Historically Speaking of June 11th

Notable events from this date:

• 1996 - Robert Dole, R-KS – resigns from U.S. Senate to run for President
• 1978 - “Grease” starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta is released
• 1967 - Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors ends with UN cease-fire
• 1963 - University of Alabama desegregated by JFK
• 1962 - Frank Lee Morris and the Anglin Brothers escape from Alcatraz
• 1870 - 1st-stone Amstel Brewery opens in Amsterdam
• 1859 - Comstock Lode (silver) discovered near Virginia City, NV
• 1838 - The Iowa Territory is organized