SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011

Today is Saturday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2011. There are 203 days left in the year.

1184 B.C. _ Greeks finally captured Troy

1770 _ Capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef

1895 _ First auto race

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

1959 _ Postmaster General bans D.H. Lawrence's book, ``Lady Chatterley's Lover”

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

1990 _ U.N. appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador

1991 _ Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0