Historical timeline for June 10

A chronological view of notable events, discoveries, and turning points recorded on this date.

Historical events (67)

  1. 2025

    Graz school shooting

    Eleven people are killed, including the perpetrator, and eleven others are injured, in a mass shooting at a secondary school in Graz, Austria.

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  2. 2024

    Chikangawa Dornier 228 crash

    A plane crash in Malawi leaves 10 people dead, including the country's Vice President Saulos Chilima.

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  3. 2018

    The Opportunity rover sends its last message back to Earth. The mission was…

    The Opportunity rover sends its last message back to Earth. The mission was finally declared over on February 13, 2019.

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  4. 2009

    Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United…

    Eighty-eight year-old James Wenneker von Brunn opens fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shoots Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.

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  5. 2008

    Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport

    Sudan Airways Flight 109 crashes at Khartoum International Airport, killing 30 people.

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  6. 2003

    The Spirit rover is launched

    The Spirit rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.

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  7. 2002

    Kevin Warwick

    The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.

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  8. 2001

    Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint

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

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  9. 1999

    Kosovo War

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

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  10. 1997

    Before fleeing his northern stronghold

    Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members.

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  11. 1996

    Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin

    Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.

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  12. 1994

    China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan)

    China conducts a nuclear test for DF-31 warhead at Area C (Beishan), Lop Nur, its prominence being due to the Cox Report.

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  13. 1991

    Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe

    Eleven-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard is kidnapped in South Lake Tahoe, California; she would remain a captive until 2009.

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  14. 1990

    British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout…

    British Airways Flight 5390 lands safely at Southampton Airport after a blowout in the cockpit causes the captain to be partially sucked from the cockpit. There are no fatalities.

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  15. 1987

    June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea

    June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government.

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  16. 1982

    Lebanon War

    Lebanon War: The Syrian Arab Army defeats the Israeli Defense Forces in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.

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  17. 1980

    The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from…

    The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela.

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  18. 1977

    James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros

    James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later.

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  19. 1967

    Six-Day War

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

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  20. 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage.

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