12 History Lessons + 3 Births & 6 Deaths for June 10, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1190 – Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) drowns while crossing a river during the Third Crusade.
- 1692 – Bridget Bishop becomes the first person hanged for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
- 1829 – The first Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities is held on the River Thames.
- 1935 – Alcoholics Anonymous is founded by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio.
- 1940 – Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom in World War II.
- 1940 – Canada declares war on Italy.
- 1942 – Nazi forces destroy the Czech village of Lidice in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
- 1967 – The Six-Day War ends with a ceasefire between Israel and Syria.
- 1977 – James Earl Ray, convicted assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., escapes from prison (captured three days later).
- 1990 – The Democratic People’s Republic of Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic merge to form modern-day Yemen.
- 2003 – NASA launches the Spirit rover toward Mars.
- 2022 – Scientists announce that the Earth’s carbon dioxide level has reached its highest in over 4 million years.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1962 – Gina Gershon, American actress (Bound, Face/Off) (63)
- 1965 – Elizabeth Hurley, English actress and model (Austin Powers) (60)
- 1982 – Tara Lipinski, American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist (43)
Today’s Deaths:
- 1580 – Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet (The Lusiads) (Age ~56)
- 1926 – Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect known for Sagrada Família (Age 73)
- 1967 – Spencer Tracy, American actor and two-time Academy Award winner (Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner) (Age 67)
- 2004 – Ray Charles, American soul musician and cultural icon (Age 73)
- 2016 – Christina Grimmie, American singer and The Voice contestant, fatally shot after a concert (Age 22)
- 2023 – Treat Williams, American actor (Everwood, Hair) (Age 71)
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