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Historical Events on June 11

  • Henry VIII of England

    1509

    Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.

  • Denmark

    1748

    Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1775

    The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.

  • Great Purge

    1937

    Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.

  • Second Sino-Japanese War

    1938

    Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.

  • American Civil Rights Movement

    1963

    American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.

  • John F. Kennedy

    1963

    John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.

  • Indigenous peoples of the Americas

    1971

    The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.

  • Cassini-Huygens

    2004

    Cassini-Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.

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