On this day in history - January 10

What Happened On This Day – January 10

• 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens

  51 nations were represented on that day.

• 1929 The first Adventures of Tintin comic book is published

  Hergé's books became hugely popular in Europe and the rest of the world.

• 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect

  Although a ceasefire had been in place since November 11, 1918, World War I officially ended with the Treaty of Versailles.

• 1863 London Underground opens

  “The Tube” is the world's oldest underground railway.

• 1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense

  The pamphlet argued for freedom from British rule and it helped spark the American Revolutionary War.