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Historical Events on June 10

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army t

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade

A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan prov

A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan province, China

US Marines land in Cuba during the Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.

Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz rise up against the ruling Ottoman Empire in the Great Arab Revolt of World War I

The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt (الثورة العربية الكبرى al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya al-Kubrā), was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire...

US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see gender pay gap).

Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers

Apple II (stylized as apple ][) is a series of microcomputers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1977 to 1993.

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

A Mars landing is a landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Of multiple attempted Mars landings by robotic, uncrewed spacecraft, ten have had successful soft landings.

"The Sopranos" series finale on HBO (infamous "cut to black" ending)

"Made in America" is the series finale of the American crime drama television series The Sopranos.

Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" (Tristan and Isolde) premieres in Munich, Germany

Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), WWV 90, is a music drama in three acts by Richard Wagner set to a German libretto by the composer, loosely based on the medieval 12th-century romance Tristan...

American golfer Al Geiberger becomes the first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13), in a PGA Tour-sanctio

American golfer Al Geiberger becomes the first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13), in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event during the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial CC in Tennessee

Fur trader and explorer David Thompson (29) marries Metis woman Charlotte Small (13) at Île-à-la-Crosse

Fur trader and explorer David Thompson (29) marries Metis woman Charlotte Small (13) at Île-à-la-Crosse

NFL Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil

NFL Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil

Margrethe II of Denmark (27) weds Prince Henrik of Denmark (32) at the Naval Church of Copenhagen in Denmark

Margrethe II of Denmark (27) weds Prince Henrik of Denmark (32) at the Naval Church of Copenhagen in Denmark

Model-actress Ali Landry (30) divorces "Saved by the Bell" actor Mario Lopez (30) due to irreconcilable differences, aft

Model-actress Ali Landry (30) divorces "Saved by the Bell" actor Mario Lopez (30) due to irreconcilable differences, after 2 weeks of marriage

Major fire at Chartres Cathedral, France, leads to it rebuilt as the high point of French Gothic style

Chartres Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, lit. 'Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres') is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris, and is...

French Jacquerie peasant leader Guillaume Cale captured at the Battle of Mello

The Jacquerie was a popular revolt by peasants that took place in northern France in the early summer of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War.

Crimean Khan defeats the Great Horde in battle near Worskla, leading to disintegration of the Great Horde

Crimean Khan defeats the Great Horde in battle near Worskla, leading to disintegration of the Great Horde

Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg, in response to the formation of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League

Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg, in response to the formation of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League

Council of Trent: Paul III sends letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops have

Council of Trent: Paul III sends letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops have traveling to Venice

False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)

False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)

First Dutch settlers arrive from New Jersey to colonize Manhattan Island

First Dutch settlers arrive from New Jersey to colonize Manhattan Island

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt

Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne

Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne

First American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington, Delaware)

First American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington, Delaware)

The people of Moscow rise up against Regent Boris Morozov

The people of Moscow rise up against Regent Boris Morozov

John Hull opens the first mint in America in Boston

John Hull opens the first mint in America in Boston

Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3 ft diameter oak tree

Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3 ft diameter oak tree

Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel - Jacobite army defeated by British forces

The Battle of Glen Shiel took place on 10 June 1719 in the Scottish Highlands, during the Jacobite rising of 1719.

Mrs. Clements of England markets the first paste-style mustard

Mrs. Clements of England markets the first paste-style mustard

New York passes the first effective law regulating the practice of medicine

New York passes the first effective law regulating the practice of medicine

Burning of British revenue cutter Gaspée by Rhode Islanders

Burning of British revenue cutter Gaspée by Rhode Islanders

First public zoo opens in Paris

First public zoo opens in Paris

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia forms

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a Methodist denomination based in the United States.

Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute

The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought against Ottoman...

First Barbary War: Tripolitania agrees to peace in war with US over the latter's refusal to make tribute payments; US pa

First Barbary War: Tripolitania agrees to peace in war with US over the latter's refusal to make tribute payments; US pays ransom for release of prisoners and lifts naval blockade

First US steamboat to make an ocean voyage leaves NY for Philadelphia

First US steamboat to make an ocean voyage leaves NY for Philadelphia

The first Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race takes place (Oxford wins)

The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in...

Myall Creek Massacre in Australia: 28 Aboriginal Australians are murdered

The Myall Creek massacre was the killing of at least 28 unarmed Aboriginal people in the Colony of New South Wales by eight colonists on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek in the north of the colony.

Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tyre

Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tyre

Chicago Tribune begins publishing

Tribune Publishing Company (briefly Tronc, Inc.) is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company.

Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte

Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte

German mathematician Bernhard Reiman proposes that space is curved

German mathematician Bernhard Reiman proposes that space is curved

Britain passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system

Britain passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system

Battle of Big Bethel (Bethel Church, Great Bethel): Confederate forces repulse a Union attack

The Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States from 1861 to...

Union victory at the Battle of Kellar's Bridge, Kentucky (Licking River)

The Battle of Cynthiana, or more specifically the Second Battle of Cynthiana or the Battle of Kellar's Bridge, included three separate engagements during the American Civil War that were fought on...

'Agnes' arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef

'Agnes' arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef

Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 Marines in naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea

Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 Marines in naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea

MLB Boston Red Caps' outfielder Charley Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 wi

MLB Boston Red Caps' outfielder Charley Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bisons

Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria, Egypt, kills 50 Europeans

Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria, Egypt, kills 50 Europeans

Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zea

Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)

Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson sets MLB record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game; Orioles rout St. Louis Cardinals

Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson sets MLB record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game; Orioles rout St. Louis Cardinals, 25-4 at Oriole Park

Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati

Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati

Relief column of 2,000 men set out from Tianjin to relieve foreigners trapped in Peking, China

Relief column of 2,000 men set out from Tianjin to relieve foreigners trapped in Peking, China

Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan

Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan

First forest fire lookout tower is put into operation in Greenville, Maine

First forest fire lookout tower is put into operation in Greenville, Maine

France and Japan sign an agreement to maintain the independence and integrity of China, equality for all nations in trad

France and Japan sign an agreement to maintain the independence and integrity of China, equality for all nations in trading with China, and the status quo in the Far East

Aeronautical Society of New York, the first flying club, opens

Aeronautical Society of New York, the first flying club, opens

British and French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon

British and French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon

60,000 people of Petrograd Russia welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years) returning after February Russian Revolution

60,000 people of Petrograd Russia welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years) returning after February Russian Revolution

First political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans in Cleveland

The 1924 Democratic National Convention, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924, was the longest continuously running convention in United States political...

Inaugural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches he

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

MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle

MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle

Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division.

Norway occupies East Greenland

Norway occupies East Greenland

First demonstration of artificial lightning in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

First demonstration of artificial lightning in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats

FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats Czechoslovakia, 2-1

English cricketer Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch in England v Australia test match at Trent Bridge (closest any Engli

English cricketer Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch in England v Australia test match at Trent Bridge (closest any Englishman has come to scoring 100 runs before lunch)

MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts

MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts

Canada declares war on Italy

Italy entered World War II on 10 June 1940 by invading France, joining the German offensive already in progress.

FDR becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country during wartime

FDR becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country during wartime

Nazi forces carry out a massacre of 642 civilians in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane

Nazi forces carry out a massacre of 642 civilians in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane

US destroyer William D. Porter (Willie Dee) is sunk by kamikaze

US destroyer William D. Porter (Willie Dee) is sunk by kamikaze

Italian Republic established

An institutional referendum (Italian: referendum istituzionale, or referendum sulla forma istituzionale dello Stato) was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, a key event...

Saab produces its first automobile

Saab Automobile AB () was a car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile.

Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier

Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier

Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens

Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens

Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over

Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over the A's in Philadelphia

KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting

KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting

First separation of a virus into component parts is reported

First separation of a virus into component parts is reported

XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm

XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm

American motorcycle racer John Penton (33) arrives in downtown Los Angeles, after cross-continental ride covering 3,051

American motorcycle racer John Penton (33) arrives in downtown Los Angeles, after cross-continental ride covering 3,051 miles in 52 hours, 11 minutes, 1 second, besting previous record by over 25 hours (this record broken in 1967) [1]

A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball

A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball

Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois

Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois

Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai begins, a major engagement between the Viet Cong and South Vietnamese forces

In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the...

Cleveland Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senator, 2-0

The 1966 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 81–81, 17 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California

15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California

11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois

11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois

"Too Young" single released by Donny Osmond

"Too Young" is a popular song, with music written by Sidney Lippman and lyrics by Sylvia Dee. A recording of the song was released by Nat King Cole in 1951, which reached No.

American rock band the Grateful Dead perform their longest concert, 30 songs clocking in at approximately 4:41:37, at Ro

American rock band the Grateful Dead perform their longest concert, 30 songs clocking in at approximately 4:41:37, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.

Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans

Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans

49th National Spelling Bee: Tim Kneale wins spelling narcolepsy

The 49th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 9–10, 1976, sponsored by the E.W.

Costa Rica becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886 in the Swiss city of Bern by ten European...

Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland)

Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland)

Eight Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners escape from Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast using handguns smuggled into

Eight Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners escape from Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast using handguns smuggled into the prison

IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail

IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail

American TV sitcom "Taxi" last airs on ABC, cancelled after 4 seasons and 15 Emmy Award wins; moves to NBC in the fall,

American TV sitcom "Taxi" last airs on ABC, cancelled after 4 seasons and 15 Emmy Award wins; moves to NBC in the fall, airing for 1 season and wins 3 more Emmys

US missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for first time

US missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for first time

Claus von Bülow acquitted during second trial on charges he tried to murder his wife

Claus von Bülow was a British lawyer, consultant and socialite. In 1982, he was convicted of attempting to murder his wife Sunny von Bülow in 1979, which had left her in a temporary coma, and in...

NASA Discovery's SRBs & external tank are mated

NASA Discovery's SRBs & external tank are mated

Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)

Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)

"Tales From The Crypt" TV Anthology debuts on HBO

Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series created by William Gaines and Steven Dodd that ran for seven seasons on the...

Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing

Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing

Satellite Intelsat K launched

Intelsat K (later termed Satcom K4 and NSS-K) was a geostationary communication satellite built by Lockheed Martin.

Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer

The 1995 Baltimore Orioles season was the 95th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 42nd in Baltimore, and the 4th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio, on WBUZ 106.5 FM

Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio, on WBUZ 106.5 FM

Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China) is successful

Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China) is successful

Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series v

Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series victory

The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin W

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

Michael Leshner and Michael Stark become the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Canada [1]

Same-sex marriage was progressively introduced in several provinces and territories of Canada by court decisions beginning in 2003 before being legally recognized nationwide with the enactment of the...

Novelty dance song "I'm a Gummy Bear" by German band Gummibär released

I Am Your Gummy Bear is the debut international studio album by German virtual band Gummibär. It was released on October 12, 2007, in Poland, and November 13, 2007, via Gummybear International.

Gora Prai airstrike by the US reportedly kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tri

Gora Prai airstrike by the US reportedly kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal areas

66th Tony Awards: "Once" (musical) & "Clybourne Park" (play) win

The 66th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 10, 2012, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2011–2012 season.

70 people are killed as a series of bombs explode across Iraq

Estimates of the casualties from the Iraq War (beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the ensuing occupation and insurgency and civil war) have come in several forms, and those estimates of...

Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrested on corruption charges

Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who has been the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024. A member of the Pakistan People's Party, he served as the 11th president from 2008 to 2013.

Cameroon's conflict with English-speaking separatists rated world's most-neglected conflict according to Norwegian Refug

Cameroon's conflict with English-speaking separatists rated world's most-neglected conflict according to Norwegian Refugee Council

Apple announces it will be using generative A.I. on its devices and in its update for Siri, in a partnership with OpenAI

Apple announces it will be using generative A.I. on its devices and in its update for Siri, in a partnership with OpenAI [1]

Famous Births on June 10

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Nicolaus Otto is born

Nicolaus Otto is born

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Terence Rattigan is born

Terence Rattigan, British playwright and screenwriter, known for british playwright and screenwriter, was born on 1911-06-10.

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Saul Bellow is born

Saul Bellow, American writer, known for american writer, was born on 1915-06-10. Saul Bellow was a Canadian-American writer.

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Sundar Pichai is born

Sundar Pichai is born

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Hattie McDaniel is born

Hattie McDaniel, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1895-06-10. Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian.

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Judy Garland is born

Judy Garland, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1922-06-10. Judy Garland was an American actress and singer whose career spanned four decades.

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Elizabeth Hurley is born

Elizabeth Hurley, English actress and model, known for english actress and model, was born on 1966-06-10. Elizabeth Jane Hurley, often known as Liz Hurley, is an English actress and model.

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Bill Burr is born

Bill Burr, American comedian, known for american comedian, was born on 1969-06-10. William Frederic Burr is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer and director.

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Leelee Sobieski is born

Leelee Sobieski, American actress and artist, known for american actress and artist, was born on 1984-06-10.

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Frederick Loewe is born

Frederick Loewe, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1901-06-10. Frederick Loewe was an American composer.

Notable Deaths on June 10

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on June 10, 1190?
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade
What happened on June 10, 1786?
A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan province, China
What happened on June 10, 1898?
The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.
What happened on June 10, 1916?
The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt (الثورة العربية الكبرى al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya al-Kubrā), was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire...
What happened on June 10, 1963?
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see gender pay gap).

Complete Timeline — June 10 Through the Ages

  1. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army t

    Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade

  2. Major fire at Chartres Cathedral, France, leads to it rebuilt as the high point of French Gothic style

    Chartres Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, lit. 'Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres') is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris, and is...

  3. French Jacquerie peasant leader Guillaume Cale captured at the Battle of Mello

    The Jacquerie was a popular revolt by peasants that took place in northern France in the early summer of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War.

  4. Crimean Khan defeats the Great Horde in battle near Worskla, leading to disintegration of the Great Horde

    Crimean Khan defeats the Great Horde in battle near Worskla, leading to disintegration of the Great Horde

  5. Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg, in response to the formation of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League

    Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg, in response to the formation of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League

  6. Council of Trent: Paul III sends letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops have

    Council of Trent: Paul III sends letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops have traveling to Venice

  7. False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)

    False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)

  8. First Dutch settlers arrive from New Jersey to colonize Manhattan Island

    First Dutch settlers arrive from New Jersey to colonize Manhattan Island

  9. Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt

    Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt

  10. Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne

    Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne

  11. First American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington, Delaware)

    First American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington, Delaware)

  12. The people of Moscow rise up against Regent Boris Morozov

    The people of Moscow rise up against Regent Boris Morozov

  13. John Hull opens the first mint in America in Boston

    John Hull opens the first mint in America in Boston

  14. Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3 ft diameter oak tree

    Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3 ft diameter oak tree

  15. Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel - Jacobite army defeated by British forces

    The Battle of Glen Shiel took place on 10 June 1719 in the Scottish Highlands, during the Jacobite rising of 1719.

  16. Mrs. Clements of England markets the first paste-style mustard

    Mrs. Clements of England markets the first paste-style mustard

  17. New York passes the first effective law regulating the practice of medicine

    New York passes the first effective law regulating the practice of medicine

  18. Burning of British revenue cutter Gaspée by Rhode Islanders

    Burning of British revenue cutter Gaspée by Rhode Islanders

  19. A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan prov

    A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan province, China

  20. First public zoo opens in Paris

    First public zoo opens in Paris

  21. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia forms

    The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a Methodist denomination based in the United States.

  22. Fur trader and explorer David Thompson (29) marries Metis woman Charlotte Small (13) at Île-à-la-Crosse

    Fur trader and explorer David Thompson (29) marries Metis woman Charlotte Small (13) at Île-à-la-Crosse

  23. Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute

    The First Barbary War (1801–1805), also known as the Tripolitan War and the Barbary Coast War, was a conflict during the 1801–1815 Barbary Wars, in which the United States fought against Ottoman...

  24. First Barbary War: Tripolitania agrees to peace in war with US over the latter's refusal to make tribute payments; US pa

    First Barbary War: Tripolitania agrees to peace in war with US over the latter's refusal to make tribute payments; US pays ransom for release of prisoners and lifts naval blockade

  25. First US steamboat to make an ocean voyage leaves NY for Philadelphia

    First US steamboat to make an ocean voyage leaves NY for Philadelphia

  26. The first Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race takes place (Oxford wins)

    The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in...

  27. Nicolaus Otto is born

    Nicolaus Otto is born

  28. Myall Creek Massacre in Australia: 28 Aboriginal Australians are murdered

    The Myall Creek massacre was the killing of at least 28 unarmed Aboriginal people in the Colony of New South Wales by eight colonists on 10 June 1838 at the Myall Creek in the north of the colony.

  29. Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tyre

    Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tyre

  30. Chicago Tribune begins publishing

    Tribune Publishing Company (briefly Tronc, Inc.) is an American newspaper print and online media publishing company.

  31. Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte

    Battle at Vicenza: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte

  32. German mathematician Bernhard Reiman proposes that space is curved

    German mathematician Bernhard Reiman proposes that space is curved

  33. Britain passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system

    Britain passes an act putting Canada on the decimal currency system

  34. Battle of Big Bethel (Bethel Church, Great Bethel): Confederate forces repulse a Union attack

    The Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States from 1861 to...

  35. Union victory at the Battle of Kellar's Bridge, Kentucky (Licking River)

    The Battle of Cynthiana, or more specifically the Second Battle of Cynthiana or the Battle of Kellar's Bridge, included three separate engagements during the American Civil War that were fought on...

  36. Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" (Tristan and Isolde) premieres in Munich, Germany

    Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), WWV 90, is a music drama in three acts by Richard Wagner set to a German libretto by the composer, loosely based on the medieval 12th-century romance Tristan...

  37. 'Agnes' arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef

    'Agnes' arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef

  38. Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 Marines in naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea

    Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 Marines in naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea

  39. MLB Boston Red Caps' outfielder Charley Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 wi

    MLB Boston Red Caps' outfielder Charley Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bisons

  40. Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria, Egypt, kills 50 Europeans

    Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria, Egypt, kills 50 Europeans

  41. Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zea

    Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)

  42. Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson sets MLB record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game; Orioles rout St. Louis Cardinals

    Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson sets MLB record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game; Orioles rout St. Louis Cardinals, 25-4 at Oriole Park

  43. Hattie McDaniel is born

    Hattie McDaniel, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1895-06-10. Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian.

  44. US Marines land in Cuba during the Spanish–American War

    The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.

  45. Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati

    Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati

  46. Relief column of 2,000 men set out from Tianjin to relieve foreigners trapped in Peking, China

    Relief column of 2,000 men set out from Tianjin to relieve foreigners trapped in Peking, China

  47. Frederick Loewe is born

    Frederick Loewe, American musician, known for american composer, was born on 1901-06-10. Frederick Loewe was an American composer.

  48. Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan

    Patent for window envelope granted to H. F. Callahan

  49. First forest fire lookout tower is put into operation in Greenville, Maine

    First forest fire lookout tower is put into operation in Greenville, Maine

  50. France and Japan sign an agreement to maintain the independence and integrity of China, equality for all nations in trad

    France and Japan sign an agreement to maintain the independence and integrity of China, equality for all nations in trading with China, and the status quo in the Far East

  51. Aeronautical Society of New York, the first flying club, opens

    Aeronautical Society of New York, the first flying club, opens

  52. Terence Rattigan is born

    Terence Rattigan, British playwright and screenwriter, known for british playwright and screenwriter, was born on 1911-06-10.

  53. British and French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon

    British and French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon

  54. Saul Bellow is born

    Saul Bellow, American writer, known for american writer, was born on 1915-06-10. Saul Bellow was a Canadian-American writer.

  55. Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz rise up against the ruling Ottoman Empire in the Great Arab Revolt of World War I

    The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt (الثورة العربية الكبرى al-Thawra al-'Arabiyya al-Kubrā), was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire...

  56. 60,000 people of Petrograd Russia welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years) returning after February Russian Revolution

    60,000 people of Petrograd Russia welcome Prince Kropotkin (banned 41 years) returning after February Russian Revolution

  57. Judy Garland is born

    Judy Garland, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1922-06-10. Judy Garland was an American actress and singer whose career spanned four decades.

  58. First political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans in Cleveland

    The 1924 Democratic National Convention, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924, was the longest continuously running convention in United States political...

  59. Inaugural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches he

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

  60. MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle

    MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle

  61. Antoni Gaudi dies

    Antoni Gaudi catalan architect, known for catalan architect, died on 1926-06-10. Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, widely known as the greatest exponent of…

  62. Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms

    The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division.

  63. Norway occupies East Greenland

    Norway occupies East Greenland

  64. First demonstration of artificial lightning in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

    First demonstration of artificial lightning in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

  65. FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats

    FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats Czechoslovakia, 2-1

  66. English cricketer Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch in England v Australia test match at Trent Bridge (closest any Engli

    English cricketer Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch in England v Australia test match at Trent Bridge (closest any Englishman has come to scoring 100 runs before lunch)

  67. MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts

    MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts

  68. Canada declares war on Italy

    Italy entered World War II on 10 June 1940 by invading France, joining the German offensive already in progress.

  69. Marcus Garvey dies

    Marcus Garvey jamaican activist and orator, known for jamaican activist and orator, died on 1940-06-10. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist.

  70. FDR becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country during wartime

    FDR becomes 1st US President to visit a foreign country during wartime

  71. Nazi forces carry out a massacre of 642 civilians in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane

    Nazi forces carry out a massacre of 642 civilians in the French village Oradour-sur-Glane

  72. US destroyer William D. Porter (Willie Dee) is sunk by kamikaze

    US destroyer William D. Porter (Willie Dee) is sunk by kamikaze

  73. Italian Republic established

    An institutional referendum (Italian: referendum istituzionale, or referendum sulla forma istituzionale dello Stato) was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, a key event...

  74. Saab produces its first automobile

    Saab Automobile AB () was a car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile.

  75. Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier

    Istvan Dobi becomes Hungarian premier

  76. Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens

    Germany doesn't annex Oder-Neissegrens

  77. Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over

    Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over the A's in Philadelphia

  78. KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting

    KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting

  79. First separation of a virus into component parts is reported

    First separation of a virus into component parts is reported

  80. XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm

    XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm

  81. American motorcycle racer John Penton (33) arrives in downtown Los Angeles, after cross-continental ride covering 3,051

    American motorcycle racer John Penton (33) arrives in downtown Los Angeles, after cross-continental ride covering 3,051 miles in 52 hours, 11 minutes, 1 second, besting previous record by over 25 hours (this record broken in 1967) [1]

  82. NFL Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil

    NFL Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil

  83. A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball

    A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball

  84. US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy

    The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see gender pay gap).

  85. Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois

    Rolling Stones record their "12x5" album at Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois

  86. Vietnam War: Battle of Dong Xoai begins, a major engagement between the Viet Cong and South Vietnamese forces

    In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the...

  87. Cleveland Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senator, 2-0

    The 1966 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 81–81, 17 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

  88. Elizabeth Hurley is born

    Elizabeth Hurley, English actress and model, known for english actress and model, was born on 1966-06-10. Elizabeth Jane Hurley, often known as Liz Hurley, is an English actress and model.

  89. Margrethe II of Denmark (27) weds Prince Henrik of Denmark (32) at the Naval Church of Copenhagen in Denmark

    Margrethe II of Denmark (27) weds Prince Henrik of Denmark (32) at the Naval Church of Copenhagen in Denmark

  90. 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California

    15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California

  91. Bill Burr is born

    Bill Burr, American comedian, known for american comedian, was born on 1969-06-10. William Frederic Burr is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer and director.

  92. 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois

    11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois

  93. "Too Young" single released by Donny Osmond

    "Too Young" is a popular song, with music written by Sidney Lippman and lyrics by Sylvia Dee. A recording of the song was released by Nat King Cole in 1951, which reached No.

  94. American rock band the Grateful Dead perform their longest concert, 30 songs clocking in at approximately 4:41:37, at Ro

    American rock band the Grateful Dead perform their longest concert, 30 songs clocking in at approximately 4:41:37, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.

  95. Sundar Pichai is born

    Sundar Pichai is born

  96. Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans

    Rockefeller panel reports on 300,000 illegal CIA files on Americans

  97. 49th National Spelling Bee: Tim Kneale wins spelling narcolepsy

    The 49th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 9–10, 1976, sponsored by the E.W.

  98. Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers

    Apple II (stylized as apple ][) is a series of microcomputers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1977 to 1993.

  99. American golfer Al Geiberger becomes the first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13), in a PGA Tour-sanctio

    American golfer Al Geiberger becomes the first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13), in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event during the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial CC in Tennessee

  100. Costa Rica becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty

    The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886 in the Swiss city of Bern by ten European...

  101. Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland)

    Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland)

  102. Eight Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners escape from Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast using handguns smuggled into

    Eight Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners escape from Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast using handguns smuggled into the prison

  103. IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail

    IRA's Joseph Doherty escapes from Crumlin Road Jail

  104. American TV sitcom "Taxi" last airs on ABC, cancelled after 4 seasons and 15 Emmy Award wins; moves to NBC in the fall,

    American TV sitcom "Taxi" last airs on ABC, cancelled after 4 seasons and 15 Emmy Award wins; moves to NBC in the fall, airing for 1 season and wins 3 more Emmys

  105. US missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for first time

    US missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for first time

  106. Leelee Sobieski is born

    Leelee Sobieski, American actress and artist, known for american actress and artist, was born on 1984-06-10.

  107. Claus von Bülow acquitted during second trial on charges he tried to murder his wife

    Claus von Bülow was a British lawyer, consultant and socialite. In 1982, he was convicted of attempting to murder his wife Sunny von Bülow in 1979, which had left her in a temporary coma, and in...

  108. NASA Discovery's SRBs & external tank are mated

    NASA Discovery's SRBs & external tank are mated

  109. Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)

    Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)

  110. "Tales From The Crypt" TV Anthology debuts on HBO

    Tales from the Crypt, sometimes titled HBO's Tales from the Crypt, is an American horror anthology television series created by William Gaines and Steven Dodd that ran for seven seasons on the...

  111. Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing

    Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing

  112. Satellite Intelsat K launched

    Intelsat K (later termed Satcom K4 and NSS-K) was a geostationary communication satellite built by Lockheed Martin.

  113. Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer

    The 1995 Baltimore Orioles season was the 95th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 42nd in Baltimore, and the 4th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

  114. Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio, on WBUZ 106.5 FM

    Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio, on WBUZ 106.5 FM

  115. Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China) is successful

    Feng Yun-2B Long March 3 Launch (China) is successful

  116. Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series v

    Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series victory

  117. The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin W

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

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

    A Mars landing is a landing of a spacecraft on the surface of Mars. Of multiple attempted Mars landings by robotic, uncrewed spacecraft, ten have had successful soft landings.

  119. Michael Leshner and Michael Stark become the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Canada [1]

    Same-sex marriage was progressively introduced in several provinces and territories of Canada by court decisions beginning in 2003 before being legally recognized nationwide with the enactment of the...

  120. Model-actress Ali Landry (30) divorces "Saved by the Bell" actor Mario Lopez (30) due to irreconcilable differences, aft

    Model-actress Ali Landry (30) divorces "Saved by the Bell" actor Mario Lopez (30) due to irreconcilable differences, after 2 weeks of marriage

  121. Ray Charles dies

    Ray Charles, American singer, songwriter and pianist, known for american singer, songwriter and pianist, died on 2004-06-10.

  122. "The Sopranos" series finale on HBO (infamous "cut to black" ending)

    "Made in America" is the series finale of the American crime drama television series The Sopranos.

  123. Novelty dance song "I'm a Gummy Bear" by German band Gummibär released

    I Am Your Gummy Bear is the debut international studio album by German virtual band Gummibär. It was released on October 12, 2007, in Poland, and November 13, 2007, via Gummybear International.

  124. Gora Prai airstrike by the US reportedly kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tri

    Gora Prai airstrike by the US reportedly kills 11 Pakistani paramilitary troops and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal areas

  125. 66th Tony Awards: "Once" (musical) & "Clybourne Park" (play) win

    The 66th Annual Tony Awards was held on June 10, 2012, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2011–2012 season.

  126. 70 people are killed as a series of bombs explode across Iraq

    Estimates of the casualties from the Iraq War (beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the ensuing occupation and insurgency and civil war) have come in several forms, and those estimates of...

  127. Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrested on corruption charges

    Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who has been the 14th president of Pakistan since 2024. A member of the Pakistan People's Party, he served as the 11th president from 2008 to 2013.

  128. Cameroon's conflict with English-speaking separatists rated world's most-neglected conflict according to Norwegian Refug

    Cameroon's conflict with English-speaking separatists rated world's most-neglected conflict according to Norwegian Refugee Council

  129. Apple announces it will be using generative A.I. on its devices and in its update for Siri, in a partnership with OpenAI

    Apple announces it will be using generative A.I. on its devices and in its update for Siri, in a partnership with OpenAI [1]

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