Today is Monday, June 13, the 164th day of 2011. There are 201 days left in the year.
1373 ― Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
1611 ― John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
1777 ― Marquis de Lafayette lands in U.S.
1900 ― China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians
1927 ― Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A. Lindbergh to NYC
1940 ― Paris evacuated before the German advance
1966 ― Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights
1970 ― Beatles' ``Let It Be," album goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for four weeks
1971 ― NY Times began publishing ``The Pentagon Papers"
1980 ― U.N. Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela