Preparedness Notes for Saturday — June 10, 2023

On June 10, 1940, Italy, under the rule of Benito Mussolini, declared war against France and Great Britain, entering World War II. The Munich Pact had been signed just two years before, in September 1938.

On June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire.