This Day in History for February 10 – Tyson Found Guilty and More

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1763 – The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War, and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain (More info)

1870 – The YWCA is founded in New York City (More info)

1933 – The New York City-based Postal Telegraph Company introduces the first singing telegram (More info)

1992 – Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is found guilty of raping 18-year-old beauty-pageant contestant Desiree Washington and later sentenced to 10 years in prison (More info)

1996 – In the first game of their match, the IBM computer Deep Blue beats world chess champion Garry Kasparov (More info)