Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria. Date: July 10, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA. Date: July 10, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. Date: July 10, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. Date: July 10, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. Date: July 10, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)

Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. Date: July 10, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This…

Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths. Date: July 10, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage. Date: July 10, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)