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This Day in History for June 11 – Escape From Alcatraz and More
This Day in History for June 11 – Escape From Alcatraz and More
This Day in History for June 11 – Escape From Alcatraz and More
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay (More info) 1963 – Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to keep two blac
This Day in History for June 10 – Apple II Released and More
This Day in History for June 10 – Apple II Released and More
This Day in History for June 10 – Apple II Released and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1692 – At the Salem Witch Trials, Bridget Bishop is hanged for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries" (More info) 1793 - Washington replaces Philadelphia as US capital (More info)
This Day in History for June 8 – MLK Assassin Arrested and More
This Day in History for June 8 – MLK Assassin Arrested and More
This Day in History for June 8 – MLK Assassin Arrested and More
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1861 – Tennessee became the 11th (and last) state to secede from the Union (More info) 1949 – George Orwell's '1984' is published (More info) 1966 - A merger between the National Football League and the American Football League is announced; it takes effect in 1970...
This Day in History for June 7, 2011
This Day in History for June 7, 2011
This Day in History for June 7, 2011
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1654 – Louis XIV becomes King of France (More info) 1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduces a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info) 1862 – The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade (More info) 1896 - In Plessy v...