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