June 11, 2006
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