Today's Calendar
June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 204 days remaining until the end of the year.
1776 - The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.
1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the
U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean.
1898 -
U.S. Marines landed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1925 - The state of Tennessee adopted a new biology text book that denied the theory of evolution.
1940 - Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.
1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.
1970 - A fifteen-man group of special forces troops began training for Operation Kingpin. The operation was a POW rescue mission in North Vietnam.
2004 - History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. ~
Ronald Reagan