June 10th in History
1909: SOS signal used as an emergency call for the first time
1943: The ballpoint pen patented in the United States
1950: The West turns down Soviet plans to reunify Germany
1971: Us lift 21 year trade embargo on China
1979: First ever European Assembly elections
June 10th birthdays
1819: Gustav Courbet, French painter
1832: Nicholaus Otto, German engineer
1840: Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer
1922: Judy Garland, US actress of 'Wizard Of Oz' fame