Today in History - June 10
Today is the 162nd day of 2016, there are 204 days left in the year.
1801 - The North African state of Tripoli declared war on the United States in a dispute over safe passage of merchant vessels through the Mediterranean.
1922 - Singer-actress Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain; Canada declared war on Italy during World War II.
1942 - The Gestapo massacred all of the 173 male residents of Lidice, Czechoslovakia in retaliation for the killing of a Nazi official.
1946 - Italy replaced its abolished monarchy with a republic.
1964 - The U.S. Senate voted to limit further debate on a proposed civil rights bill, shutting off a filibuster by Southern lawmakers.
1967 - The Six-Day War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire.
1977 - James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee with six others. (He was recaptured three days later.)
1985 - Socialite Claus von Bulow was acquitted by a jury in Providence, Rhode Island on charges he'd tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow.
1991 - Jaycee Dugard, 11, of South Lake Tahoe, California, was abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido; Jaycee was held by the couple for 18 years before she was found by authorities.
1999 - Yugoslav troops departed Kosovo, prompting NATO to suspend its punishing 78-day air war.
2003 - ImClone chief Sam Waksal was sentenced to more than seven years in prison in connection with a stock-trading scandal.
2003 - Ontario, Canada issued the first full same-sex marriage licenses in North America.
2007 - The final episode of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO.
Birthdays
15 - Sasha Obama (daughter of President Barack Obama)
24 - Kate Upton (model)
26 - Tristin Mays (actress)
27 - Gianna Martello (reality star)
28 - Jeff Teague (basketball player)
33 - Leelee Sobieski (actress)
34 - Tara Lipinski (figure skater)
35 - Jonathan Bennett (actor)
38 - DJ Qualls (actor)
38 - Shane West (actor)
43 - Faith Evans (R&B singer)
51 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress)
54 - Carolyn Hennesy (actress)
54 - Gina Gershon (actress)
95 - Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth II)
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Today in Sports History - June 10
1892 - Wilbert Robinson of Baltimore Orioles sets baseball record of 7-for-7 at the plate in a 9-inning game.
1921 - Babe Ruth becomes baseball's new home run king with the 120th of his career.
1934 - Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in overtime to win the World Cup.
1944 - Joe Nuxhall at age 15 becomes youngest Major League baseball player.
1952 - Sam Mele of the Chicago White Sox becomes the sixth player in major league history to record six RBIs in one inning.
1978 - Affirmed won horse racing's Triple Crown by taking the Belmont Stakes.
1981 - Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's National League record of 3,630 hits.
1984 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky was named NHL MVP for the ninth time.
1990 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trailblazers in Portland for the first time since 1974.
1996 - The Colorado Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in their first season based out of Denver, Colorado, defeating the Florida Panthers four games to none.
2000 - The New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2001 - Tulane defeated Nebraska 6-5 to eliminate the Huskers from the College World Series.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Miami (FL) 3-1 in the opening game of the Lincoln Super Regional.
2005 - Babe Ruth's 1919 contract that moved him from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees was sold at auction for $996,000.
2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 49 years.
Today is the 162nd day of 2016, there are 204 days left in the year.
1801 - The North African state of Tripoli declared war on the United States in a dispute over safe passage of merchant vessels through the Mediterranean.
1922 - Singer-actress Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain; Canada declared war on Italy during World War II.
1942 - The Gestapo massacred all of the 173 male residents of Lidice, Czechoslovakia in retaliation for the killing of a Nazi official.
1946 - Italy replaced its abolished monarchy with a republic.
1964 - The U.S. Senate voted to limit further debate on a proposed civil rights bill, shutting off a filibuster by Southern lawmakers.
1967 - The Six-Day War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire.
1977 - James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee with six others. (He was recaptured three days later.)
1985 - Socialite Claus von Bulow was acquitted by a jury in Providence, Rhode Island on charges he'd tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow.
1991 - Jaycee Dugard, 11, of South Lake Tahoe, California, was abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido; Jaycee was held by the couple for 18 years before she was found by authorities.
1999 - Yugoslav troops departed Kosovo, prompting NATO to suspend its punishing 78-day air war.
2003 - ImClone chief Sam Waksal was sentenced to more than seven years in prison in connection with a stock-trading scandal.
2003 - Ontario, Canada issued the first full same-sex marriage licenses in North America.
2007 - The final episode of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO.
Birthdays
15 - Sasha Obama (daughter of President Barack Obama)
24 - Kate Upton (model)
26 - Tristin Mays (actress)
27 - Gianna Martello (reality star)
28 - Jeff Teague (basketball player)
33 - Leelee Sobieski (actress)
34 - Tara Lipinski (figure skater)
35 - Jonathan Bennett (actor)
38 - DJ Qualls (actor)
38 - Shane West (actor)
43 - Faith Evans (R&B singer)
51 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress)
54 - Carolyn Hennesy (actress)
54 - Gina Gershon (actress)
95 - Prince Philip (husband of Queen Elizabeth II)
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Today in Sports History - June 10
1892 - Wilbert Robinson of Baltimore Orioles sets baseball record of 7-for-7 at the plate in a 9-inning game.
1921 - Babe Ruth becomes baseball's new home run king with the 120th of his career.
1934 - Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in overtime to win the World Cup.
1944 - Joe Nuxhall at age 15 becomes youngest Major League baseball player.
1952 - Sam Mele of the Chicago White Sox becomes the sixth player in major league history to record six RBIs in one inning.
1978 - Affirmed won horse racing's Triple Crown by taking the Belmont Stakes.
1981 - Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's National League record of 3,630 hits.
1984 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky was named NHL MVP for the ninth time.
1990 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trailblazers in Portland for the first time since 1974.
1996 - The Colorado Avalanche win their first Stanley Cup in their first season based out of Denver, Colorado, defeating the Florida Panthers four games to none.
2000 - The New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2001 - Tulane defeated Nebraska 6-5 to eliminate the Huskers from the College World Series.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Miami (FL) 3-1 in the opening game of the Lincoln Super Regional.
2005 - Babe Ruth's 1919 contract that moved him from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees was sold at auction for $996,000.
2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 49 years.
