1 of 8 | Iga Świątek of Poland celebrates with the trophy after winning against Sofia Kenin in the 2020 French Open women's singles final on October 10, 2020, at Roland Garros in Paris. File Photo by Ian Langsdon/EPA-EFE
Oct. 10 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy was formally opened at Fort Severn, Annapolis, Md., with 50 midshipmen in the first class.
In 1886, Griswold Lorillard of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., fashioned the first tuxedo for men.
In 1928, Chiang Kai-shek became chairman of the Republic of China. Following two civil wars, separated by a World War, Chiang Kai-shek and his Kuomintang party would head into exile in 1949 following defeat at the hands of the Communists.
