Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/June 11
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- 1509 - England's King Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon.
- 1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
- 1987 - Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister to win a third consecutive term in office.
- 1998 – Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.