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Slideshow: Today In History, June 11
Today is Thursday, June 11.
Today's Highlights in History:
1919: Sir Barton
On June 11, 1919, Sir Barton won the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing's first Triple Crown winner.
Anonymous1938: Johnny Vander Meer
In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer pitched the first of two consecutive no-hitters as he led the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the Boston Bees. (Four days later, Vander Meer refused to give up a hit to the Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost, 6-0.)
ASSOCIATED PRESS1959: Saunders-Roe Nautical
In 1959, the Saunders-Roe Nautical 1, the first operational hovercraft, was publicly demonstrated off the southern coast of England.
ASSOCIATED PRESS1962: Alcatraz
In 1962, three prisoners at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay staged an escape, leaving the island on a makeshift raft; they were never found or heard from again.
Uncredited1963: Thich Quang Duc
In 1963, a Buddhist monk, Thich Quang Duc, set himself afire on a Saigon street to protest the government of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem.
MALCOLM BROWNE1977: Seattle Slew
In 1977, Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes, capturing the Triple Crown.
ASSOCIATED PRESS2001: Timothy McVeigh
In 2001, Timothy McVeigh, 33, was executed by injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
MICHAEL CONROY2005: Afleet Alex
Ten years ago: Afleet Alex won the Belmont Stakes by seven lengths.
JULIE JACOBSON2005: Arlene
Ten years ago: The first tropical storm of the 2005 season, Arlene, sloshed ashore in the Florida Panhandle.
J. PAT CARTER2005: Florence Aubenas
Ten years ago: French journalist Florence Aubenas and her Iraqi assistant were freed after more than five months as hostages in Iraq.
REMY DE LA MAUVINIERE2010: Joran van der Sloot
Five years ago: Joran van der Sloot was ordered jailed in Peru on first-degree murder and robbery charges in the beating and strangling death of Stephany Flores.
STR2010: World Cup
Five years ago: The FIFA World Cup opened in South Africa to the joyous sound of vuvuzelas; it was the first World Cup to be played in Africa.
Gero Breloer2014: Chuck Hagel
One year ago: During a Capitol Hill hearing, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel aggressively defended the secret prisoner exchange of five Taliban detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, telling Congress that the risks were too great and the situation too uncertain for the administration to tell lawmakers about the plan.
Susan Walsh2014: Ruby Dee
One year ago: Acclaimed actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee, 91, died in New Rochelle, New York.
MATT SAYLESBirthday: Adrienne Barbeau
Actress Adrienne Barbeau is 70.
Chris PizzelloBirthday: Bruce Robinson
Country singer-songwriter Bruce Robison is 49.
JOHN RUSSELLBirthday: Charles Rangel
U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., is 85.
Charles DharapakBirthday: Frank Beard
Rock musician Frank Beard (ZZ Top) is 66.
Paul A. HebertBirthday: Gene Wilder
Actor Gene Wilder is 82.
Jessica HillBirthday: Hugh Laurie
Actor Hugh Laurie is 56.
Reed SaxonBirthday: Ingrid Newkirk
Animal rights activist Ingrid Newkirk is 66.
CHRISTOPHE ENABirthday: Jackie Stewart
International Motorsports Hall of Famer Jackie Stewart is 76.
Lionel CironneauBirthday: Joe Montana
Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana is 59.
John FroschauerBirthday: Joshua Jackson
Actor Joshua Jackson is 37.
Chris PizzelloBirthday: Mehmet Oz
TV personality Mehmet Oz, M.D., is 55.
Lauren Victoria BurkeBirthday: Peter Dinklage
Actor Peter Dinklage is 46.
Jordan StraussBirthday: Shia LaBeouf
Actor Shia LaBeouf is 29.
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