August 10: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 955King Otto I defeated the Hungarians at the Battle of Lechfeld, stopping their raids into Western Europe.
2. 1664The Peace of Vasvár was signed, ending the war between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire.
3. 1920The Treaty of Sèvres, imposing harsh terms on the Ottoman Empire, was signed; it never entered into force.
4. 1948'Candid Camera', a television show playing hidden-camera pranks on people, began broadcasting.
5. 1990NASA's Magellan probe reached Venus, whose surface it would map.

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