February 10 is day 41 of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Sweetmorn, Chaos 41, 3186 YOLD (Discordian)
And let us not forget 13.0.7.4.7 by the Mayan Long Count

We are getting ready to head out on yet another multi-week adventure in the near future. This means that I need to write, post and schedule a whole bunch of OTs for the period of my absence, as well as some to bridge the gap between now and the start date. This means, among other things, that you shouldn't expect too much from them and will need to provide content as well as commentary yourselves (as if you don't already, heh). So, here we go ...

On this day in history:

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1870 – The YWCA was founded in New York City.

1906 – The HMS Dreadnought was christened and launched setting off a Nval Arms Race

1947 – The Paris Peace Treaties were signed by Italy, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland and the Allies of World War II.

1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against US intervention in Vietnam. which he, in fact, carried out.

1962 – Roy Lichtenstein's first solo exhibition opened, and it included Look Mickey, which featured his first employment of Ben-Day dots, speech balloons and comic imagery sourcing, all of which he is now known for. The question, to me, is why?

1967 – The 25th Amendment to the US Constitution, relating to Presidential succession and disability, was ratified.

1996 – IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess for the first time.

2009 – The communications satellites Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 collided in orbit, destroying both.

Born this day in:

1609 – John Suckling, poet and playwright
1775 – Charles Lamb, poet and essayist
1785 – Claude-Louis Navier, physicist and engineer
1795 – Ary Scheffer, painter and academic
1821 – Roberto Bompiani, painter and sculptor
1824 – Samuel Plimsoll, merchant and politician, inventor of the Plimsoll line.
1842 – Agnes Mary Clerke, astronomer and author
1890 – Boris Pasternak, poet, novelist, and literary translator Nobel Prize laureate 
1898 – Bertolt Brecht, director, playwright, and poet
1905 – Chick Webb, drummer and bandleader
1914 – Larry Adler, harmonica player, composer, and actor
 
1927 – Leontyne Price, operatic soprano
1937 – Roberta Flack, singer, songwriter, and pianist
1940 – Kenny Rankin, singer and songwriter
1944 – Peter Allen, singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor
1944 – Rufus Reid, bassist and composer
1947 – Butch Morris, cornet player, composer, and conductor
1949 – Nigel Olsson, drummer, singer, and songwriter
1983 – Vic Fuentes, singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Died this day in:

1837 – Alexander Pushkin, poet and author
1865 – Heinrich Lenz, physicist and academic
1879 – Honoré Daumier,  illustrator and painter 
1966 – Billy Rose, composer and songwriter 
2001 – Buddy Tate, saxophonist and clarinet player 
2002 – Dave Van Ronk, singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:

Plimsoll Day

Music goes here, iirc, well, With apologies