On This Day, Feb. 10: IBM’s Deep Blue computer beats Garry Kasparov in chess – UPI.com

On This Day, Feb. 10: IBM’s Deep Blue computer beats Garry Kasparov in chess – UPI.com

By UPI Staff
Publication Date: 2026-02-10 08:00:00

1 of 6 | World chess champion Garry Kasparov plays against IBM’s Deep Blue computer at the Association for Computing Chess Challenge on February 11, 1996, in Philadelphia. A day earlier, the computer beat Kasparov in a game. File Photo by Laurence Kesterson/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 10 (UPI) — On this date in history:

In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years’ War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain. Many such truces have held the title “Treaty of Paris” as the city has hosted numerous negotiations over the centuries, as outlined in this 1969 UPI article.

In 1897, the slogan “All The News That’s Fit To Print” first appeared on Page One of The New York Times.

In 1931, New Delhi was made the capital of India.

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In 1962, captured U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers