June 10, President Hafez al-Assad passes away

1916 – Sharif Hussein declares rebellion against the Ottoman Empire.

1963 –US President John Kennedy signs Equal pay for equal work Act.

2003 – US Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft launched.

2008 – Burning of Sudanese plane after landing on the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport.

2014 – First death due to “Corona virus” announced in Western Algeria.

Born Today:

1928 – Maurice Bernard Sendak, American children’s books writer.

Passed away:

323 B.C. – Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia.

2000 – President Hafez al-Assad.

Occasions:

National Day of Portugal.

H. Zain/ Barry

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