FRIIDAY, APRIIL 11, 2008
Today is Friday, April 11, the 102nd day of 2008. There are 264 days left in the year.
1689 _ William III and Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain
1814 _ First abdication of France by Napoleon; he is exiled to Elba
1906 _ Einstein introduces his ``Theory of Relativity"
1914 _ George Bernard Shaw's ``Pygmalion," premieres
1941 _ Nazi occupiers in Netherlands confiscate Jewish assets
1951 _ President Harry Truman fires General Douglas McArthur
1961 _ Bob Dylan's first appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village
1970 _ Beatles' ``Let It Be", single goes No.1 and stays No. 1 for two weeks
1970 _ Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in six days
1984 _ Chinese troops invade Vietnam