June 10th
323 BC
Alexander the Great ancient Greek[3] King (basileus) of Macedon (336–323 BC) died at age 32.
1801
The Tripolitan War, between the United States and the Barbary States, began.
1854
The first class of the United States Naval Academy students graduate.
1865
Wagner's opera, Tristan and Isolde, premiered in Munich.
1921
Babe Ruth became baseball's all-time home run leader with 120.
1935
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by "Bill W."
1942
The entire male population of the Czech village of Lidice was massacred in retaliation for the death of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
1946
Italy replaced its monarchy with a republic.
1947
Saab produces its first automobile.
1948
Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1.
1967
The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria, Egypt, and Jordan ended.
1967
Academy Award winning actor of stage and screen, Spencer Tracy died at age 67.
1977
James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee with six others; he was recaptured three days later.
1978
Affirmed won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown.
1989
HBO aired the first episode of "Tales from the Crypt."
2002
Organized crime figure John Gotti died in a prison hospital at age 61.
2004
Singer-musician Ray Charles died at age 73.
2007
The final episode of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO.
Birthdays
83 Lionel Jeffries Actor, director
76 F. Lee Bailey Attorney
70 Alexandra Stewart Actress
68 Jurgen Prochnow Actor
62 Ken Singleton Baseball player, broadcaster
58 Dan Fouts Football Hall of Famer
56 John Edwards Former U.S. senator, D-N.C.
54 Andrew Stevens Actor
50 Eliot Spitzer Former governor of New York
48 Kim Deal Rock musician (Pixies)
47 Gina Gershon Actress, singer
46 Jeanne Tripplehorn Actress
45 Jimmy Chamberlin Rock musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
45 Kate Flannery Actress ("The Office")
44 Joey Santiago Rock musician (Pixies)
44 Elizabeth Hurley Actress
43 Doug McKeon Actor
38 JoJo R&B singer
34 Hugh Dancy Actor
31 DJ Qualls Actor
31 Shane West Actor
27 Tara Lipinski Figure skater
27 Leelee Sobieski Actress
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awsmith4 Cigar Asylum Inmate
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K-1 Cigar Asylum Inmate
47 Judy Garland 6/10/1922 - 6/22/1969 American motion-picture actress