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January 10

4 sourced moments from January 10 in history: Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense (1776); The London Underground opens, the world's first subway (1863); The Spindletop gusher launches the Texas oil boom (1901), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on January 10

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1946 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The first UN General Assembly convenes in London

Five months after the Charter took effect, delegates from 51 nations gathered in a London hall to give the new United Nations its voice.

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1901 Technology · Energy

The Spindletop gusher launches the Texas oil boom

On a hill near Beaumont, a single well roared to life and rewrote the future of American energy.

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1863 Technology · Transportation

The London Underground opens, the world's first subway

Steam-hauled, gas-lit trains began running beneath the capital's streets, launching the world's first underground passenger railway.

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1776 Culture & Arts · Literature

Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense

In one 47-page pamphlet, an immigrant clerk turned wavering colonists into committed revolutionaries.

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