June 10: US Equal Pay Act, the Apple II and NASA's Mars Rovers

On This Day in History June 10, 2020 Historical Events 1190  Third Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) leading an army to Jerusalem 1786  A landslide dam on the Dadu River caused by earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China 1898  US Marines land in Cuba during Spanish-American War 1916  Great Arab Revolt begins against ruling Ottoman turks 1963  US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy 1977  Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers 2003  The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Hattie McDaniel (1895 - 1952) Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) Leelee Sobieski 37th Birthday Prince Philip (1921) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Alexander the Great (356 BC - 323 BC) Frederick Barbarossa ( - 1190) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for June 8-14 Test your knowledge of historical events and famous people in our multi-choice, weekly history quiz for June 8-14. Then challenge your friends! Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand