June 10
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[edit] Events
- 1846 - Mexican-American War: The California Republic declares independence from Mexico.
- 1898 - Spanish-American War: US Marines land on the island of Cuba.
- 1924 - Fascists kidnap and kill Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
- 1940
- World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
- World War II: German forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel.
- World War II: Canada declares war on Italy.
- World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces.
- 1967 - Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.
- 1977 - James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee, but is recaptured on June 13.
- 1999 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
[edit] Births
- 1923 - Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born newspaperman (d. 1991)
- 1933 - F. Lee Bailey, American attorney
- 1953 - John Edwards, American politician
- 1959 - Eliot Spitzer, American politician
- 1971 - Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Congressman, Governor
[edit] Deaths
- 323 BC - Alexander the Great (b. 356 BC)
- 1190 - Frederick Barbarossa, [][Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1122)
- 1940 - Marcus Garvey, American Black nationalist (b. 1887)
- 1959 - Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian National Socialist (b. 1883)
- 1988 - Louis L'Amour, American author (b. 1908)
- 2000 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (b. 1930)
- 2002 - John Gotti, American gangster (b. 1940)
