On this day in history
June 11
American
1962Three inmates vanish from Alcatraz in the only escape that may have succeeded; they are never found.
Three inmates vanish from Alcatraz in the only escape that may have succeeded; they are never found.
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1963Governor George Wallace stands in the schoolhouse door to block Black students at the University of Alabama.
Governor George Wallace stands in the schoolhouse door to block Black students at the University of Alabama.
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2001Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh is executed by lethal injection.
Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh is executed by lethal injection.
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World
1963Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself to death in Saigon to protest persecution, photographed around the…
Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself to death in Saigon to protest persecution, photographed around the world.
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1987Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon, is convicted of crimes against humanity in France.
Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon, is convicted of crimes against humanity in France.
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