Sept. 10 in history
In 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his cab into a building. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings. In the U.S., the first laws against operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol went into effect in New York in 1910.
1608: John Smith elected to lead Jamestown
1776: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy behind British lines
1977:
| The guillotine falls silent in France. 1833: Andrew Jackson shuts down Second Bank of the U.S. 1813 (War of 1812): |
| 1813, (War of 1812) The Battle of Lake Erie 1919: NYC parade honors World War I veterans 1940 (WWII):
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