Today in History - History - June 10th

1933Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Park flip their car into a ravine, and Parker suffers serious third degree burns from the accident which would affect her for the rest of her life

1768British customs officials seize John Hancock's ship, "The Liberty", on the suspicion that Hancock had illegally unloaded cargo without paying duties a month earlier

1190Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (now called the Göksu in modern Turkey) while leading an army to Jerusalem.

197949th French Mens Tennis: Bjorn Borg beats Victor Pecci (63 61 67 64)

1984Patty Sheehan wins LPGA McDonald's Kids Golf Classic

1990Patty Sheehan wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship

1943FDR becomes 1st US president to visit a foreign country during wartime

1943FDR signs withholding tax bill into law

1921Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120 (Gavvy Cravath)

1963US President JFK signs law for equal pay for equal work for men & women

1915Saul Bellow, Lachine Quebec, Canadian-born American author (Mr Sammler's Planet, Nobel 1976)

1965Elizabeth Hurley, Basingstroke England, actress (Christabel)

1983Leelee Sobieski, New York City, American actress (Deep Impact, Joan of Arc, Uprising)

1922Judy Garland, [Frances Gumm], Minnesota, actress/singer (Wizard of Oz)

1989Detroit Red Wings NHL player Steve Yzerman (24) weds Lisa Brennan

1962NFL running back Gale Sayers (19) weds his high school sweetheart Linda McNeil

1099El Cid [Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar], Spanish general strategist, dies at 59

1937Robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada, dies at 82

2004Ray Charles, Grammy winning crooner who blended gospel and blues, dies aged 73

1190Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1122)

323 BCAlexander the Great, Macedonian king, dies from either fever or excessive wine at 32, (or the 11th June)

2002John Gotti, American gangster (b. 1940)