On This Day for June 10 - First “witch” hanged in Salem Village, Judy Garland is featured, and more

Created: 2020-06-10 10:03 Updated: 2020-06-10 10:03 Notebook: On this Day in History

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June 10

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Judy Garland

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1692

First “witch” hanged in Salem Village

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2016: Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe—who was one of the game's best players, known for his extraordinary puck handling, wrist shots, and legendary toughness—died in Toledo, Ohio. [See where Gordie Howe ranks on our list of the 10 best hockey players of all time.]

2007: HBO aired the last episode of its landmark TV series The Sopranos , which centred on Mafia boss and family man Tony Soprano (played by James Gandolfini). [Test your knowledge of actors and acting.]

1940: Italy, under the rule of Benito Mussolini, declared war against France and Great Britain, entering World War II. [ Sort fact from fiction in our World War II quiz.]

1868: Serbian Prince Michael III was assassinated, derailing the Balkan League's plans for a coordinated rebellion against the Ottomans and destroying the league.

1865: Tristan und Isolde, the earliest example of what Richard Wagner called “music drama,” was first performed, and it became the greatest German opera of the late 19th century. [ Test your knowledge of opera.]

1847: The Chicago Tribune , one of the leading daily American newspapers and long the dominant, sometimes strident, voice of the Midwest, began publication.

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ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1922

Judy Garland
American singer and actress

1921

Philip, duke of Edinburgh
British prince

1977

Benjamin Millepied
French dancer and choreographer

1953

John Edwards
United States senator

1959

Eliot Spitzer
American lawyer and politician