What happend on 10th June

09.06
11.06
1940

World War II: Canada declares war on Italy.

1940

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

1940

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

1940

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

1935

Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.

1925

Inagural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches held in Toronto arena

1924

Fascists kidnap and kill Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.

1898

US Marines land on the island of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

1886

Eruption of Mount Tarawera in New Zealand, killing 153 people and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces.

1864

American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads – Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi.