On This Day for September 10 - John Smith chosen president of Jamestown, Arnold Palmer is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. September 10 [Arnold Palmer.] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1929 Arnold Palmer [Arnold Palmer]( born this day in 1929, was one of [golf]( most successful players—he was the first to win the [Masters Tournament]( four times—and was hugely popular, attracting a vast following known as Arnie's Army. [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [Smith, John] FEATURED EVENT 1608 John Smith chosen president of Jamestown Having survived capture by Indians (reputedly through the efforts of [Pocahontas]( a chief's daughter), [John Smith]( became president of [Jamestown]( colony, the first permanent English settlement in [North America]( this day in 1608. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Graf, Steffi] 1988: By winning the [U.S. Open]( [Steffi Graf]( completed the Grand Slam of [tennis]( she was the first woman to accomplish the feat since [Margaret Court]( in 1970. [Guinea-Bissau] 1974: [Guinea-Bissau]( gained independence from Portugal. 1919: [Austria]( and the [Allied powers]( signed the [Treaty of Saint-Germain]( concluding [World War I](. [Lake Erie, Battle of] 1813: U.S. naval forces under the command of [Oliver Hazard Perry]( defeated the British in the [Battle of Lake Erie]( during the [War of 1812](. 1651: Japanese rebel [Yui Shosetsu]( committed suicide after the failure of his plot against the Tokugawa shogunate. [John, duke of Burgundy] 1419: [John]( the Fearless, second duke of Burgundy, was killed during a meeting with the future king [Charles VII]( at Montereau, France. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1964 Jack Ma Chinese entrepreneur 1949 Bill O'Reilly American television and radio personality 1939 Cynthia Lennon British personality 1941 Stephen Jay Gould American paleontologist 1638 Marie-Thérèse of Austria queen of France [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](