On This Day..... June 11

JUNE 11

BIRTHDAYS:

ON THIS DAY:

IN 1509, HENRY VIII OF ENGLAND MARRIES CATHERINE OF ARAGON
IN 1748, DENMARK ADOPTS THW NORDIC CROSSFLAG
IN 1775, THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR'S FIRST NAVAL ENGAGEMENT, THE BATTLE OF MACHIAS TAKES PLACE
1776 - THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS APPOINTS THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN ADAMS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, ROGER SHERMAN, AND ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON TO DRAFT A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
IN 1837, THE BROAD STREET RIOT OCCURS IN BOSTON
IN 1895, PARIS-BORDEAUX-PARIS, CALLED THE "FIRST MOTOR RACE," TAKES PLACE
IN 1919, SIR BARTON WINS THE BELMONT STAKES, BECOMING THE FIRST HORSE TO WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN

IN 1935, EDWIN ARMSTRONG GIVES THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF FM BROADCASTING IN THE UNITED STATES AT ALPINE, NJ

IN 1942, THE UNITED STATES AGREES TO SEND LEND-LEASE AID TO THE SOVIET UNION DURING WORLD WAR II
IN 1944, THE U.S.S. MISSOURI, THE LAST BATTLESHIP COMMISSIONED BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY, IS BUILT
IN 1962, FRANK MORRIS, JOHN ANGLIN, AND CLARENCE ANGLIN ALLEGEDLY BECOME THE ONLY PRISONERS TO ESCAPE FORM ALCATRAZ.
IN 1963, ALABAMA GOV. GEORGE WALLACE ATTEMPTS TO BLOCK TWO BLACK STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA