Thursday, June 11, 2015

On This Day in History

for Thursday 11th June, 2015

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Historical Events

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1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes.

631 - Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk to persuade release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women.

1776 - Continental Congress creates committee (Thomas Jefferson,John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston) to draft a Declaration of Independence

1963 - US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is "time to act"

1987 - Margaret Thatcher is 1st British PM in 160 years to win 3rd consecutive term

Today's Historical Events

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 4 of 235

Ben Jonson (1572)

Hugh Laurie (1959)

Jacques Cousteau(1910)

Joe Montana (1956)

Today's Famous Birthdays

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 5 of 6

1509 - King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catherine of Aragon
1949 - NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (23) weds artist Jane Coupe
2002 - Musician Paul McCartney (59) weds former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills (34) at Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Ireland
2005 - "Clueless" actress Alicia Silverstone (28) weds musician Christopher Jarecki in Lake Tahoe, California
2005 - NBA player Steve Nash (31) weds Alejandra Amarilla

Today's Famous Weddings