10 June in history: 1776 - The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a Declaration of Independence. 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. 1916 - Mecca, under control of the Turks, fell to the Arabs during the Great Arab Revolt. 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. 1943 - The Allies began bombing Germany around the clock. 1967 - Israel and Syria agreed to a cease-fire that ended the Six-Day War. 1985 - The Israeli army pulled out of Lebanon after 1,099 days of occupation. 1999 - NATO suspended air strikes in Yugoslavia after Slobodan Milosevic agreed to withdraw his forces from Kosovo.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:46:06 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015