1. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 10, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. Although he wasn’t born in Pennsylvania, he spent a majority of his life in the state and was one of its most famous residents. Franklin was a polymath who made many important contributions to science, literature, and politics.

2. On January 10, 1863, the famous battle of the Civil War took place in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This battle, also known as the Battle of Stones River, was one of the bloodiest of the war and resulted in approximately 23,000 casualties.

3. On January 10, 1946, the first electronic computer was demonstrated at the University of Pennsylvania. The computer, called the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), weighed 30 tons and contained over 17,000 vacuum tubes. It could perform approximately 5,000 additions or subtractions per second.

4. On January 10, 1962, a severe storm known as the Ash Wednesday Storm hit the Northeastern United States, including Pennsylvania. This storm caused widespread damage and flooding along the coast and resulted in nearly 40 deaths.

5. On January 10, 2010, the Philadelphia Eagles played the Dallas Cowboys in a playoff game that has since been dubbed the “Miracle at the Meadowlands II”. The Eagles were down by 21 points with less than eight minutes left in the game, but they managed to score four touchdowns in the remaining time and win the game in dramatic fashion.