Today is Tuesday, June 10, the 162nd day of 2008. There are 204 days left in the year.
1720 _ Mrs. Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
1752 _ Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning ― what a shock!
1801 _ Tripoli declares war on U.S. for refusing tribute
1865 _ Wagner's ``Tristan und Isolde" 1st performance Munich, Germany
1943 _ FDR becomes first U.S. pres to visit a foreign country during wartime
1946 _ Italian Republic established
1955 _ First separation of virus into component parts reported
1966 _ Janis Joplin's first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in S.F.)
1967 _ Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end ``6-Day War" with U.N. help
1985 _ Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula