What Happened on Jun 10

Battle of Sablat

The Battle of Sablat or Záblatí occurred on June 10, 1619, during the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War. The battle was fought between the... Read more

Battle Of Mobley's Meeting House

The Battle of Mobley’s Meeting House is an engagement that occurred during the American Revolutionary War in the Mobley Settlement, Fairfield... Read more

Law of 22 Prairial

Every citizen is empowered to seize conspirators and counterrevolutionaries, and to bring them before the magistrates. He is required to denounce... Read more

Battle of Big Bethel

The Battle of Big Bethel, also known as the Battle of Bethel Church or Great Bethel was an American Civil War battle that took place on June 10,... Read more

Battle of Brice's Crossroads

Description: At the beginning of June 1864, Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest set out with his cavalry corps of about 2,000 men to enter Middle... Read more

U.S. Marines Land In Guantanamo Bay

On June 10, 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantánamo Bay. For the next month, American troops fought a land war in Cuba that resulted in the end of... Read more

James Joyce Meets Nora Barnacle

The disparate strands of his life found their focus on June 10, 1904, when he met Nora Barnacle. He guessed correctly from her accent that she was... Read more

Saul Bellow is Born

Saul Bellow (June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was a Canadian-born American writer. For his literary contributions, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer... Read more

John Dillinger Crime Spree

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was brought into the investigation to help identify the criminals, although the men had not violated any... Read more

Italy Defeats Czechoslovakia to Win Second FIFA World Cup

The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10... Read more

Alcoholics Anonymous is Founded

Bill Wilson, a stockbroker and a drunk from Brooklyn, N.Y., thought he had found the secret of kicking the bottle. But on a business trip to Akron,... Read more

The Gestapo Takes Control of Theresienstadt Fortress, Converting it to a Concentration Camp

Theresienstadt concentration camp (often referred to as Terezín) was a Nazi German concentration camp during World War II. It was established by... Read more

"The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp" Is Released

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) is a film by the British film making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger under the banner of... Read more

Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre

The attack was carried out by soldiers of the Der Führer Regiment of the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Division Das Reich. On that day they killed a total... Read more

RAF Successfully Knocks Out Panzer Group West's La Caine Headquarters

During the Battle of Normandy, the headquarters of Panzer Group West was established in the Chateau at La Caine. On 9 June 1944, three days after... Read more

Distomo Massacre

At that point the tragedy of Distomo begins. The residents, that did not accomplish to slip from Diaskelo earlier, the only unguarded crossing... Read more

US Army Fights Across Douve River Toward Carentan

Leading the attack of the 502nd, the 3rd Battalion (3rd/502nd PIR) under Lt Col. Robert G. Cole found Bridge No. 2 (the Douve bridge) unrepaired... Read more

Australian Forces Begin 'Operation Oboe Six' to Retake Brunei and Labuan from Japan in Hostilities that Continued Until End of War

Operation Oboe Six was the codename for the campaign by Australian forces to retake Brunei and Labuan island from Japanese forces between 10 June... Read more

"Hiroshima, Mon Amour" Is Released

Hiroshima Mon Amour is an acclaimed 1959 drama/romance film directed by French film director Alain Resnais, with a screenplay by Marguerite Duras.... Read more

The Beatles release A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night is the third UK album by The Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 as the soundtrack to their first film of the same name on... Read more

FDA Approves Iroko's Indocin

Indomethacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that reduces fever, pain and inflammation. It is similar to ibuprofen (Motrin) and... Read more

"Petulia" Is Released

Petulia (1968) is a British drama film directed by Richard Lester. The screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus is based on the novel Me and the Arch Kook... Read more

The Eagles release One of These Nights

One of These Nights is the fourth studio album by the Eagles, released in 1975. The record's title song became the group's second #1 single on the... Read more

"Love And Death" Is Released

Love and Death is a 1975 comedy film by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Love and Death is a satirical take on Russian epic... Read more

Al Geiberger Becomes the First PGA Tour Player in History to Score a 59

When Al Geiberger became the first golfer to shoot a mythical 59 in a PGA Tour event 30 years ago, the automatic comparison some fans made was to... Read more