Top Ten Things That Happened On September 10th

The Top Ten

1 Puga Born (2003)

You mean the kid's only 12?! Geez.

Only 12? Wow. I am old.

2 Large Hadron Collider First Goes Live (2008)

3 Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (1547)

This was the first major battle between nations of the British Isles, and the greatest military loss for Scotland in its history.

4 Arthur Compton Born (1892)

He played an invaluable role in the development of quantum wave-particle theory by studying what is now known as Compton Scattering. That derived the Compton Wavelength of a quantum particle, which is crucial for studying uncertainty in quantum measurements and quantum black holes.

5 Colin Firth Born (1960)

6 Sewing Machine Patented (1846)

Gee, September 10 is such a boring day in history.

7 Canada Joins the Allies in WWII (1939)

8 Chris Columbus (Director) Born (1958)

9 55 Pandora Discovered (1858)

10 Last Execution by Guillotine in France (1977)

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