This Day in History

June 11th in History

Troy is sacked, George Wallace stands in the schoolhouse door, and a Vietnamese monk burns himself to death. It's the birthday of Jacques Cousteau, Vince Lombardi, and Gene Wilder; John Wayne, DeForest Kelley, and David Brinkley die. Happy Matralia!

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Quote of the Day

"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split."

Robert E. Howard, author, creator of Conan the Barbarian died June 11, 1936