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1 - 5 of 5 Interesting & Fun 10th of June Facts: |
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| 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem. |
| 1692 - Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries". |
| 1793 - The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris (becoming, a year later, the first public zoo). |
| 1793 - French Revolution: Following arrests of Girondin leaders the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship. |
| 1801 - Tripoli declares war on the United States for refusing tribute. |
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