June 11
1509 - England's King Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
1770 - Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia by running into it.
1776 - The Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.
1962 - Three prisoners at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay staged an escape, leaving the island on a makeshift raft; they were never found or heard from again.
1963 - Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled at the University of Alabama following Gov. George Wallace's famous "stand in the schoolhouse door."
1985 - Karen Ann Quinlan, the comatose patient whose case prompted a historic right-to-die court decision, died in Morris Plains, New Jersey, at age 31.
1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office as her Conservative Party held onto a reduced majority in Parliament.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people who commit hate crimes motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh, 33, was executed by injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
2009 - With swine flu reported in more than 70 nations, the World Health Organization declared the first global flu pandemic in 41 years.
2018 - The Supreme Court ruled that states can target people who haven’t cast ballots in a while in efforts to purge their voting rolls.
2020 - Louisville, Kentucky, banned the use of “no-knock” warrants and named the new ordinance for Breonna Taylor, who’d been fatally shot by officers who burst into her home.
Birthdays
21 - Breanna Yde (actress)
23 - Caden Conrique (actor)
25 - Saxon Sharbino (actress)
25 - Katelyn Nacon (actress)
27 - Sadie Robertson (reality star)
32 - Anna Sawai (actress)
36 - Claire Holt (actress)
38 - Shia LaBeouf (actor)
42 - Diana Taurasi (basketball player)
46 - Joshua Jackson (actor)
50 - Lenny Jacobson (actor)
55 - Peter Dinklage (actor)
57 - Clare Carey (actress)
65 - Hugh Laurie (actor)
68 - Joe Montana (football player)
71 - Peter Bergman (actor)
72 - Donnie Van Zant (singer)
75 - Frank Beard (musician)
79 - Adrienne Barbeau (actress)
84 - Joey Dee (singer)
85 - Jackie Stewart (race car driver)
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Today in Sports History - June 11
1919 - Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes and became horse racing's first Triple Crown winner.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of two consecutive no-hitters as he led the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Bees. (Four days later, Vander Meer refused to give up a hit to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost, 6-0.)
1955 - In motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the cars collided and crashed into spectators.
1972 - Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
1974 - The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals received NHL franchises. (The Scouts moved to Denver before the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and later the New Jersey Devils.)
1977 - Seattle Slew won horse racing's Triple Crown.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1992 - Tracy Austin, at age 29, is the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa. It was the first time it was held in Africa.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title when he defeated Novak Djokovic.
2012 - The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New Jersey Devils to win their first Stanley Cup.
2017 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Nashville Predators to win the Stanley Cup.
2022 - Charl Schwartzel wins the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational at pockets $4.75 million with the victory.
2023 - Novak Djokovic wins the French Open and his record 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title.
1509 - England's King Henry VIII married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
1770 - Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia by running into it.
1776 - The Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.
1962 - Three prisoners at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay staged an escape, leaving the island on a makeshift raft; they were never found or heard from again.
1963 - Vivian Malone and James Hood successfully enrolled at the University of Alabama following Gov. George Wallace's famous "stand in the schoolhouse door."
1985 - Karen Ann Quinlan, the comatose patient whose case prompted a historic right-to-die court decision, died in Morris Plains, New Jersey, at age 31.
1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office as her Conservative Party held onto a reduced majority in Parliament.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people who commit hate crimes motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh, 33, was executed by injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
2009 - With swine flu reported in more than 70 nations, the World Health Organization declared the first global flu pandemic in 41 years.
2018 - The Supreme Court ruled that states can target people who haven’t cast ballots in a while in efforts to purge their voting rolls.
2020 - Louisville, Kentucky, banned the use of “no-knock” warrants and named the new ordinance for Breonna Taylor, who’d been fatally shot by officers who burst into her home.
Birthdays
21 - Breanna Yde (actress)
23 - Caden Conrique (actor)
25 - Saxon Sharbino (actress)
25 - Katelyn Nacon (actress)
27 - Sadie Robertson (reality star)
32 - Anna Sawai (actress)
36 - Claire Holt (actress)
38 - Shia LaBeouf (actor)
42 - Diana Taurasi (basketball player)
46 - Joshua Jackson (actor)
50 - Lenny Jacobson (actor)
55 - Peter Dinklage (actor)
57 - Clare Carey (actress)
65 - Hugh Laurie (actor)
68 - Joe Montana (football player)
71 - Peter Bergman (actor)
72 - Donnie Van Zant (singer)
75 - Frank Beard (musician)
79 - Adrienne Barbeau (actress)
84 - Joey Dee (singer)
85 - Jackie Stewart (race car driver)
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Today in Sports History - June 11
1919 - Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes and became horse racing's first Triple Crown winner.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of two consecutive no-hitters as he led the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Bees. (Four days later, Vander Meer refused to give up a hit to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost, 6-0.)
1955 - In motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the cars collided and crashed into spectators.
1972 - Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
1974 - The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals received NHL franchises. (The Scouts moved to Denver before the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and later the New Jersey Devils.)
1977 - Seattle Slew won horse racing's Triple Crown.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1992 - Tracy Austin, at age 29, is the youngest inductee into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa. It was the first time it was held in Africa.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title when he defeated Novak Djokovic.
2012 - The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New Jersey Devils to win their first Stanley Cup.
2017 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Nashville Predators to win the Stanley Cup.
2022 - Charl Schwartzel wins the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational at pockets $4.75 million with the victory.
2023 - Novak Djokovic wins the French Open and his record 23rd men's Grand Slam singles title.
