SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2009

Today is Saturday, April 11, the 101st day of 2009. There are 264 days left in the year.

1567 _ Dutch Prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda

1689 _ William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain

1814 _ First abdication of France by Napoleon; he is exiled to Elba

1865 _ Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction

1906 _ Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity

1914 _ George Bernard Shaw's ``Pygmalion," premieres

1950 _ Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco

1951 _ President Harry Truman fires General Douglas McArthur

1956 _ Singer Nat King Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites

1970 _ Beatles' ``Let It Be," single goes No. 1 and stays No.1 for two weeks