How Many Days Until January 10?

This day in history: January 10

1. 1927

   The science fiction film Metropolis, directed by Fritz Lang, was released in Germany.

2. 1929

   Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, began serialisation.

3. 1941

   Greco-Italian War: The Greek army captured the strategically important Klisura Pass in Albania.

4. 1946

   The first session of the United Nations General Assembly convened at the Methodist Central Hall in London with representatives from 51 member states.

5. 1985

   Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 personal electric vehicle, "one of the great marketing bombs of postwar British industry", which later became a cult collectable despite its commercial failure.

6. 1993

   The Braer Storm, the strongest extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Atlantic, reached peak intensity.

7. 2007

   A general strike began in Guinea as an attempt to force President Lansana Conté to resign, eventually resulting in the appointment of two new prime ministers.

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