Kim Ji-soo joined The Korea Times in 2006, and worked on such desks as culture and politics and is currently a member of the Editorial Board. Previous workplaces include The Korea Herald and the Korea JoongAng Daily.
WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2026
1190-Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River in modern-day Turkey, leading an army to Jerusalem during the Third Crusade
1786-A landslide dam on the Dadu River, caused by an earthquake ten days earlier, collapses and kills 100,000 in Sichuan province, China
1898-U.S. Marines land in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
1916-Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz rise up against the ruling Ottoman Empire in the Great Arab Revolt of World War I
1963-U.S. 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