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June 10, 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 4 games to 2 June 10, 1997 Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China), Successful June 10, 1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0 June 10, 1996 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson June 10, 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo OH on WBUZ 106.5 FM June 10, 1996 Intel releases 200 mhz pentium chip June 10, 1996 Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games June 10, 1996 Colorado Avalanche sweeps Florida Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods June 10, 1995 "Month in the Country" closes at Roundabout Theater New York City after 79 performances June 10, 1995 127th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32 June 10, 1995 65th French Womens Tennis: Steffi Graff beats A.S. Vicario (76 46 60) June 10, 1995 Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer June 10, 1994 Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel June 10, 1994 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC June 10, 1994 Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic June 10, 1993 "She Loves Me" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances June 10, 1992 "Price" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 47 performances June 10, 1992 Intelsat K launched June 10, 1991 "Twin Peaks" airs on ABC-TV June 10, 1991 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton June 10, 1991 Mother of All Parades - New York City welcomes desert storm troops June 10, 1991 South Florida and Denver picked for 1993 NL franchises June 10, 1990 "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 52 performances June 10, 1990 "Meet Me in St. Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 253 performances June 10, 1990 60th French Mens Tennis: Andres Gomez beats A Agassi (63 26 64 64) June 10, 1990 8th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus June 10, 1990 Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing June 10, 1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland June 10, 1990 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship June 10, 1990 Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Florida for obscenity June 10, 1989 "Tales From The Crypt," TV Anthology, debuts on HBO June 10, 1989 121st Belmont: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26 June 10, 1989 59th French Womens Tennis: A Sanchez Vicario beats S Graf (76 36 75) favored Steffi Graf, also 1st Spaniard to win a grand slam title June 10, 1988 Greatest number of participants, 31,678, on a bicycle tour, London June 10, 1987 Discovery's SRBs and External Tank are mated June 10, 1986 A. Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's NL June 10, 1985 19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, B Mandrell June 10, 1985 Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife June 10, 1985 Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula June 10, 1985 French agents blow up Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior near NZ June 10, 1984 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3 June 10, 1984 54th French Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (36 26 64 75 75) June 10, 1984 Ivan Lendl wins French Open, his 1st grand slam title June 10, 1984 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA McDonald's Kids Golf Classic June 10, 1984 U.S. missile shot down an incoming missile in space for 1st time June 10, 1984 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m) June 10, 1982 "Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall June 10, 1982 Battle of Sultan Yakoub - 3 IDF members captured June 10, 1982 Israeli troops reach outskirts of Beirut June 10, 1982 John N McMahon replaces Bobby R Inman becomes deputy director of CIA June 10, 1981 IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail June 10, 1981 Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits June 10, 1981 Sebastian Coe of England sets 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence June 10, 1981 Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co June 10, 1979 25th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young June 10, 1979 49th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Victor Pecci (63 61 67 64) June 10, 1979 Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve) June 10, 1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland June 10, 1978 110th Belmont: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:26.8 June 10, 1978 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis June 10, 1977 Apple Computer ships its 1st Apple II June 10, 1977 James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison June 10, 1976 49th National Spelling Bee: Tim Kneale wins spelling narcolepsy June 10, 1976 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome June 10, 1975 Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans June 10, 1975 Yanks sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire June 10, 1974 Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof June 10, 1974 Rumor's government in Italy resigns June 10, 1973 19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills June 10, 1973 NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit June 10, 1972 104th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:28 June 10, 1972 Elvis Presley records a live album at New York's Madison Square Garden June 10, 1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649) June 10, 1971 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois June 10, 1971 44th National Spelling Bee: Jonathan Knisely wins spelling shalloon June 10, 1968 "Danny Thomas Hour," last airs on NBC-TV June 10, 1968 AL games at Balt and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy June 10, 1968 KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting June 10, 1968 WHTV (now WTZH) TV channel 24 in Meridian, MS (NBC/CBS) 1st broadcast June 10, 1967 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California June 10, 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help June 10, 1967 U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Israel June 10, 1966 Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in U.K. June 10, 1966 Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes June 10, 1966 Cleveland Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senator, 2-0 June 10, 1966 Janis Joplin's 1st live concert, Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco June 10, 1966 Mamas and Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday" June 10, 1964 Rolling Stones record their 12x5 album at Chess Studios in Chicago June 10, 1964 Southern Democrats filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked June 10, 1963 John F. Kennedy signs law for equal pay for equal work for men and women June 10, 1962 A record 54 home runs hit in baseball June 10, 1962 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of U.S.S.R., sets then long jump record at 27' 3" June 10, 1962 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Austin Civitan Golf Tournament June 10, 1959 Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive home runs in 1 game June 10, 1957 3rd LPGA Championship won by Louise Suggs June 10, 1957 Harold MacMillan becomes British PM June 10, 1957 John Diefenbacker (C) elected PM of Canada June 10, 1956 16th modern Olympiad equestrian events open in Stockholm June 10, 1956 Marlene Bauer Hagge wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 10, 1955 1st separation of virus into component parts reported June 10, 1955 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting June 10, 1954 KQED TV channel 9 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting June 10, 1954 PBS reaches SF: KQED (Channel 9) starts broadcasting June 10, 1952 Chicago White Sox Sam Mele is 6th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th) June 10, 1952 St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby June 10, 1950 50th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA June 10, 1950 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6 June 10, 1950 Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens June 10, 1949 Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier June 10, 1946 Italian Republic established June 10, 1946 Rear Admiral Sidney W Souers, USNR, ends term as 1st director of CIA Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, becomes 2nd director of CIA June 10, 1945 U.S. destroyer William D. Porter ("Willie Dee") sunk by kamikaze June 10, 1944 Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cin Reds is youngest player in major league June 10, 1944 Nazi murders in Oradour-sur-Glane, France June 10, 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes 1st U.S. President to visit a foreign country during wartime June 10, 1942 Massacre at Lidice (Czechoslovakia), Gestapo kills 173 June 10, 1942 Nazis burn village of Lidice Bohemia, as reprisal of killing Heydrich June 10, 1940 French government moves to Bordeaux June 10, 1940 German "Dutch Q-ship Atlantis" sinks Norwegian tanker June 10, 1940 German 5th Armour division occupies Rouen June 10, 1940 Italy declares war on France and Britain during WW II June 10, 1938 Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch vs. Australia at Trent Bridge June 10, 1935 Dr. Robert Smith and William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous June 10, 1934 Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (OT) in soccer's 2nd World Cup at Rome June 10, 1934 U.S.S.R. and Romania regain diplomatic relations June 10, 1933 37th U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Goodman shoots a 287 at North Shore Ill June 10, 1933 65th Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Hurryoff wins in 2:32.6 June 10, 1932 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass June 10, 1932 67th British Golf Open: Gene Sarazen shoots a 283 at Prince's England June 10, 1931 Norway occupies East-Greenland June 10, 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms June 10, 1926 Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle June 10, 1924 1st political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans at Cleveland June 10, 1922 54th Belmont: C H Miller aboard Pillory wins in 2:18.8 June 10, 1921 Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120, Gavvy Cravath June 10, 1917 60,000 people of Petrograd welcome Prince Kropotkin, banned 41 years June 10, 1917 Limburgse mine workers strike June 10, 1916 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22 June 10, 1916 Great Arab Revolt begin June 10, 1915 British/French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon June 10, 1915 Girl Scouts founded June 10, 1911 Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam June 10, 1908 1st flying club, Aeronautical Society of New York, opens June 10, 1905 1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Maine June 10, 1902 Patent for window envelope granted to H F Callahan June 10, 1899 Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati June 10, 1898 U.S. Marines land in Cuba, during Spanish-American War June 10, 1893 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53 June 10, 1892 Wilbert Robinson sets record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game June 10, 1891 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison aboard Foxford wins in 2:08.75 June 10, 1890 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes aboard Burlington wins in 2:07.75 June 10, 1882 Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans June 10, 1880 Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning June 10, 1876 10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40 June 10, 1871 5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56 June 10, 1869 'Agnes' arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef June 10, 1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02 June 10, 1865 Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" 1st performance Munich Germany June 10, 1864 Battle of Kellar's Bridge Kentucky, Licking River June 10, 1864 Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia June 10, 1863 Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Miss; Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds June 10, 1861 Battle of Big Bethel Virginia (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats June 10, 1857 England passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system June 10, 1854 Georg F B Reiman proposes that space is curved June 10, 1850 Millard Fillmore sworn-in as president of U.S. (replacing Taylor) June 10, 1848 1st telegraph link between New York City and Chicago June 10, 1848 Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte June 10, 1847 Chicago Tribune begins publishing June 10, 1846 Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire June 10, 1834 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean June 10, 1826 Sultan Mahmud II rebellious elite corp, slaughter 20,000 in Turkey June 10, 1818 Pesaro opera theater opens with Rossini's "La gaza ladra" June 10, 1809 1st U.S. steamboat to a make an ocean voyage leaves New York for Phila June 10, 1801 Tripoli declares war on U.S. for refusing tribute June 10, 1794 Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, forms June 10, 1794 France revolutionary regime begins trials June 10, 1793 1st public zoo opens in Paris June 10, 1793 Washington replaced Philadelphia as U.S. capital June 10, 1776 Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Decl of Ind June 10, 1772 Burning of Gaspee, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders June 10, 1761 Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport Rhode Island June 10, 1760 New York passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine June 10, 1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock! June 10, 1720 Mrs. Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard June 10, 1682 Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3' diameter oak tree June 10, 1652 In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America June 10, 1648 Moscow's people uprise against regent Boris Morozov June 10, 1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) June 10, 1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador June 10, 1624 Netherlands and France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiegne June 10, 1610 1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island June 10, 1605 Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time June 10, 1540 Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister June 10, 1538 Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neurenberg June 10, 1358 French boer leader Guillaume Cale captured |