Today in History: June 10
Today is Friday, June 10, the 162nd day of 2016. There are 204 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 10, 1692, the first execution resulting from the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts took place as Bridget Bishop was hanged.
On this date:
In 1864, the Confederate Congress authorized military service for men between the ages of 17 and 70.
In 1921, President Warren G. Harding signed into law the Budget and Accounting Act, which created the Bureau of the Budget and th
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