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MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011

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  • Published Apr 10, 2011 5:19 pm KST
  • Updated Apr 10, 2011 5:19 pm KST

Today is Monday, April 11, the 101st day of 2011. There are 264 days left in the year.

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

1830 _ Robert Schumann attends piano concerto by Paganini

1865 _ Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction

1906 _ Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity

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

1951 _ President Harry Truman fires General Douglas McArthur

1961 _ Bob Dylan's first appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village

1968 _ President Lyndon Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act

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

1980 _ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulates sexual harassment