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Historical Events on June 10

  • Copenhagen

    1523

    Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city won't recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Battle of Big Bethel: Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeat a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in Virginia.

  • Spanish-American War

    1898

    Spanish-American War: U.S. Marines land on the island of Cuba.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    1940

    World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.

  • Nazi Germany

    1940

    World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces.

  • Six-Day War

    1967

    The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.

  • Kosovo War

    1999

    Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.

  • Pope John Paul II

    2001

    Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.

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