On This Day in History June 11, 2018

Historical Events 631  Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000 1776  Continental Congress creates committee (Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston) to draft a Declaration of Independence 1963  US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act" 1987  Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win a third consecutive term 2014  Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) Henry Hill (1943 - 2012) Jacques Cousteau (1910 - 1997) Jeannette Rankin (1880 - 1973) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths George I (1660 - 1727) John Wayne (1907 - 1979) More Famous Deaths June 12th: A Beautiful Day in Moscow Often depicted as grey and formal, the comrades of Soviet Russia let their hair down and held their first beauty pageant, changing the life of one schoolgirl. Read the Article