Today in History: August 10

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 10, the 223rd day of 2016. There are 143 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 10, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a measure establishing the Smithsonian Institution.
On this date:
In 1792, during the French Revolution, mobs in Paris attacked the Tuileries Palace, where King Louis XVI resided. (The king was later arrested, put on trial for treason, and executed.)
In 1821, Missouri became the 24th state.
In 1814, Henri Nestle, founder of