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10 February

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Contemporary era

1962

Spy swap at the Glienicke Bridge

On 10 February 1962, American pilot Gary Powers was exchanged for the Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.

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Contemporary era

1840

Marriage of Victoria and Albert

On 10 February 1840, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, a union that would define the Victorian era.

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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment

1258

Fall of Baghdad

On 10 February 1258, Hulagu's Mongols captured Baghdad and ended the Abbasid Caliphate.

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