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1957
1957
Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 2 with Laika the Dog
Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 2 with Laika the Dog
June 10 General 13
1957
1957
Sputnik 1 Launch by USSR
Sputnik 1 Launch by USSR
June 10 General 14
1956
1956
Suez Crisis Begins
Suez Crisis Begins
June 10 General 7
1956
1956
Suez Crisis Concludes with Ceasefire
Suez Crisis Concludes with Ceasefire
June 10 General 7
1956
1956
Suez Crisis Begins
Suez Crisis Begins
June 10 General 9
1956
1956
Suez Crisis Concludes with Ceasefire
Suez Crisis Concludes with Ceasefire
June 10 General 11
1955
1955
Greensboro’s first major television news department launches at WFMY.
Greensboro’s first major television news department launches at WFMY.
June 10 General 9
1955
1955
Martinsville Speedway Hosts October NASCAR Race
Martinsville Speedway Hosts October NASCAR Race
June 10 General 12
1955
1955
Rockingham County’s First Public Library Opens
Rockingham County’s First Public Library Opens
June 10 General 10
1955
1955
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Bus Seat in Montgomery
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Bus Seat in Montgomery
June 10 General 9
1955
1955
UN Launches International Telecommunication Year
UN Launches International Telecommunication Year
June 10 General 10
1955
1955
Greensboro’s first major television news department launches at WFMY.
Greensboro’s first major television news department launches at WFMY.
June 10 General 9
1955
1955
Martinsville Speedway Hosts October NASCAR Race
Martinsville Speedway Hosts October NASCAR Race
June 10 General 10
1955
1955
Rockingham County’s First Public Library Opens
Rockingham County’s First Public Library Opens
June 10 General 10
1955
1955
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Bus Seat in Montgomery
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Bus Seat in Montgomery
June 10 General 7
1955
1955
UN Launches International Telecommunication Year
UN Launches International Telecommunication Year
June 10 General 12
1954
1954
Ellis Island Closes as Immigration Station
Ellis Island Closes as Immigration Station
June 10 General 6
1954
1954
Greensboro’s first TV station WFMY-TV completes major tower expansion.
Greensboro’s first TV station WFMY-TV completes major tower expansion.
June 10 General 6
1954
1954
Martinsville Community Theater Opens
Martinsville Community Theater Opens
June 10 General 4
1954
1954
U.S
Supreme Court Rules in Brown v. Board of Education (initial hearings begin)
June 10 General 6
1954
1954
Ellis Island Closes as Immigration Station
Ellis Island Closes as Immigration Station
June 10 General 5
1954
1954
Greensboro’s first TV station WFMY-TV completes major tower expansion.
Greensboro’s first TV station WFMY-TV completes major tower expansion.
June 10 General 6
1954
1954
Martinsville Community Theater Opens
Martinsville Community Theater Opens
June 10 General 6
1954
1954
U.S
Supreme Court Rules in Brown v. Board of Education (initial hearings begin)
June 10 General 6