June 10
Today is the 161st day of the year; there are 204 days left in the year.
1692 - The first execution resulting from the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts took place as Bridget Bishop was hanged.
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 - Actress-singer Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W." in Akron, Ohio.
1942 - The entire male population of the Czech village of Lidice was massacred in retaliation for the death of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
1946 - Italy replaced its 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 between Israel and Syria, Egypt and Jordan ended.
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.)
1982 - Steven Spielberg's sci-fi fantasy "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" had its world premiere in Los Angeles.
1985 - Socialite Claus von Bulow was acquitted by a jury in Providence, Rhode Island on charges he tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow.
1991 - Jaycee Dugard, age 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.
2002 - Organized crime figure John Gotti died in a prison hospital in Springfield, Missouri at age 61.
2003 - Ontario, Canada issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in North America.
2007 - The final episode of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO.
Birthdays
25 - Kate Upton (model)
27 - Jhonni Blaze (reality star)
27 - Tristin Mays (actress)
28 - Alexandra Stan (singer)
28 - Gianna Martello (reality star)
36 - Jonathan Bennett (actor)
38 - Lee Brice (country singer)
39 - Shane West (actor)
44 - Faith Evans (singer)
52 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress)
55 - Carolyn Hennesy (actress)
96 - 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 in 9-inning game.
1921 - Babe Ruth sets a new major league career home run record with 120.
1934 - Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in overtime to win soccer's second World Cup tournament in Rome.
1944 - The youngest pitcher in major league baseball pitched his first game. Joe Nuxhall was 15 years old (and 10 months and 11 days).
1978 - Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.
1981 - Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's National League record of 3,630 hits.
1983 - Johnny Bench announces his retirement from baseball.
1984 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship.
1989 - Major French Open upset, as Spain's Arantxa Sanchez, 17 beats heavily Steffi Graf, also first Spaniard to win a grand slam title.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky won the NHL's MVP award for the ninth time.
1990 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time since 1974 in Portland, Oregon.
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. Avalanche captain Joe Sakic wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player.
2000 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the defending champion Dallas Stars 2-1 in double overtime in Game six of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals to win their second Stanley Cup Championship.
2001 - Tulane defeated Nebraska 6-5 in an elimination game at the College World Series. The Huskers end the season with a 50-16 record.
2005 - Nebraska opened the Lincoln Super Regional with a 3-1 win over Miami (FL).
2005 - Babe Ruth's 1919 contract that traded him from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees sold at auction for $996,000.
2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 49 years.
Today is the 161st day of the year; there are 204 days left in the year.
1692 - The first execution resulting from the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts took place as Bridget Bishop was hanged.
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 - Actress-singer Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W." in Akron, Ohio.
1942 - The entire male population of the Czech village of Lidice was massacred in retaliation for the death of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
1946 - Italy replaced its 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 between Israel and Syria, Egypt and Jordan ended.
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.)
1982 - Steven Spielberg's sci-fi fantasy "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" had its world premiere in Los Angeles.
1985 - Socialite Claus von Bulow was acquitted by a jury in Providence, Rhode Island on charges he tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow.
1991 - Jaycee Dugard, age 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.
2002 - Organized crime figure John Gotti died in a prison hospital in Springfield, Missouri at age 61.
2003 - Ontario, Canada issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in North America.
2007 - The final episode of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO.
Birthdays
25 - Kate Upton (model)
27 - Jhonni Blaze (reality star)
27 - Tristin Mays (actress)
28 - Alexandra Stan (singer)
28 - Gianna Martello (reality star)
36 - Jonathan Bennett (actor)
38 - Lee Brice (country singer)
39 - Shane West (actor)
44 - Faith Evans (singer)
52 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress)
55 - Carolyn Hennesy (actress)
96 - 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 in 9-inning game.
1921 - Babe Ruth sets a new major league career home run record with 120.
1934 - Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in overtime to win soccer's second World Cup tournament in Rome.
1944 - The youngest pitcher in major league baseball pitched his first game. Joe Nuxhall was 15 years old (and 10 months and 11 days).
1978 - Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.
1981 - Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's National League record of 3,630 hits.
1983 - Johnny Bench announces his retirement from baseball.
1984 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship.
1989 - Major French Open upset, as Spain's Arantxa Sanchez, 17 beats heavily Steffi Graf, also first Spaniard to win a grand slam title.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky won the NHL's MVP award for the ninth time.
1990 - The Detroit Pistons defeat the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time since 1974 in Portland, Oregon.
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. Avalanche captain Joe Sakic wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff Most Valuable Player.
2000 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the defending champion Dallas Stars 2-1 in double overtime in Game six of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals to win their second Stanley Cup Championship.
2001 - Tulane defeated Nebraska 6-5 in an elimination game at the College World Series. The Huskers end the season with a 50-16 record.
2005 - Nebraska opened the Lincoln Super Regional with a 3-1 win over Miami (FL).
2005 - Babe Ruth's 1919 contract that traded him from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees sold at auction for $996,000.
2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers to win their first Stanley Cup in 49 years.
