June 11
Today is the 163rd day of 2016, there are 203 days left in the year.
1509 - England's King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
1770 - Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.
1942 - The United States and Soviet Union signed a lend-lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.
1963 - Gov. George Wallace confronted federal troops at the University of Alabama in an effort to defy a federal court order to allow two black students to enroll at the school.
1963 - Buddhist monk Quang Duc immolated himself on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
1987 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won a third consecutive term in office.
1990 - The Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting desecration of the American flag.
1993 - The Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh was executed by lethal injection for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
2002 - Rock musician Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in a remote Irish castle. (The couple divorced in 2008).
2002 - The reality series "American Idol" made its debut on FOX.
2009 - The World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic.
Birthdays
19 - Sadie Robertson (reality TV star)
27 - Maya Moore (basketball player)
28 - Claire Holt (actress)
30 - Shia LaBeouf (actor)
33 - Jose Reyes (baseball player)
38 - Josh Jackson (actor)
47 - Peter Dinklage (actor)
56 - Mehmet Oz (TV host)
57 - Hugh Laurie (actor)
60 - Joe Montana (football player)
83 - Gene Wilder (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 11
1913 - Football coach Vince Lombardi was born in New York City.
1919 - Sir Barton became horse racing's first Triple Crown winner by winning the Belmont Stakes.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) threw the first of two consecutive no-hitters.
1950 - Ben Hogan returned to tournament play after a near fatal car accident. He won the U.S. Open.
1972 - Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
1974 - The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals officially received their NHL franchises. The Scouts moved to Denver before the start of the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and then later the New Jersey Devils.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes, and the Triple Crown.
1988 - Rick Rhoden (New York Yankees) became the first pitcher to start as a designated hitter.
1989 - Youngest (age 17) male French Open champion and first US champion since 1955, Michael Chang upsets Stefan Edberg in the finals in five sets.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record when he got his 16th consecutive save in 16 appearances.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Miami (FL) 6-3 to win the Lincoln Super Regional and advance to the College World Series for the third time in school history.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa, the first time soccer's biggest tournament was held on that continent.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title, defeating Novak Djokovic.
Today is the 163rd day of 2016, there are 203 days left in the year.
1509 - England's King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
1770 - Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia.
1942 - The United States and Soviet Union signed a lend-lease agreement to aid the Soviet war effort in World War II.
1963 - Gov. George Wallace confronted federal troops at the University of Alabama in an effort to defy a federal court order to allow two black students to enroll at the school.
1963 - Buddhist monk Quang Duc immolated himself on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
1987 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher won a third consecutive term in office.
1990 - The Supreme Court struck down a federal law prohibiting desecration of the American flag.
1993 - The Supreme Court ruled that people who commit "hate crimes" motivated by bigotry may be sentenced to extra punishment.
2001 - Timothy McVeigh was executed by lethal injection for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
2002 - Rock musician Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in a remote Irish castle. (The couple divorced in 2008).
2002 - The reality series "American Idol" made its debut on FOX.
2009 - The World Health Organization declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic.
Birthdays
19 - Sadie Robertson (reality TV star)
27 - Maya Moore (basketball player)
28 - Claire Holt (actress)
30 - Shia LaBeouf (actor)
33 - Jose Reyes (baseball player)
38 - Josh Jackson (actor)
47 - Peter Dinklage (actor)
56 - Mehmet Oz (TV host)
57 - Hugh Laurie (actor)
60 - Joe Montana (football player)
83 - Gene Wilder (actor)
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Today in Sports History - June 11
1913 - Football coach Vince Lombardi was born in New York City.
1919 - Sir Barton became horse racing's first Triple Crown winner by winning the Belmont Stakes.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) threw the first of two consecutive no-hitters.
1950 - Ben Hogan returned to tournament play after a near fatal car accident. He won the U.S. Open.
1972 - Hank Aaron tied the National League record for 14 grand-slam home runs in a career.
1974 - The Kansas City Scouts and Washington Capitals officially received their NHL franchises. The Scouts moved to Denver before the start of the 1976-77 season to become the Colorado Rockies and then later the New Jersey Devils.
1977 - Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes, and the Triple Crown.
1988 - Rick Rhoden (New York Yankees) became the first pitcher to start as a designated hitter.
1989 - Youngest (age 17) male French Open champion and first US champion since 1955, Michael Chang upsets Stefan Edberg in the finals in five sets.
1990 - Nolan Ryan became the oldest player to throw a no-hitter. It was the sixth of his career.
1995 - Mark McGwire tied a major league record when he hit home runs in five consecutive games.
1995 - Lee Smith set a major league record when he got his 16th consecutive save in 16 appearances.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Miami (FL) 6-3 to win the Lincoln Super Regional and advance to the College World Series for the third time in school history.
2010 - The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa, the first time soccer's biggest tournament was held on that continent.
2012 - Rafael Nadal won his record seventh French Open title, defeating Novak Djokovic.
