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Today in American History - June 10

By Martin Kelly, About.com

Events:


1610 - Lord Delaware, the new Governor of Jamestown, arrived.

1692 - The first woman was hanged in the Salem witch trials.

1768 - John Hancock's sloop Liberty was seized by custom officials for violating customs regulations.

1898 - US Marines landed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Births:


1922 - Judy Garland, actress

1933 - F. Lee Bailey, attorney.

Deaths:


1988 - Louis L'Amour, western writer

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