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February 10

4 sourced moments from February 10 in history: France gave up Canada to keep its sugar islands in 1763; HMS Dreadnought makes every battleship obsolete (1906); The Bridge of Spies Swap That Freed Gary Powers (1962), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on February 10

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1996 Technology · Computing & AI

A computer beats the world chess champion

In game one of a Philadelphia match, IBM's Deep Blue did what no machine had: defeat a reigning champion under tournament conditions.

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1962 History · Modern

The Bridge of Spies Swap That Freed Gary Powers

On a frozen Berlin bridge, two captured agents walked past each other in silence as the Cold War's superpowers traded their spies.

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1906 Technology · Engineering

HMS Dreadnought makes every battleship obsolete

Launched in 1906, one British warship was so advanced it renamed an entire class and instantly outdated every rival afloat.

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1763 History · War & Conflict

France gave up Canada to keep its sugar islands in 1763

The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War — and France chose Caribbean sugar islands over Canada, quietly handing Louisiana to Spain.

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