Discover what happened on June 10 in history, along with notable events that shaped communications, transportation, technology, civil rights, and space exploration.
What Happened on June 10 in History?
Important events on this day include the creation of Crayola crayons, Michigan’s ratification of women’s suffrage, the opening of the first Subway sandwich shop, the launch of NASA’s Spirit Mars Rover, and the debut of the blockbuster movie Speed.
JUNE 10 – TODAY IN HISTORY:
1682 – The first tornado recorded by settlers in North America was sighted near New Haven, Connecticut.
1692 – Bridget Bishop was the first “witch” was hanged in Salem, MA.
1752 – Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.
1776 – The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence.
1793 – Philadelphia, PA, ceased to be the United States capital when all federal government offices moved to Washington, DC.
1854 – The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, held its first graduation.
1902 – The “outlook” or “see-through” envelope was patented by Americus F. Callahan.
1903 – Binney & Smith Company began developing a product line of wax crayons. The product was named Crayola.
1909 – The SOS distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores.
1919 – Michigan voters ratified the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote.
1920 – The Republican convention in Chicago, IL endorsed woman suffrage.
1924 – The Republican National Convention becomes the first such political event ever broadcast on radio.
1933 – Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were in a car accident on a rural road in north Texas. The third-degree burns suffered by Parker resulted in a pronounced limp for the rest of her life.
1935 – Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith in Akron, Ohio.
1943 – Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist.
1944 – The youngest pitcher ever in major league baseball pitched his first game. Joe Nuxhall, of the Cincinnati Reds, was 15 years old (and 10 months and 11 days).
1947 – Saab produced its first automobile.
1948 – Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.
1954 – General Motors announced the gas turbine bus had been produced successfully.
1963 – The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on gender, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
1965 – Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway sandwich shop.
1970 – A fifteen-man group of special forces troops began training for Operation Kingpin. The operation was a POW rescue mission in North Vietnam.
1972 – The #1 song in the United States was “The Candyman” by Sammy Davis, Jr.
1977 – The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, went on sale. It had a price tag of $1,298.
1977 – James Earl Ray, the man convicted of assassinating Reverend Martin Luther King Junior, and six others escaped from Bushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee. Ray was recaptured on June 13th.
1983 – Johnny Bench announced his plans to retire. He was a catcher in the major leagues for 16 years.
1984 – The U.S. Army successfully tested an anti-ballistic missile.
1984 – The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years.
1985 – Frank Sinatra was portrayed as a friend of organized crime in a “Doonesbury” comic strip. Over 800 newspapers carried the panel.
1986 – Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof was knighted in recognition of his efforts to help starving Africans through “Live Aid”.
1987 – An earthquake hit 15 states, from Iowa to South Carolina.
1989 – “Tales from the Crypt” debuted on HBO.
1993 – It was announced by scientists that genetic material was extracted from an insect that lived when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
1994 – The movie “Speed”, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, premiered in theaters.
1996 – The TV talk show, “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” premiered on NBC.
2003 – The Spirit Rover was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.
2007 – HBO’s “The Sopranos” ended by fading to black in a New Jersey diner.
2018 – The Mars rover “Opportunity” sent its last message back to Earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019.
2016 – The movie “The Conjuring 2” premiered in theaters.
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS ON JUNE 10:
Aranka Siegal – 96 years old (1930) – Czech-American author and Holocaust survivor
Shirley Owens – 85 years old (1941) – Singer
Ken Singleton – 79 years old (1947) – Baseball player and sportscaster
Elías Sosa – 76 years old (1950) – Dominican-American baseball player
Dan Fouts – 75 years old (1951) – Football player and sportscaster
John Edwards – 73 years old (1953) – Lawyer and politician
Don Maitz – 73 years old (1953) – Artist
Rich Hall – 72 years old (1954) – Actor, producer, and screenwriter
Andrew Stevens – 71 years old (1955) – Actor and producer
Ernie C – 67 years old (1959) – Heavy metal guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Eliot Spitzer – 67 years old (1959) – Lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York
Kim Deal – 65 years old (1961) – Singer-songwriter and musician
Gina Gershon – 64 years old (1962) – Actress, singer and author
Tzi Ma – 64 years old (1962) – Hong Kong American character actor
Brad Henry – 63 years old (1963) – Lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Oklahoma
Jeanne Tripplehorn – 63 years old (1963) – Actress
Joey Santiago – 61 years old (1965) – Alternative rock musician
Bill Burr – 58 years old (1968) – Comedian and actor
Derek Dooley – 58 years old (1968) – Football player and coach
Kate Snow – 57 years old (1969) – Journalist
Mike Doughty – 56 years old (1970) – Singer-songwriter and guitarist
JoJo Hailey – 55 years old (1971) – Singer
Bobby Jindal – 55 years old (1971) – Journalist and politician, 55th Governor of Louisiana
Erik Rutan – 55 years old (1971) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Steven Fischer – 54 years old (1972) – Director and producer
Sundar Pichai – 54 years old (1972) – Indian-American businessman
Faith Evans – 53 years old (1973) – Singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Flesh-n-Bone – 53 years old (1973) – Rapper and actor
Pokey Reese – 53 years old (1973) – Baseball player
Dustin Lance Black – 52 years old (1974) – Screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist
Mike Rosenthal – 49 years old (1977) – Football player and coach
Raheem Brock – 48 years old (1978) – Football player
Subhash Khot – 48 years old (1978) – Indian-American mathematician and computer scientist
Jessica DiCicco – 46 years old (1980) – Actress and voice actress
Ovie Mughelli – 46 years old (1980) – Football player
Tara Lipinski – 44 years old (1982) – Figure skater
Leelee Sobieski – 43 years old (1983) – Actress and producer
Betsy Sodaro – 42 years old (1984) – Actress
Celina Jade – 41 years old (1985) – Hong Kong-American actress
Amobi Okoye – 39 years old (1987) – Nigerian-American football player
Jeff Teague – 38 years old (1988) – Basketball player
Alexa Scimeca Knierim – 35 years old (1991) – Figure skater
Kate Upton – 34 years old (1992) – Model and actress
DAYS OF THE YEAR FOR JUNE 10:
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