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.
1776 - The Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.
1936 - Kansas Gov. Alfred “Alf” Landon was nominated for president at the Republican national convention in Cleveland.
1942 - The United States and the Soviet Union signed a lend lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.
1947 - The government announced the end of sugar rationing for households and “institutional users” (e.g., restaurants and hotels) as of midnight.
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."
1963 - Buddhist monk Quang Duc immolated himself on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won a third consecutive term in office.
1990 - The Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting desecration of the American flag.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh, convicted of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, was executed.
2002 - Rock musician Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in a remote Irish castle. (The couple divorced in 2008.)
2002 - The reality show "American Idol" premiered on FOX.
2009 - The World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic.
2011 - Rejecting calls by Democratic leaders for him to resign in a sexting scandal, Rep. Anthony Weiner instead announced he was seeking professional treatment and asking for a leave of absence from Congress. (Weiner ended up resigning.)
2016 - Queen Elizabeth II and her family marked her official 90th birthday with a parade, a colorful military ceremony and an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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
22 - Saxon Sharbino (actress)
22 - Katelyn Nacon (actress)
24 - Jorja Smith (singer)
24 - Sadie Robertson (reality star)
32 - Maya Moore (basketball player)
33 - Claire Holt (actress)
35 - Shia LaBeouf (actor)
43 - Joshua Jackson (actor)
47 - Lenny Jacobson (actor)
52 - Peter Dinklage (actor)
54 - Clare Carey (actress)
61 - Mehmet Oz (TV host)
62 - Hugh Laurie (actor)
65 - Joe Montana (football player)
68 - Peter Bergman (actor)
69 - Donnie Van Zant (singer)
71 - Graham Russell (singer)
72 - Frank Beard (musician)
76 - Adrienne Barbeau (actress)
77 - Roscow Orman (actor)
82 - Jackie Stewart (race car driver)
84 - Johnny Brown (comedian)
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Today in Sports History - June 11
1913 - Football coach Vince Lombardi was born in New York City.
1919 - Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
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 officially received their NHL franchises. The Scouts moved to Denver before the start of the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and later the New Jersey Devils.
1977 - Seattle Slew captured horse racing's Triple Crown after winning the Belmont Stakes.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record when he got his 16th consecutive save in 16 appearances.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa, the first time soccer's biggest tournament was held on that continent.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
2012 - The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New Jersey Devils in six games to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history.
2017 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Nashville Predators in six games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
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.
1776 - The Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.
1936 - Kansas Gov. Alfred “Alf” Landon was nominated for president at the Republican national convention in Cleveland.
1942 - The United States and the Soviet Union signed a lend lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.
1947 - The government announced the end of sugar rationing for households and “institutional users” (e.g., restaurants and hotels) as of midnight.
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."
1963 - Buddhist monk Quang Duc immolated himself on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
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 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won a third consecutive term in office.
1990 - The Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting desecration of the American flag.
1993 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh, convicted of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, was executed.
2002 - Rock musician Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in a remote Irish castle. (The couple divorced in 2008.)
2002 - The reality show "American Idol" premiered on FOX.
2009 - The World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic.
2011 - Rejecting calls by Democratic leaders for him to resign in a sexting scandal, Rep. Anthony Weiner instead announced he was seeking professional treatment and asking for a leave of absence from Congress. (Weiner ended up resigning.)
2016 - Queen Elizabeth II and her family marked her official 90th birthday with a parade, a colorful military ceremony and an appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
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
22 - Saxon Sharbino (actress)
22 - Katelyn Nacon (actress)
24 - Jorja Smith (singer)
24 - Sadie Robertson (reality star)
32 - Maya Moore (basketball player)
33 - Claire Holt (actress)
35 - Shia LaBeouf (actor)
43 - Joshua Jackson (actor)
47 - Lenny Jacobson (actor)
52 - Peter Dinklage (actor)
54 - Clare Carey (actress)
61 - Mehmet Oz (TV host)
62 - Hugh Laurie (actor)
65 - Joe Montana (football player)
68 - Peter Bergman (actor)
69 - Donnie Van Zant (singer)
71 - Graham Russell (singer)
72 - Frank Beard (musician)
76 - Adrienne Barbeau (actress)
77 - Roscow Orman (actor)
82 - Jackie Stewart (race car driver)
84 - Johnny Brown (comedian)
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Today in Sports History - June 11
1913 - Football coach Vince Lombardi was born in New York City.
1919 - Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown.
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 officially received their NHL franchises. The Scouts moved to Denver before the start of the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and later the New Jersey Devils.
1977 - Seattle Slew captured horse racing's Triple Crown after winning the Belmont Stakes.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record when he got his 16th consecutive save in 16 appearances.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa, the first time soccer's biggest tournament was held on that continent.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
2012 - The Los Angeles Kings defeat the New Jersey Devils in six games to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history.
2017 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Nashville Predators in six games to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
