History for June 10

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Andre-Marie Ampere 1836 - Developed technology for measuring electricity, Hattie McDaniel 1889, Clyde Beatty 1903 


Saul Bellow 1915, Judy Garland 1922, F. Lee Bailey 1933 - Attorney 


Jurgen Prochnow 1941, Elisabeth Shue 1963, Jeanne Tripplehorn 1963 - Actress 


1793 - The Jardin des Plantes zoo opened in Paris. It was the first public zoo. 


1801 - The North African State of Tripoli declared war on the U.S. The dispute was over merchant vessels being able to travel safely through the Mediterranean. 


1902 - The "outlook" or "see-through" envelope was patented by Americus F. Callahan. 


1903 - Binney & Smith Company began developing a product line of wax crayons. The product was named Crayola. 


1916 - Mecca, under control of the Turks, fell to the Arabs during the Great Arab Revolt. 


1920 - The Republican convention in Chicago endorsed woman suffrage. 


1925 - The state of Tennessee adopted a new biology text book that denied the theory of evolution. 


1935 - Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith. 


1943 - Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian journalist. 


1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1. 


1994 - U.S. President Clinton intensified sanctions against Haiti's military leaders. U.S. commercial air travel was suspended along with most financial transactions between Haiti and the U.S. 


1996 - The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers in a 1-0 triple overtime game. The win ended a four-game sweep for the Stanley Cup.