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2012-06-10 16:00

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012

Today is Monday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2012. There are 203 days left in the year.

1184 B.C. ― Greeks finally captures Troy

1939 ― King & Queen of England taste first ``hot dogs" at FDR's party

1947 ― WW II sugar rationing finally ends

1963 ― JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is ``time to act"

1969 ― David Bowie releases ``Space Oddity"

1982 ― Movie ``ET The Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest-grossing film)

1987 ― Margaret Thatcher is first British P.M. in 160 years to win third consecutive term

1988 ― Yanks' Rick Rhoden becomes first pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI)

1989 ― Youngest male French Open champ and first U.S. champ since 1955, Michael Chang, 17, beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden

1991 ― Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0
  • 1. Galaxy S4 sales to top 10 million
  • 2. Foreign schools unsupervised
  • 3. Janssen Korea CEO faces legal action
  • 4. 'NK has 200 mobile launchers'
  • 5. Guarantee job security
  • 6. Tax office to inspect alcohol industry
  • 7. Woman jailed for stabbing husband to death after quarrel
  • 8. NK launches three short-range guided missiles: defense ministry
  • 9. K-pop industry seeks leap forward
  • 10. Rogue or vogue?
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