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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011

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

Jun 12, 2011

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

Jun 10, 2011

FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011

Today is Friday, June 10, the 161st day of 2011. There are 204 days left in the year. 1752 ― Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning; what a shock! 1801 ― Tripoli declares war on U.S. for refusing tribute 1846 ― Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire 1865 ― Wagner's ``Tristan und Isolde" first performance in Munchen, Germany 1916 ― Great Arab Revolt begin 1932 ― First demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield, Mass. 1946 ― Italian Republic established 1966 ― Janis Joplin’s first live concert (Avalon Ballroom in S.F.) 1967 ― Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end ``6-Day War" with U.N. help 1985 ― Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula

Jun 9, 2011

THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011

Today is Thursday, June 9, the 160th day of 2011. There are 205 days left in the year. 1540 ― England's King Henry VIII ‘s six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled 1595 ― Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe 1816 ― Argentina declares independence from Spain 1853 ― Adm. Perry and U.S. Navy visit Japan 1893 ― Daniel H Williams performs ``world's first successful heart operation" 1951 ― President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany 1976 ― Uganda asks U.N. to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe 1978 ― Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington, D.C. for ERA 1978 ― American Nazi Party holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago 1982 ― Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minster

Jun 8, 2011

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011

Today is Wednesday, June 8, the 159th day of 2011. There are 206 days left in the year. 452 ― Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 570 ― Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca 1786 ― First commercially-made ice cream sold (N.Y.) 1815 ― 39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation 1824 ― Washing machine patented by Noah Cushing of Quebec 1869 ― Ives W. McGaffey of Chicago patents first vacuum cleaner (it sucks) 1940 ― Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced 1968 ― Rolling Stones release ``Jumpin' Jack Flash" 1986 ― Alleged Nazi Kurt Waldheim elected pres of Austria 2004 ― Transit of Venus (between Earth and Sun) occurs

Jun 7, 2011

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011

Today is Tuesday, June 7, the 158th day of 2011. There are 207 days left in the year. 1775 ― United Colonies change name to United States 1864 ― Abraham Lincoln renominated for President by Republican Party 1929 ― Vatican City becomes a sovereign state 1930 ― NY Times agrees to capitalize the n in ``Negro" 1939 ― First king & queen of England to visit U.S., George VI & Elizabeth 1953 ― First color network telecast in compatible color, Boston, Mass. 1970 ― The Who's Tommy is performed at NY's Lincoln Center 1971 ― Soviet Soyuz 11 crew completes first transfer to orbiting Salyut 1972 ― German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel 1989 ― Wayne Gretzky wins his ninth NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years

Jun 6, 2011

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011

Today is Monday, June 6, 157th day of 2011. There are 208 days left in the year. 1844 _ Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London 1882 _ Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay, India) drowns 100,000 1882 _ Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC 1933 _ First drive-in theatre opens (Camden, N.J.) 1942 _ First nylon parachute jump (Hartford, Conn.-Adeline Gray) 1944 _ D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France 1960 _ Roy Orbison releases ``Only the Lonely" 1967 _ Six-Day War between Israel and Arab neighbors begin 1972 _ Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie, Rhodesia) 1984 _ 1,200 die in Sikh ``Golden Temple" uprising India

Jun 5, 2011

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2011

Today is Saturday, June 4, the 155th day of 2011. There are 210 days left in the year. 780 B.C. ― First total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese 1647 ― British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner 1783 ― Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon (unmanned) 1896 ― Henry takes his first Ford through streets of Detroit 1919 ― Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill 1927 ― First Ryders Cup (Golf), U.S. beats England 9-2 1929 ― George Eastman demonstrates first Technicolor movie (Rochester, N.Y.) 1956 ― Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public 1984 ― Bruce Springsteen releases ``Born in the USA" 1989 ― Eastern Europe's first somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland

Jun 3, 2011

FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 2011

Today is Friday, June 3, the 154th day of 2011. There are 211 days left in the year. 1098 ― Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey 1851 ― First baseball uniforms worn. Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers 1916 ― ROTC established by Act of Congress 1918 ― Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional 1934 ― Dr. Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted 1937 ― Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) weds Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson in France 1964 ― Rolling Stones begin first U.S. tour (with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee) 1976 ― U.S. presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta 1989 ― Chinese troops kill hundreds of pro-democracy students in Beijing 1991 ― Mt. Unzen erupts in Japan; worst eruption in Japanese history

Jun 2, 2011

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011

Today is Thursday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2011. There are 212 days left in the year. 455 ― Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome 1851 ― First U.S. alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine) 1857 ― James Gibbs, Va., patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine 1886 ― Grover Cleveland is first to wed during presidency (Frances Folsom) 1910 ― Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea 1946 ― Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day) 1953 ― Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey 1964 ― Rolling Stones’ first U. S. concert tour debut in Lynn, Mass. 1979 ― John Paul II becomes first pope to visit a communist country (Poland) 1989 ― 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Jun 1, 2011

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