterpiece "Death of a Salesman" opens at the Morosco Theatre in New York City
- 1939 - The classic Western film "Stagecoach" has its world premiere, launching John Wayne to stardom
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