June 10
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 .
1892 - The Republican National Convention in Minneapolis nominated President Benjamin Harrison for re-election and Whitelaw Reid for vice president. (Harrison, however, lost the election to former President Grover Cleveland.)
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio by Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith and William Griffith Wilson.
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 came to an end.
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 tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow.
1990 - Two members of the rap group 2 Live Crew were arrested in Hollywood, Florida; they and a third band member were later acquitted of obscenity charges.
1991 - Jaycee Dugard, age 11, of South Lake Tahoe, California, was abducted by Philip 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.
2000 - Syrian President Hafez Assad died at age 69.
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
26 - Kate Upton (model/actress)
28 - Tristin Mays (actress)
29 - Alexandra Stan (singer)
36 - Tara Lipinski (figure skater)
36 - Leelee Sobieski (actress)
37 - Jonathan Bennett (actor)
39 - Lee Brice (country singer)
40 - Shane West (actor)
40 - DJ Qualls (actor)
43 - Hugh Dancy (actor)
45 - Faith Evans (singer)
47 - Bobby Jindal (politician)
48 - Mike Doughty (singer)
51 - Emma Anderson (musician)
52 - Doug McKeon (actor)
53 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress/model)
54 - Kate Flannery (actress)
54 - Ben Daniels (actor)
55 - Jeanne Tripplehorn (actress)
56 - Carolyn Hennesy (actress)
56 - Gina Gershon (actress)
57 - Maxi Priest (singer)
63 - Andrew Stevens (actor)
67 - Dan Fouts (football player)
79 - Alexandra Stewart (actress)
85 - F. Lee Bailey (attorney)
97 - Prince Philip (husband of Britain's 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 baseball's career home run record at 120.
1934 - Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in overtime to win soccer's second World Cup tournament in Rome.
1944 - Joe Nuxhall at age 15 becomes youngest Major League baseball player.
1975 - Pele signed a three-year contract with the U.S. based Cosmos.
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 announced his plans to retire. He was a catcher in the major leagues for 16 years.
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 - Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers for 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 Dallas Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2005 - Babe Ruth's 1919 contract that moved him from Boston to the Yankees sold at auction for $996,000.
2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 49 years.
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 .
1892 - The Republican National Convention in Minneapolis nominated President Benjamin Harrison for re-election and Whitelaw Reid for vice president. (Harrison, however, lost the election to former President Grover Cleveland.)
1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio by Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith and William Griffith Wilson.
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 came to an end.
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 tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow.
1990 - Two members of the rap group 2 Live Crew were arrested in Hollywood, Florida; they and a third band member were later acquitted of obscenity charges.
1991 - Jaycee Dugard, age 11, of South Lake Tahoe, California, was abducted by Philip 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.
2000 - Syrian President Hafez Assad died at age 69.
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
26 - Kate Upton (model/actress)
28 - Tristin Mays (actress)
29 - Alexandra Stan (singer)
36 - Tara Lipinski (figure skater)
36 - Leelee Sobieski (actress)
37 - Jonathan Bennett (actor)
39 - Lee Brice (country singer)
40 - Shane West (actor)
40 - DJ Qualls (actor)
43 - Hugh Dancy (actor)
45 - Faith Evans (singer)
47 - Bobby Jindal (politician)
48 - Mike Doughty (singer)
51 - Emma Anderson (musician)
52 - Doug McKeon (actor)
53 - Elizabeth Hurley (actress/model)
54 - Kate Flannery (actress)
54 - Ben Daniels (actor)
55 - Jeanne Tripplehorn (actress)
56 - Carolyn Hennesy (actress)
56 - Gina Gershon (actress)
57 - Maxi Priest (singer)
63 - Andrew Stevens (actor)
67 - Dan Fouts (football player)
79 - Alexandra Stewart (actress)
85 - F. Lee Bailey (attorney)
97 - Prince Philip (husband of Britain's 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 baseball's career home run record at 120.
1934 - Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2-1 in overtime to win soccer's second World Cup tournament in Rome.
1944 - Joe Nuxhall at age 15 becomes youngest Major League baseball player.
1975 - Pele signed a three-year contract with the U.S. based Cosmos.
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 announced his plans to retire. He was a catcher in the major leagues for 16 years.
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 - Detroit Pistons beat Portland Trail Blazers for 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 Dallas Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
2005 - Babe Ruth's 1919 contract that moved him from Boston to the Yankees sold at auction for $996,000.
2010 - The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in 49 years.
