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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

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  • Published Apr 10, 2013 5:06 pm KST
  • Updated Apr 10, 2013 5:06 pm KST

Today is Thursday, April 11, the 101st day of 2013. There are 264 days left in the year.

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

1945 ― Allies liberate first Nazi concentration camp in Buchenwald, Germany

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

1986 ― Dodge Morgan completes nonstop sail solo around the world in 150 days