Talk:June 10

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June 10: Portugal Day (Portugal's National Day and the date of Luís de Camões' death) 1190 – The Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River in Anatolia. 1925 – The United Church of Canada, the country's largest Protestant church, held its inaugural service in Toronto's Mutual Street Arena. 1918 – World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast. 1935 – American physician Bob Smith had his last alcoholic drink, marking the traditional founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous. 1957 – In the Canadian federal election, the Progressive Conservative Party led by John Diefenbaker (pictured) won a plurality of the seats in the Canadian House of Commons, bringing an end to 22 years of Liberal Party rule. More anniversaries: June 9 – June 10 – June 11 It is now January 29, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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• Could somebody please add this to selected anniversaries? It fits in well:

1940 - World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces. --150.101.189.156 11:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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• 1610 - The first Dutch colonists settle on Manhattan Island
• 1857 - Canadian Assembly passes bill adopting decimal currency.

Could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type webpages and Wikipedia mirrors. --mav 05:57, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Moved to June 11 and June 22:

• 1898 - Spanish-American War: United States Marines land in Cuba.

Nope - they started to sail toward Cuba on the 11th and did not land until the 22nd. --mav 05:57, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Moved to February 11:

• 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from prison

Way off - was in February. --mav 05:57, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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• 1990 James Rivett

Not a notable person! Plop 15:42, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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• 1940 – World War II: German forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel.

Rommel's forces arrived at the Channel on June 10, but other German forces had gotten to the channel even in May. Boulogne was captured on May 25 and Calais on May 26. See Battle of France The BEF and the Channel Ports. Marfinan (talk) 11:04, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Numbers Don't Jive

1997 - It says here that Son Sen was murdered with 11 members of his family but in Son Sen's main article, it says 13...which is it? CWPappas 05:33, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Sopranos Finale

It belongs here. Dont mess with it.