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11 Jun 2023
Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 in La Plata, Argentina, to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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11 Jun 2019
Toy Story 4 premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in LA, California.
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11 Jun 2010
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
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11 Jun 2008
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
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11 Jun 1987
British prime minister Margaret Thatcher won elections for a record third term.
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11 Jun 1982
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial by Steven Spielberg was released.
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11 Jun 1975
The comedy-drama musical 'Nashville' written by Robert Altman was released.
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11 Jun 1966
The Rolling Stones hit single 'Paint It Black' reached number 1 in the US.
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11 Jun 1963
Alabama Governor George Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door, refusing entry to two African American students.
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11 Jun 1962
President John F. Kennedy gained an honorary degree from Yale University.
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11 Jun 1959
Christopher Cockerell first presents the hovercraft.
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11 Jun 1955
More than 80 people die in the Le Mans car race disaster.
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11 Jun 1798
Napoleon took the island of Malta.
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11 Jun 1770
After narrowly escaping a shipwreck, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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11 Jun 1742
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
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11 Jun 1509
King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
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11 Jun 1144
The Basilica of St Denis in Paris was completed and dedicated.
